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I'm looking for clarification with regs when it comes to installing a series of standpipes in our local community garden.
The plan:
My intention is to T off just after the stopcock, add an additional stopcock and double-check valve and then run MDPE around the perimeter of the garden in a ring. In various locations, I would then T off the ring up a wooden post and into an MDPE tap to create a standpipe. The MDPE taps are lockable and will not be accessible to anyone without the key. Each standpipe will have a sticker stating not for drinking.
The question:
Is this classed as a new supply or a form of distribution similar to a hose extender?
Why does it matter?:
We don't want to be burying MDPE to 750mm. We'd like to put it 10cm below the surface and treat it as a hose. The council are concerned that our installation may not be to regs and that Thames water could fine us?
The plan:
My intention is to T off just after the stopcock, add an additional stopcock and double-check valve and then run MDPE around the perimeter of the garden in a ring. In various locations, I would then T off the ring up a wooden post and into an MDPE tap to create a standpipe. The MDPE taps are lockable and will not be accessible to anyone without the key. Each standpipe will have a sticker stating not for drinking.
The question:
Is this classed as a new supply or a form of distribution similar to a hose extender?
Why does it matter?:
We don't want to be burying MDPE to 750mm. We'd like to put it 10cm below the surface and treat it as a hose. The council are concerned that our installation may not be to regs and that Thames water could fine us?
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