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What is NYC PC § 601.7?

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This section mandates the removal and replacement of abandoned driven corporation stops with plugs, and the destruction of abandoned wet connections in place. It specifies that the connecting service pipe's curb box must be removed per Department of Environmental Protection rules. The property owner is responsible for the associated expenses.

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601.7 Destruction of abandoned corporation stops and wet connections.

PC § 601.7

All driven corporation stops, when abandoned, shall be removed and replaced by plugs. All wet connections or screw corporation stops, when abandoned, shall be destroyed in place, and all exposed portions of the service pipe shall be cut and removed. Where a corporation stop or wet connection is destroyed and the connecting service pipe is one that is equipped with a curb valve and box, the curb box shall be removed in accordance with the rules of the Department of Environmental Protection. The expense in connection with the abandonment or destruction of a corporation stop or wet connection shall be chargeable to the owner of the property into which the service pipe entered.

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