Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 8 - PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
Rule 3.2 - Technical Standards for Water Mains
Section 3.2-17 - Installation

Universal Citation: 327 IN Admin Code 3.2-17

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: 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.

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