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To the house.\n\nOne buried pipe supplies the showers, sinks and appliances in your home. Explore the route, compare repair methods and understand the work before the yard opens.\n\n[Explore the underground route ↓](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-route>)\n\nBumble Bee Plumbing’s black service truck with the Wasatch mountains behind it\n\nBumble Bee Plumbing\n\nSandy, Utah · Bumble Bee Plumbing\n\nREFERRED BY MOUNTAIN MAN PLUMBING\n\n## Our call for the buried line.\n\nWe refer underground water line repair and replacement to **Bumble Bee Plumbing**. Their team handles the site visit, quote and work directly.\n\n [Call Bumble Bee Plumbing **(385) 205-1833 ↗**](<tel:+13852051833>) [Visit their water-line service page ↗](<https://bumblebeeplumbers.com/water-main-repair/>)\n\n- [The pipe route](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-route>)\n\n- [Who owns it](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-ownership>)\n\n- [Frost & depth](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-depth>)\n\n- [Leak clues](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-signs>)\n\n- [Repair methods](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-options>)\n\n- [The work](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-project>)\n\n- [Compare a quote](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-quote>)\n\nStreet · Yard · Basement\n\n## Follow your water supply.\n\nThe service line stays under pressure all the way to the house shutoff. Select a part, then close the house valve to see which section it controls.\n\n**The buried water service / Explore in 3D**\n\nUnderstand the supply\n\nCompare repair methods\n\nLoading the underground view…\n\n Whole route  Ground cut away to reveal the pipe\n\n**House valve open.** Water can travel from the meter into the home.\n\nThe neighborhood supply\n\n### Street main\n\nThe street main carries the neighborhood’s drinking water. A smaller pipe branches from it to supply your property through the meter.\n\nThe utility named on your water bill maintains this supply. Call it for water surfacing in the street, a damaged meter or a neighborhood outage.\n\n[Salt Lake City Public Utilities: service line ownership and replacement ↗](<https://www.slcleadandcopper.com/general-7>)\n\nWhere use is measured\n\n### Meter & raised yoke\n\nThe meter is mounted on a raised yoke inside the outdoor box. The yoke supports the meter and keeps its connections aligned. Water comes up through the inlet side, passes through the meter and returns down toward the house service.\n\nThe dial faces upward beneath the lid. The copper yoke raises the meter above the buried pipe, with a cross-bar holding the legs together. The inlet angle valve controls supply; the outlet fitting turns water back toward the house.\n\n[Meter yoke detail: APWA 521, reproduced in Bountiful’s plan set, p. 82 ↗](<https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/918043.pdf#page=82>) · [West Jordan: water service connection, meter yoke and angle valves ↗](<https://www.westjordan.utah.gov/culinary-water/>)\n\nAcross the yard\n\n### Buried service line\n\nThis pressure pipe carries drinking water from the meter to the house. A leak here can keep using water even with the house shutoff closed. Irrigation or other branches connected before that shutoff also remain supplied.\n\nDepth protects the line from winter freezing. The route, pipe condition and nearby utilities determine where the contractor digs and which replacement method fits.\n\n[Seattle Public Utilities: meter and building shutoff checks ↗](<https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/water/metering/detect-leaks>) · [Blue Stakes of Utah 811: excavation planning and private lines ↗](<https://www.bluestakes.org/how-it-works/>)\n\nFrom soil to basement\n\n### Foundation entry\n\nAt the basement wall, the service passes through a protected, sealed opening before turning up to an accessible indoor shutoff. The penetration keeps the pipe clear of concrete contact and closes the path for groundwater around it.\n\nThe entry location affects excavation outside and access inside. Tell the contractor about a finished basement, cabinets or equipment covering this area.