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Water Servicing and Metering Manual
Published by City of Toronto
This is the City of Toronto’s document, as published on its website on 20 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
- Type
- Guide
- Published by
- City of Toronto
- Date
- September 2011
- Also called
- Water Servicing and Metering
- For
- designer
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 121
- Instruments
- Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 851, Water Supply
Overview
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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