Valves 12 inches and smaller shall be cast iron body, bronze fitted,
modified disc, resilient seat type with nonrising stem and O-ring
packing conforming to AWWA C-509. Valves shall open counterclockwise.
Valves larger than 12 inches shall be ductile iron body, rubber sealed,
tight closure butterfly valves conforming to AWWA C-504. Valves shall
be Class 150 B and shall open counterclockwise and be operated by
a two-inch-square nut. Valves shall be Pratt-Groundhog Butterfly,
Mueller Lineseal III, or approval equal.
Hydrants shall be compression type with a five-and-one-fourth-inch
minimum size main valve assembly, O-ring seals, two two-and-one-half-inch
hose nozzles, and a four-and-one-half-inch pumper nozzle with National
Standard threads, a National Standard operating nut, and an aboveground
break flange.
All water service lines two inches in diameter or smaller shall be
constructed of Type K copper with compression or pack-joint fittings.
Service lines greater than two inches shall be ductile iron pipe conforming
to allowable water main material specifications.
Service connection to the water main for services less than two inches
in diameter shall be made by a corporation stop Ford F1000-4. Service
connections to the water main for services three inches or larger
shall be made with a ductile iron fitting conforming to water main
fitting specifications.
Each service less than two inches in diameter shall have a curb stop
Ford B44-444 and a curb box Ford EA2-50-50 with stationary rod. Services
three inches and larger shall have gate valves conforming to water
main gate valve specifications.