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UTILITY DIVISION
GENERAL SERVICE APPLICTIONS FOR FIRE, DOMESTIC WATER, SEWER AND IRRIGATION
MUST BE APPLIED FOR AND ASSOCIATED FEES PAID PRIOR TO ACTIVATION OF ANY
SERVICES. AN APPROVED ADDRESS IS REQUIRED ON THE GENERAL SERVICE
APPLICTION FORMS.
PARKING GARAGES:
MWRA GAS AND OIL SEPARATORS MUST BE INSPECTED BY WATERTOWN PLUMBING
INSPECTOR AND MWRA TRAP INSPECTOR.
FINAL INSPECTIONS CONSIST OF A WALKTHROUGH OF ALL UTILITIES:
SEWER MANHOLES ARE AT GRADE AND BRICK INVERTS ARE COMPLETE AND CLEARED.
• SEWER CLEANOUTS INSIDE BUILDING MUST BE ACCESSIBLE.
ALL DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ARE AT GRADE, INVERTS ARE CLEAN AND CATCH BASINS
ARE CLEANED OUT.
ALL WATER GATE VALVE BOXES ARE AT GRADE AND CLEARED OUT, OPERATING NUTS
MUST BE VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE.
ALL DOMESTIC WATER AND FIRE PROTECTION LINES MUST BE PRESSURE TESTED TO 200
PSI FOR 2 HOURS. THIS INSPECTION MUST BE WITNESSED BY PUBLIC WORKS AND IS
SCHEDULED THROUGH THE DPW IN ADVANCE.
ALL DOMESTIC AND FIRE PROTECTION WATER LINES MUST PASS TWO SEPARATE
BACTERIA TESTS 24 HOURS APART AND BE DONE BY A MASSACHUSETTS STATE
CERTIFIED LAB.
SIZE AND TYPE OF WATER METERS MUST MEET DPW APPROVAL, READ IN CUBIC FEET
AND BE LOCATED IN A HEATED AND ACCESSIBLE AREA.
APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTERS MUST BE INSTALLED ON DOMESTIC WATER AND
FIRE PROTECTION LINES. ALL DEVICES MUST BE APPROVED BY THIS DEPARTMENT PRIOR
TO INSTALLATION. A DESIGN DATE SHEET IS AVAILABLE AT PUBLIC WORKS AND MUST BE
FILLED OUT COMPLETELY AND SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL FOR EACH DEVICE.
ONCE BACKFLOW DEVICES ARE INSTALLED PUBLIC WORKS WILL SCHEDULE AN INITIAL
TEST OF THE DEVICE.
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