Each customer connecting to a rural wa-•sr system is responsible for installing the ::?esfrom the main to his home and other Hidings. Most people will hire a contractor *:thtrenching machinery to install their private water lines and will hire a licensed number to do the inside plumbing.
In planning your water system, many -estions will probably arise. This publicans intended to help answer some of these
questions.
HOUR GOAL --
dependable WATER SUPPLY
The rural community water system is de--'$ed to provide a continuous supply of water nomes, farms, schools, churches and finesses. But it is usually designed to •eetonly "ordinary” use demands. There-some homeowners and farmers may -^a tank or cistern to store water from community system. Then, with a pressure this stored water can be repumped at erates desired.
Such storage requires approval of the ana State Board of Health before installa-^ Booster pumps may not be connected to J^munity water system or to service lines
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Connecting onto a rural
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM
by Donald R. Sisson, Extension Agricultural Engineer, and Ruth Hutcheson, Extension Housing Specialist
extending onto your property, because suction created by such pumps might cause contamination. Neither is an under-water inlet allowed from the community system to a storage tank or cistern, because of the danger of back-siphonage.
In most cases, rural community water systems do not have pipes large enough to provide adequate pressure for fire protection. Special hydrants are put in the line for flushing the mains, but these are not fire hydrants. The officers of your local water corporation or association can tell you if water is available for fire protection.
Rural water systems usually have some built-in allowances for expansion. However, before adding any use that requires large amounts of water, you should check with the corporation to be sure water is available in the quantity and rate needed.
USING BOTH PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLIES
Water from the community system may seem expensive at first. Therefore, some people want to continue using their existing private source as well as the public one. This works satisfactorily if certain precautions are followed.
Cooperative Extension Service, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, Lafayette, Indiana