\n\n[Copper Development Association: copper water service lines ↗](<https://copper.org/applications/plumbing/water_service/resources/A4117_Service_Line_Right_Choice_Fact_Sheet.pdf>)\n\nControl of the indoor supply\n\n### House shutoff\n\nThis valve controls the water continuing into the home. A quarter-turn ball valve uses a lever: parallel to the pipe is open, across the pipe is closed.\n\nClosing this valve stops flow beyond it. The service pipe between the meter and this valve remains under pressure. The illustration shows that boundary with the house valve open or closed.\n\n[Seattle Public Utilities: meter and building shutoff checks ↗](<https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/water/metering/detect-leaks>)\n\nPRV / Pressure-reducing valve\n\n### Indoor pressure regulator\n\nAfter the house shutoff, the pressure-reducing valve lowers the incoming pressure for the home’s plumbing. The spring and diaphragm inside adjust the opening as water demand changes.\n\nA technician checks pressure with water off and with fixtures running to evaluate the regulator. This model places the regulator at the basement service entry, where it remains accessible for inspection and replacement.\n\n[Watts: how a water pressure regulator works ↗](<https://www.watts.com/dfsmedia/0533dbba17714b1ab581ab07a4cbb521/24275-source/pg-prv-pdf.pdf#page=4>)\n\nRepair method / Piercing a new passage\n\n### Bullet / mole boring\n\nTwo access pits let the crew work beneath the surface between them. The cutaway shows a tool advancing under a walkway.\n\n1. **Launch pit.** The crew sets the tool’s direction and connects its compressed-air hose.\n2. **The mole.** Repeated impacts drive the steel body through the soil. The orange arrow shows its travel direction.\n3. **Receiving pit.** The tool emerges here. The service tubing is installed through the passage and connected at the ends.\n\nRepair method / Opening the pipe route\n\n### Open-trench replacement\n\nThe crew excavates along the line so the pipe and connections can be reached directly. The front soil face is removed in this view to expose the work.\n\n1. **Open route.** Soil is removed along the planned service line.\n2. **Pipe bed.** Prepared material supports the pipe along its length.\n3. **New water line.** Connections and testing are completed before the trench is backfilled and the surface rebuilt.\n\n[Compare all five repair approaches ↓](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-options>)\n\nRaised meter yoke, buried supply and an indoor shutoff with a pressure regulator. The yard run is shortened and pipe thickness enlarged so the connections are visible. Drag to turn; use + / − to zoom.\n\nMountain Man field work / West Jordan\n\n## Where the yard line meets the house.\n\nThe indoor shutoff and pressure regulator sit at the service entry. On this job, we replaced the old gate valve and regulator with a lever-operated ball valve, a new regulator and a pressure gauge.\n\nThe red lever shuts off the indoor supply. The regulator above it controls incoming pressure; the gauge shows the reading.\n\nOld pressure regulator and red handwheel gate valve at a West Jordan home service entry\n\n**Before**Old regulator and gate valve.\n\nNew pressure regulator, pressure gauge and red lever ball valve installed by Mountain Man Plumbing\n\n**After**New regulator, gauge and ball valve.\n\nPlan the work\n\n## What do you want to know?\n\n### Who owns what\n\nCity · Water district · Homeowner\n\n## Who takes care of which pipe?\n\nThe water utility generally looks after the street supply and meter. The pipe leaving the meter toward your house is usually yours to maintain.\n\nThat buried line supplies the whole house. When it leaks, the homeowner hires the contractor and pays for the repair and yard restoration.\n\nWater utility\n\n### The supply through the meter\n\nThe utility maintains the street main, its connection to the property and the meter. It also handles shutting off that supply for a service-line repair.\n\nHomeowner\n\n### From the meter into the house\n\nThe homeowner looks after this line and the plumbing indoors. An underground contractor locates the leak, repairs or replaces the pipe, and restores the disturbed ground.\n\nWork near the street\n\n### Sidewalks, curbs & pavement\n\nExcavation here affects shared public space. The contractor handles the street-opening permit and the city’s requirements for putting those surfaces back.