All service pipes 3/4 inch to and including two inches between the main
and the curb stop shall be Type K soft-copper tubing. The minimum size of
service from the main to the premises shall be 3/4 inch. All services three
inches and above shall be cement-lined ductile iron pipe, and such pipe shall
conform to the standards of the Kingston Water Department for its mains.
All service pipes to any premises shall be laid at least four feet below
the surface of the grade lines of the street and shall extend at right angles
from the street main to the inside of the curbline, where a curb stop shall
be attached and valve box placed.
There shall be a valve placed on every supply pipe just inside the building
or cellar.
Every copper connection or service pipe must be laid with not less than
six inches of slack; such slack shall not be more than two feet from the main
and in such a manner as to prevent rupture or settlement.
No service application will be granted for any premises or property
which is not served by approved type of sanitary facilities.
No application for water service will be granted for any premises or
property which cannot comply with the foregoing provisions. The installation
of so-called private waterlines is prohibited.
All expenses for introducing water to any premises, excavating for and
laying service pipes and all fixtures connected therewith, except the connection
on the main which belongs to the Water Department, must be paid for by the
owner of the premises.
All work attendant upon the introduction of water to any premises, laying
supply pipes thereto and fixtures connected therewith shall be done under
the supervision of the Superintendent of Water Department and subject to his/her
approval. Responsibility for the location of water mains to which supply lines
are to be connected or repaired rests solely with the Water Department. All
persons desiring such location shall give three business days' notice to the
Water Department previous to the time of starting the work. Failure to give
such notice shall relieve the Water Department of all responsibility for the
location of said main.
The maintenance and repair of all service pipe from the main to the
premises, including but not limited to the curbstop, shall be the responsibility
of the owner. If for any reason a leak develops on the service line, the owner
shall take immediate steps to repair the same. In the event of unreasonable
delay in the prosecution of the repair work, due notice will be given by the
Superintendent to the owner or the tenant of the premises to start the necessary
repairs within 24 hours. Upon failure of the owner to start repairs within
this period, the Water Department shall repair the break, and the cost of
the repairs shall be levied against the owner. The determination of the responsibility
involved, whether Water Department or owner, shall rest with the Superintendent,
and his/her decision shall be final.
Where an emergency shall exist upon the occasion of a break on a service
line, the Superintendent may make the necessary repairs with Department forces
without notice to the owner. However, the costs involved in the prosecution
of the work will be a charge against the owner of the service.
When, for any reason, a service line to a property is to be abandoned,
the property owner shall notify the Water Department immediately. The owner
shall then have such service line disconnected at the main and the corporation
stop shut off. The disconnection of the service line shall be done only under
supervision of the Water Department.