§ 276-11. Customer service line installation.

A. 

The customer service line shall be laid in a manner approved by the borough. After a ditch has been dug, the pipe shall not be covered until the borough has inspected and approved the laying of such pipe and all connections thereto and has issued a certificate of approval in writing. The installer shall take all precautions to cover by plank or otherwise all excavations made in sidewalks for the laying of the service line and shall not leave on the sidewalk or in the public highway any stones or piles of dirt or other refuse. All customer service lines must have a covering of at least four feet of approved backfill with a minimum of six inches of sand over and six inches of sand under the pipe. All customer service lines shall be a minimum of five feet distant from any sewer line and their installation shall comply in all respects with the applicable State Plumbing Code.

B. 

All new installations of customer service lines and all repairs and renewals of the same shall be made at the expense of the owner. All pipes and fittings used in making such installations, repairs and renewals shall be copper or such other material as shall be approved by the borough.