12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-590-1140

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024

Section 12VAC5-590-1140 - Installation and testing of water mains

A. Adequate supports and restraints shall be provided for all pipes.

B. A continuous and uniform bedding shall be provided in the trench for all buried pipe.

C. Stones and rocks found in the trench shall be removed to a depth of at least six inches below the bottom of the pipe and selected fill bedding provided.

D. Installed pipe shall be pressure-tested and meet allowable leakage as specified in accordance with AWWA Standards C600-17, C604-17, and C605-13, where applicable.

E. Any plastic or other nonmetallic pressurized pipe installed underground shall be provided with a material conductive of electricity or some other means of locating the buried pipe.

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-590-1140

Derived from VR355-18-012.04 § 3.51, eff. August 1, 1991; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 20, eff. 6/23/2021.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-170 of the Code of Virginia.