\n\nThe meter is the usual dividing point. Your water provider can settle the boundary if the leak is right at the box.\n\n[Salt Lake City Public Utilities: residential lateral responsibility diagrams ↗](<https://www.slc.gov/utilities/gis-mapping/>)\n\n### Frost & depth\n\nFrost protection starts with cover\n\n## How deep is the line?\n\nKeep the line at least 12 inches below the expected frost line. The frost line is how deep winter freezing can reach; that extra foot keeps the water pipe beneath it.\n\nBelow the frost line\n\n**12 inches**\n\nFor example, a 36-inch frost depth plus 12 inches puts the top of the pipe 48 inches below the finished yard. A deeper utility minimum sets the depth where one applies.\n\n[Utah Division of Drinking Water: burial cover and frost protection guidance, p. 9 ↗](<https://lf-public.deq.utah.gov/WebLink/ElectronicFile.aspx?dbid=0&docid=4691&eqdocs=DDW-2014-011713&repo=Public>)\n\n### Local depth examples\n\nSalt Lake City example\n\n**4 ft · 5 ft on parts of the bench**\n\nThe published service-tap detail calls for 48 inches on ¾- and 1-inch services, increasing to 60 inches in special east-bench areas.\n\n[Salt Lake City: published standard practices, service-tap depth (PDF, pp. 24–25) ↗](<https://www.slcdocs.com/utilities/PDF%20Files/Std_practices_090105.pdf>)\n\nWhite City example\n\n**4 ft of cover**\n\nWhite City’s published standards call for at least 48 inches above the pipe.\n\n[White City Water Improvement District: development standards, July 2019 (PDF, pp. 20 & 25) ↗](<https://wcwid.utah.gov/documents/1559/White_City_Development_Standards_7-10-2019.pdf>)\n\nFrost depth changes with location and elevation. The line’s depth follows the colder ground and the water provider’s minimum.\n\n### Measure from the finished yard\n\nCover is the soil between the top of the pipe and the finished yard. Lowering the yard removes some of that protection, so grading and pipe depth are planned together.\n\n### Follow the depth all the way in\n\nThe buried run stays protected through the yard and into the basement wall. The meter sits higher on its yoke inside the covered box; the service connections return down to the buried line.\n\n[See frost depth in the 3D cutaway ↑](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-route>)\n\n### Finding a leak\n\nBefore the yard opens\n\n## Start with what changed.\n\nBring the water-use alert, photos of the wet area and any history of earlier repairs. Those details help the contractor choose the next check.\n\n### A wet strip, bubbling ground or settling soil\n\nNote where the water appears, when it started and whether it changes with irrigation or rainfall. A locating contractor combines the pipe route with isolation tests and leak-detection equipment to choose where to expose the line. Escaping water can travel through soil before reaching the surface.\n\n### A water-use alert or a higher bill\n\nReview the dates and hourly use if your provider offers a customer portal. Toilets, irrigation, an automatic fill valve and a softener cycle can all consume water while the faucets are off. A continuous-use pattern helps focus the investigation.\n\n### Weak flow throughout the house\n\nA technician compares pressure at rest with pressure while water is running, then checks accessible valves and the pressure regulator. A small or restricted service line shows its limits most clearly when several fixtures run together.\n\n### Water is entering the basement now\n\nKeep clear of standing water near electrical equipment. Close an accessible house shutoff if the leak is in the indoor plumbing and you can reach it safely. For a buried line leaking before that valve, call the water provider for supply shutoff assistance and arrange the underground repair.\n\n### What a meter check tells you\n\nWith planned water use paused, movement at the meter means water is still passing through it. A technician can compare that reading with the house valve open and closed, accounting for irrigation branches and any valve that fails to close completely.\n\nThat narrows the section to investigate. Acoustic equipment, route locating and targeted exposure help find the repair location.