All water supplies and water treatment works shall comply with the rules and regulations established by the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of New Jersey, as amended and revised.

(Prior code § 13-30.1)

Water mains shall be sized for adequate delivery of pressure and volume. In general, the following policies shall be followed in determining the size of water mains:

A.

Lines whose primary function is and will be to service adjacent property should be six inches;

B.

Lines which serve as feeder lines to several other streets should be eight inches and should be laid out to provide loops with other lines which enclose areas of not more than one-quarter of a square mile;

C.

Lines which provide the main feed from present or future sources of supply or storage should be twelve (12) inches or larger and shall be laid out so as to form loops with other lines which enclose not more than one square mile;

D.

Lines whose only purpose is to serve abutting properties, to which there is no fire hydrant connected and which do not serve more than four residences may be four inches, if specifically approved by the township engineer;

E.

In any event the township engineer shall decide upon the size of lines to be used and the above general criteria are set forth only as a guide to the subdivider.

(Prior code § 13-30.2)

In general, criteria affecting valve and hydrant locations shall be that not more than one hydrant is affected by shutting off any one section; hydrants are located within six hundred (600) feet along street lines of any property in the subdivision; not more than three valves are necessary to shut off any one section; and the number of homes affected by shutting off any one section shall be limited to approximately twenty-five (25).

(Prior code § 13-30.3)