It is the policy of the Town that all central sewer and water systems be owned and operated by the Town. It is required as a condition to final approval of a plat where central sewer and/or water systems are to be installed that an improvement district be legally formed or extended. Such systems with appurtenances shall be offered for dedication to such districts without cost to the district. Potable water supply systems shall comply with Chapter
93 of the Goshen Town Code, entitled "Water," and sanitary waste collection and treatment systems shall comply with Chapter
79 of the Town Code, entitled "Sewers." In case of any conflict between these chapters and this Chapter
83, this chapter shall control.
Standards for potable water systems shall be
as follows, unless otherwise required by the Town, county, or state:
A. All water mains shall be Class 52 cement-lined ductile
iron pipe unless otherwise approved by the Town Engineer.
B. Hydrants shall be installed in accordance with Town,
county, and state standards.
C. Hydrants shall be as manufactured by Eddy Valve Company,
or equal.
D. All water mains shall be valved in such manner that
repairs may be made without shutting down the entire system.
E. Corporation cocks shall be installed at a forty-five-degree
angle to water main and not from top of main.
F. Curb box and cock shall be installed on each lot,
same to be 18 inches inside curbline and brought to finished grade.
G. All attempts shall be made to loop water mains.
H. All valve boxes in street shall be brought to finished
grade line of said street.
I. All water mains shall be laid a minimum 4 1/2
feet deep to top of pipe.
J. All service lines to buildings shall be a minimum
of three-fourths-inch type K copper tubing equal to that manufactured
by Chase Brass, or such larger size as is required by the Water Superintendent
based on site-specific conditions such as service pipe length, elevation
of structure, etc.
K. All water mains shall be inspected by the Town Engineer
before any backfilling is started.
L. A water meter shall be installed in each building,
same to be as manufactured by Badger Company, or equal.
M. Before any water district is accepted by the Town,
it shall meet with the approval of the Town Engineer as to capacity
and output of water from wells.
N. If necessary, proper chlorine equipment shall be installed
in the proper manner to safeguard water supply.
O. All water mains shall be tested to withstand normal
pressures plus 50%, or 100 psi, whichever is higher, as directed by
the Town Engineer.
The standards for sanitary wastewater collection
systems shall be as follows, unless otherwise required by the Town,
county, or state:
A. Minimum size of gravity sanitary sewers shall be eight
inches.
B. Sewers shall be SDR 35 PVC pipe.
C. Manholes shall be constructed at all changes in direction,
street intersections and otherwise at five-hundred-foot intervals.
D. All sanitary sewers shall be installed in accordance
with requirements and approval of the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation.
E. Manholes shall be precast concrete.
F. Iron rubber-coated steps shall be installed in the
masonry and shall not exceed 12 inches on center.
G. Twenty-four-inch heavy (highway type) cast iron tops
shall be installed over the masonry hole.
H. Sewer lines shall be inspected by the Town Engineer
before any backfilling is started.
I. All house sewer lines shall run from house to sewer
through approved materials.
J. All wastewater treatment plants shall be inspected
during construction and shall be subject to approval by the Town Engineer
before final acceptance.