Application for service and water taps for new connections.
Norfolk City Code § 46.1-30
in effectSec. 46.1-30. - Application for service and water taps for new connections.
(a) In the case of a new building or premise[s] to be supplied with water for the first time, the person requesting the service must designate the point along the property line where the service is to enter the premise[s]. The city, however, reserves the right to regulate the size of the tap meter and its location.
(b) Upon the payment of the charge for the tap as herein prescribed and the approval of the request for a new service, the tap will be made by the department of utilities complete to and beyond the curb line, including the meter and meter box. The charges for taps and meters shall be as follows:
Effective July 1, 1989
Tap Size | Charge for Tap and Meter
¾-inch and meter | $525.00
1-inch and meter | 750.00
Over 1-inch and meter | Actual cost
Meter only for ¾-inch tap | 125.00
Meter only for 1-inch tap | 150.00
Meter only for 1½-inch tap | 225.00
Meter only for 2-inch tap | 275.00
Meter only for tap over 2 inches | Actual cost
(c) The customer requesting a portable meter shall deposit the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) with the department of utilities.
(d) Prior to the installation of any tap and meter, the cost or the cost as estimated by the department of utilities, as well as any fees imposed by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), shall be deposited with the city. No tap connection shall be installed until the charges are paid.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in the introduction of water from the city water system into any house or lot, there shall be a separate tap or connection with the water pipe of the city and a separate service pipe for each house or lot, and no service pipe shall be used for supplying more than one house.
(Ord. No. 41,100, § 2, 7-15-03)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH46.1WASU_ARTIIISECHRA_S46.1-30APSEWATANECOFetched: 11/1/2026