The following are the responsibilities of the contractor when laying water mains in the Town of Abington or Rockland:
- Notify digsafe and obtain road-opening permit from Town or State, whichever is applicable. A copy to be filed in this office
- Police detail
- Material specifications must be met
- Hydrants to be painted yellow with white reflective Bonnet
- Water main to be hand covered and tamped with suitable material - trench to be compacted every foot there after
- Chlorination and pressure testing of new line at 150 pounds for two hours - witnessed by inspector - copy of results must be filed with this office
- Complete road clean-up (seeding and loam)
- Temporary cold patching, re-patching after settling, followed up by blacktopping/re-blocking after settling
- One year responsibility from date of Town's acceptance for any water main damage or failure, and road repair
- Water service responsibility will be for one year from date service to building is activated
- All water main and service to be covered with warning tape installed approximately 1 foot below ground
- Copper tubing must be installed from the corporation stop to the curb stop
- Services measuring a distance of 50 feet or greater between the curb stop and the point of service entry to the structure must be plastic tubing
- As-built drawings are required for water main and service installation