The water service line that runs along my boundary happens to be the main 12″ line, used to pump from the wells up to a holding tank, and 6′ deep. Typically service lines are more like 4′ deep.

Moreover, I needed the service line routed between a utility pole and a 3+’ wide cedar stump with some thick roots that needed to be carved through.

It was a bigger job than initially anticipated, but the Manchester Water District crew were undaunted. They kindly indulged me peppering them with questions and filming them in action.

Update: For now, I’ve hooked up a pressure reducing valve and a hose spigot.