- Alias
- Water Servicing and Metering
- Applies to
- designer
- Document date
- September 2011
The City of Toronto's Water Servicing and Metering Manual, first edition, written by Technical Services for City staff, plumbing contractors and consulting engineers, applying Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 851, Water Supply. Its requirements chapter covers material types for public and private water services, meter type and size by flow, who supplies and installs a meter, meters farther than 30 m from the property line, backflow preventer assemblies, clearances and tester qualifications, fire hydrant permits, water for construction sites, and water servicing approval fees. Appendices carry drawings, standards, maps and contacts.
What it covers
- Requirements
- Material Types for Water Services
- Service Connection Configuration
- Type and Size of Meter to Use
- Meter Selection
- Installing a New Water Meter
- Meter Installation
- Backflow Preventer Assemblies
- Fire Hydrant Permits
- Water for Construction Sites
- Relocating a Fire Hydrant
- Re-use of Water Service Line
- Fees
- Water Servicing Approval
- Appendix A – Frequently Asked Questions
- Appendix B – Servicing Drawings
- Appendix C – Standard Drawings
- Appendix D – Applicable Standards and Specifications
- Appendix E – Maps
- Appendix F – Contacts
- Glossary
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- Publisher
- City of Toronto Technical Services, Standards, Policies and Quality Assurance
- Category
- Applications
- Published under
- Pre Application Consultation — the municipality's own heading
- Work types
- water service connection · water meter installation · backflow prevention · fire hydrant
- Instruments
- Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 851, Water Supply
- Tags
manualwater-servicingwater-meterbackflow-preventionplumbing