Section 327IAC8-3.2-17. Installation

   (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.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 8-3.2-17; filed Mar 31, 1999, 1:50 p.m.: 22 IR 2506; errata filed Aug 30, 1999, 12:06 p.m.: 23 IR 25; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; filed Apr 24, 2006, 3:00 p.m.: 29 IR 2956; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070553BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR-327130176BFA)