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Installation <br />Unless otherwise noted on the drawings or in other sections of this specification, the pipe shall be <br />handled and installed in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The Contractor <br />shall use every precaution during construction to protect the pipe against the entry of non -potable <br />water, dirt, wood, small animals, and any other foreign material that would hinder the operation of <br />the pipeline. Where the groundwater elevation is above the bottom of the trench, the Contractor <br />shall provide suitable dewatering equipment at no additional cost to the Owner. All piping shall be <br />placed in a dry trench, unless the Engineer of Record and IRCDUS approve wet trench <br />installation. <br />Depth of Cover and Pipe Elevation: Unless otherwise shown on the drawings, or otherwise <br />authorized by the Engineer, all pipe shall have a minimum c7ver of 36 inches. Contractor shall <br />determine top of pipe elevation and top of ground elevation for every two joints of pipe installed <br />using a level. Pipe must have the minimum cover described above and must be within ¢l- 0.2 feet <br />of the top of pipe elevation indicated on the drawings. Installed pipe, which does not meet these <br />requirements, shall be reinstalled until it does meet these requirements. Contractor shall record <br />top of pipe and top of ground elevations and the locations of where these elevations were <br />determined and submit this information to Engineer of Record or his representative and IRCDUS. <br />Engineer of Record or IRCDUS reserves the right to have Contractor excavate and check lop of <br />pipe and top of ground elevations to see if they conform to the aforementioned requirements, at <br />no cost to the Owner. <br />* END OF SECTION * <br />02624-3 <br />D 1DIVISION M2624 Wastewater Force tda,ns Polyvinyl CNonde Pipe due <br />