1. The pipe material shall be ADS Polyflex (1” ID, IPS 200 psi, PE3608, SIDR 7, AWWA C901) or equal as approved by the Engineer. Services larger than one inch shall be ADS potable water service tubing pipe SIDR 9, 200 psi, PE3608 meeting the requirements of ASTM D2737, ASTM D3350, AWWA C901 and NSF Standards 14 and 61 and meeting Copper Tubing Size (CTS) standard pipe dimensions or equal, as approved by the Engineer. 2. The angle meter stop shall be as specified on City Standard Drawing W-4 or equal, as approved by the Engineer. The size of the angle meter stop shall match the water meter size. The size of angle meter stops to manifolds shall match the manifold inlet size. Refer to City Standard Drawings W-3 and W-4. 3. The replacement of the water service laterals shall be performed using trenchless techniques. 4. Excavation areas shall be permitted over the City main water lines and at the meter locations for services only. 5. No open trenching of the street is permitted to remove or install the water service laterals. In the rare case where the trenchless method fails, and with approval from the City Inspector, an excavation may be opened above the failure point at no cost to the City to facilitate trenchless installation on the remaining lengths of the service lateral. 6. The new lateral shall be installed in the same location as the existing one. 7. The Contractor shall apply for an encroachment permit with the City of Stockton, Community Development Department to perform work within the City’s right-of-way. As par the encroachment permit process, the Contract shall prepare and submit a detailed “Traffic Control Plan” for review and approval by the City Engineer. All traffic control devices are required to be in compliance with the latest edition of the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The Traffic Control Plan shall be submitted for review and approval no later than ten (10) working days following the Notice to Proceed. 8. The Contractor shall mark streets prior to any excavation to locate each lateral connection. The Contractor shall excavate parallel to the main water line on the side of “Corporation Stop” to locate the lateral connection. Locating the lateral connection and marking of the street shall be done in close coordination with the MUD Water Field Office and with City Inspector approval. In any case where the lateral connection is not found at the assumed location, then the Contractor shall use detection methods as needed to locate the service lateral at no cost to the City. 9. If the top of existing water meter is not within 8-12 inches below the top of meter box, the water meter shall be relocated to about 8 inches below the top of meter box and reconnected to the residence at no cost to the City in accordance with the current California Plumbing Code as recognized by the City Building Department at the time of installation.
