Acton Municipal Utility District

1.         GENERAL TAP INFORMATION

1.1.    Tap fees are to be paid when service agreement if filled out. 

1.2.    Each dwelling or commercial unit shall have a single water and sewer tap.

1.3.    Taps are made on first come basis.  Every attempt will be made to make water and sewer tap within 14 days of signed contract. 

1.4.    48 hours notice is required for locates and in no case will tap be made prior to locate being done.

1.5.     “General Development Policy and Construction Standards” manual is available upon request.

2.         GENERAL INSPECTION INFORMATION

2.1.    When the facility, to be inspected, is in place but prior to any backfill, the Developer/Contractor shall request an inspection of the installation by the District. 

Requests for inspection must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

2.2.    Inspections will not be made after 4:00pm nor on Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays.  Backfill shall be completed immediately after installation is approved.

3.         ROUGH-IN INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

3.2.    Residences or commercial buildings constructed within the District must be connected to the District Water system.  Each dwelling unit or commercial establishment shall have a single metered connection.

3.3.    Visual examination of joints and lay of pipe is to be performed prior to backfill.

3.4.    All backfill used is to be clean and free of debris and rock.

3.5.    There shall not be any water connection to any condensing, cooling, industrial process, swimming pool, or any other system of non-potable water usage unless the connection is made through an approved backflow device.

3.5.1.        All sill cocks, threaded faucets or any other outlet to which a hose could be connected, shall be equipped with an approved hose bib vacuum breaker.  Including any temporary construction setups.

3.6.    A courtesy Valve is to be installed within 12” of meter, on customer side of meter.

4.         CSI Inspection requirements:

4.2.    CSI Inspection is required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, (TCEQ), on all new connections.

4.3.    No direct connection between the public drinking water supply and a potential source of contamination exists.  Potential sources of contamination are isolated from the public water system by an air gap or an appropriate backflow prevention assembly in accordance with the state plumbing regulations.  Additionally, all pressure relief valves and thermal expansion devices are in compliance with the state plumbing codes.

4.4.    No cross-connection between the public drinking water supply and a private water system exists.  Where an actual air gap is not maintained between the public water supply and a private water supply, an approved reduced pressure-zone- backflow prevention assembly is properly installed and a service agreement exists for annual inspection and testing by a certified backflow prevention device tester.

4.5.    No connection exists which would allow the return of water used for condensing; cooling or industrial processes back to the public water supply.

4.6.    No pipe or pipe fitting which contains more than 8.0% lead exits in private plumbing facilities installed on or after July 1, 1998.

4.7.    No solder or flux, which contains more than 0.2% lead, exists in private plumbing facilities, installed on or after July 1, 1998.

4.8.    No plumbing fixture is installed which is not in compliance with at state approved plumbing code.

5.         Hose Bib Inspection requirements:

5.2.    All sill cocks, threaded faucets or any other outlet to which a hose could be connected, shall be equipped with an approved hose bib vacuum breaker.

6.         Enforcement:

6.2.    No water connections are to be made from contractor to homeowner without proper permits and inspections being completed and filed.