Service Lines: Plastic [49 CFR 192.375]

(A)A. Each plastic service line outside a building must be installed below ground level, except that: [49 CFR 192.375(a)]#

(1)1. it may be installed in accordance with §1721.G; and [49 CFR 192.375(a)(1)]#

(2)2. it may terminate above ground level and outside the building, if: [49 CFR 192.375(a)(2)]#

(a)a. the above ground level part of the plastic service line is protected against deterioration and external damage; [49 CFR 192.375(a)(2)(i)]#

(b)b. the plastic service line is not used to support external loads; and [49 CFR 192.375(a)(2)(ii)]#

(c)c. the riser portion of the service line meets the design requirements of §1164. [49 CFR 192.375(a)(2)(iii)]#

(B)B. Each plastic service line inside a building must be protected against external damage. [49 CFR 192.375(b)]#

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.#

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:234 (April 1983), amended LR 10:527 (July 1984), amended LR 24:1310 (July 1998), LR 30:1250 (June 2004), LR 46:1587 (November 2020).#