Section 13 in The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Water Supply By-Laws, 1990
13. Regulation of water flow.
- (i) Each water-supply connection be with a separate pipe connection controlled by a "Screw down" ferrule and a stop-cock suitably throttled to regulate the rate of flow, as considered fit by the Commissioner of Corporation.(ii)The diameter and character of the service connection, pipes and the number, size and kind of stop-cocks or taps shall in each case can be determined by the Commissioner of the Corporation having regard to the pressure available at the point of off-take in the main, distance of premises to be served from the main and any other relevant facts. In every case, the diameter of the bore in water-plain shall be quarter inch (¼) less than that of the service pipe except that in the case of half-an-inch (½) service pipe the diameter of the bore shall be 3/8. All the taps in house service shall be of the screw down-type or other approved by the Municipal Corporation Engineer and their size shall not in any case exceed (half-an-inch) (½).
