Section 327 IAC 8-3.2-17 - InstallationAuthority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-14-9; IC 13-15-1-2; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-18-3-1; IC 13-18-4-1
Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-13-5-1; IC 13-18-2
Sec. 17.
(a) All water mains and their accessories shall be installed and pressure and leak tested in accordance with the applicable provisions of one (1) of the following:(1) C600-99 AWWA Standard for Installation of Ductile-Iron Water Mains and Their Appurtenances.(2) C602-00 AWWA Standard for Cement-Mortar Lining of Water Pipelines in Place, 4 in (100 mm) and Larger.(3) C603-96(R00) AWWA Standard for Installation of Asbestos Cement Pressure Pipe.(4) C605-94 AWWA Standard for Underground Installation of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pressure Pipe and Fittings for Water.(5) C606-04 Grooved and Shouldered Joints. If an AWWA Standard is not available for the particular installation, the manufacturer's recommended installation procedure shall be followed.
(b) Continuous and uniform bedding shall be provided in the trench for all buried pipe. Backfill material shall be tamped in layers around the pipe and to a sufficient height above the pipe to adequately support and protect the pipe. All stones unable to pass through a U.S. Standard Sieve opening of two (2) inches that are found in the trench within six (6) inches of the outside edge of the pipe shall be removed.(c) All necessary reaction blocking, tie rods, or joints designed to prevent movement for pipes and fittings (regardless of material type) at tees, bends, plugs, and hydrants shall be installed to prevent movement in conformance with AWWA Standard C600-99.(d) Water mains shall be covered with earthen cover in accordance with the following: Depth of Cover Requirements for Water Mains
| County | Cover[1] (in) |
| Adams | 60 |
| Allen | 60 |
| Bartholomew | 48 |
| Benton | 60 |
| Blackford | 60 |
| Boone | 54 |
| Brown | 48 |
| Carroll | 60 |
| Cass | 60 |
| Clark | 36 |
| Clay | 54 |
| Clinton | 54 |
| Crawford | 36 |
| Daviess | 48 |
| Dearborn | 48 |
| Decatur | 48 |
| Dekalb | 60 |
| Delaware | 60 |
| Dubois | 42 |
| Elkhart | 60 |
| Fayette | 54 |
| Floyd | 36 |
| Fountain | 60 |
| Franklin | 48 |
| Fulton | 60 |
| Gibson | 42 |
| Grant | 60 |
| Greene | 54 |
| Hamilton | 54 |
| Hancock | 54 |
| Harrison | 36 |
| Hendricks | 54 |
| Henry | 54 |
| Howard | 60 |
| Huntington | 60 |
| Jackson | 48 |
| Jasper | 60 |
| Jay | 60 |
| Jefferson | 42 |
| Jennings | 48 |
| Johnson | 54 |
| Knox | 48 |
| Kosciusko | 60 |
| LaGrange | 60 |
| Lake | 60 |
| LaPorte | 60 |
| Lawrence | 48 |
| Madison | 60 |
| Marion | 54 |
| Marshall | 60 |
| Martin | 48 |
| Miami | 60 |
| Monroe | 48 |
| Montgomery | 60 |
| Morgan | 48 |
| Newton | 60 |
| Noble | 60 |
| Ohio | 42 |
| Orange | 42 |
| Owen | 54 |
| Parke | 60 |
| Perry | 36 |
| Pike | 42 |
| Porter | 60 |
| Posey | 42 |
| Pulaski | 60 |
| Putnam | 54 |
| Randolph | 54 |
| Ripley | 48 |
| Rush | 54 |
| St. Joseph | 60 |
| Scott | 36 |
| Shelby | 54 |
| Spencer | 36 |
| Starke | 60 |
| Steuben | 60 |
| Sullivan | 54 |
| Switzerland | 42 |
| Tippecanoe | 60 |
| Tipton | 60 |
| Union | 48 |
| Vanderburgh | 36 |
| Vermillion | 60 |
| Vigo | 60 |
| Wabash | 60 |
| Warren | 60 |
| Warrick | 36 |
| Washington | 36 |
| Wayne | 54 |
| Wells | 60 |
| White | 60 |
| Whitley | 60 |
[1] The cover dimension is measured from the top of pipe to the proposed finish grade.
Water Pollution Control Board; 327 IAC 8-3.2-17; filed Mar 31, 1999, 1:50 p.m.: 22 IR 2506; errata filed Aug 30, 1999, 12:06 p.m.: 23 IR 25; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; filed Apr 24, 2006, 3:00 p.m.: 29 IR 2956; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070553BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR-327130176BFAReadopted filed Jun 6, 2019, 1:59 p.m.: 20190710-IR-327190246BFA