LAC 43:XIII.1925. Service Lines: Plastic [49 CFR 192.375]

A. Each plastic service line outside a building must be installed below ground level, except that: [49 CFR 192.375(a)] 1. it may be installed in accordance with §1721.G; and [49 CFR 192.375(a)(1)] 2. it may terminate above ground level and outside the building, if: [49 CFR 192.375(a)(2)] 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. the plastic service line is not used to support external loads; and [49 CFR 192.375(a)(2)(ii)] c. the riser portion of the service line meets the design requirements of §1164. [49 CFR 192.375(a)(2)(iii)] B. Each plastic service line inside a building must be protected against external damage. [49 CFR 192.375(b)]