Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-11-64 - Location of service pipe
(a) The service
pipe shall extend through that point on the customer's property line or the
street line easiest of access to the utility from its existing distribution
system and, where practicable, from a point at right angles to the existing
distribution line in front of the premises to be served. Service pipes shall
not cross intervening properties or operate in place of a proper water main
extension running in the street and fronting the property except as noted in
subsection (b). The approval of the utility shall be secured as to the proper
location for the service pipe.
(b)
The utility or property owner, upon written request to the Department of Public
Utility Control, and with proper easements in place, may be granted an
exception to allow a service pipe to cross intervening properties. The utility
or property owner may request such exception only under very exceptional
hardship circumstances and then only on a case by case basis. Documentation
shall be furnished to demonstrate that the proposed service line will
ultimately serve no more than one premises, otherwise the water utility shall
install a company-owned main extension in accordance with Section
16-11-61.
The following shall generally not constitute sufficient cause for granting an
exception:
(1) When the intent is to avoid the
time and expense of a proper main extension, and proper service pipe
installation, or other reasonable engineering solution in conformance with good
engineering standards of practice, or
(2) When the intent is to perpetuate an
existing non-conforming condition through an extension or replacement of an
existing non-conforming service pipe, or
(3) When an easement is proposed without
sufficient evidence to show that alternative ownership of a suitable strip of
land to establish frontage on a road is not feasible.
Notes
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