A.
An adequate supply of potable water shall be provided to every platted
lot in accordance with Illinois Department of Public Health regulations
and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency regulations. If the
public water system is reasonably accessible, each lot shall be properly
connected thereto at the property line. All water distribution lines
shall be at least six inches in diameter and shall conform to the
latest edition of Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Construction
in Illinois and in accordance with all Village administrative regulations.
B.
The developer shall provide at his expense a minimum of one water
main tap per lot and shall be responsible for having a curb box installed
in accordance with Village administrative regulations.
C.
Where public water supply facilities are available, private water
wells shall not be installed. Backflow prevention devices shall be
provided on public water supply services on properties where an existing
well is already located.
D.
Valves shall be located so that no more than 800 feet of water main
shall be put out of service at any one time.
Fire hydrants of the type approved by the Village Fire Chief
and the Fire Protection District (where applicable) shall be installed
in every subdivision as part of the water distribution system. Unless
otherwise stated, fire hydrants shall have at least a five-inch barrel,
be equipped with two connections for 2.5-inch hose and one four-inch
pumper connection, and have a separate shutoff valve and box of at
least six inches in nominal size. In general, said fire hydrants shall
be installed throughout the subdivision so that no residence shall
be greater than 400 feet from a fire hydrant, this distance being
measured from the center line of the street right-of-way to the residence.
Commercial and industrial areas shall have four-hundred-foot spacing
for fire hydrants.