\n\n[Seattle Public Utilities: meter and building shutoff checks ↗](<https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/water/metering/detect-leaks>) · [Salt Lake City Public Utilities: customer water-use portal ↗](<https://www.slc.gov/utilities/publicutilitiescustomerportal/>)\n\n### Find your water provider\n\nThe utility on your water bill can help with meter problems, supply shutdowns and records of the original pipe material. Those records are especially useful in an older home with an unknown service line.\n\nSalt Lake City’s lead and copper program explains material identification, replacement assistance and follow-up after a lead service is disturbed.\n\n[Salt Lake City Public Utilities: service line ownership and replacement ↗](<https://www.slcleadandcopper.com/general-7>)\n\n### Repair methods\n\nChoose the scope\n\n## Repair the failure. Or replace the run.\n\nThe decision comes down to pipe condition, the location of the failure and the cost of reaching it. A quote should explain why the proposed approach fits this property.\n\n01\n\n### Spot repair\n\nExcavate the failure and replace a short section or connection.\n\nA localized break in otherwise sound pipe can be a good repair candidate. Exposing it also lets the contractor examine the adjoining pipe. Repeated leaks or widespread deterioration make a full replacement worth pricing.\n\n**Ask the contractor:** What failed, what condition is the remaining pipe in, and how much of it stays?\n\n[Copper Development Association: copper water service lines ↗](<https://copper.org/applications/plumbing/water_service/resources/A4117_Service_Line_Right_Choice_Fact_Sheet.pdf>)\n\n02\n\n### Open trench\n\nOpen the route and lay the new service in an excavated trench.\n\nThis gives direct access for changing the route, preparing the pipe bed and making connections. Excavation, soil handling, compacted backfill and rebuilding the surface account for much of the work. Access for equipment and protection of the excavation belong in the plan.\n\n**Ask the contractor:** How wide is the disturbed area, where does the excavated soil go, and who restores the surface?\n\n[Plastics Pipe Institute: open-cut and trenchless service replacement ↗](<https://plasticpipe.org/PPI-Home/MunicipalAdvisoryBoard/HDPE_Solutions_to_Lead_Piping.aspx>) · [White City Water Improvement District: development standards, July 2019 (PDF, pp. 20 & 25) ↗](<https://wcwid.utah.gov/documents/1559/White_City_Development_Standards_7-10-2019.pdf>)\n\n[See this method in 3D ↑](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-route>)\n\n03\n\n### Bullet / mole boring\n\nA compressed-air piercing tool makes a passage through the soil between access pits.\n\nThe “bullet” repeatedly hammers forward, displacing soil around its steel body. It is aimed from a launch pit toward a receiving pit; service tubing is then installed through the passage. It can be useful beneath a lawn, sidewalk or driveway. Alignment, compacted soil, cobbles and utility crossings determine whether that route suits a mole.\n\n**Ask the contractor:** Where are both pits, how will the bore be tracked, and what is the plan for rocks or a blocked path?\n\n[HammerHead: pneumatic mole tools and residential applications ↗](<https://www.hammerheadtrenchless.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HammerHead-Mole-Piercing-Tools.pdf>)\n\n[See this method in 3D ↑](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#ws-route>)\n\n04\n\n### Pulling / splitting / bursting\n\nUse the existing service route to draw in a replacement pipe.\n\nThe equipment depends on the old pipe. Some systems pull it out; others slit it or break it apart with an expanding head while drawing new pipe behind. For example, HammerHead’s HydraSlitter cuts a lead service along its length. Couplings, bends and nearby utilities affect the method and the access needed.\n\n**Ask the contractor:** Which tool matches this pipe material, what happens to the old pipe, and where are the connections exposed?\n\n[HammerHead: lead service replacement by pipe slitting ↗](<https://www.hammerheadtrenchless.com/products/pipe-slitting/hydraslitter-lead-lateral-replacement-system/>) · [Plastics Pipe Institute: open-cut and trenchless service replacement ↗](<https://plasticpipe.org/PPI-Home/MunicipalAdvisoryBoard/HDPE_Solutions_to_Lead_Piping.aspx>)\n\n05\n\n### Directional drilling\n\nA guided drill creates a new underground path, followed by pipe installation.\n\nThe operator tracks the drill head and adjusts its direction along the planned route. This can help with longer runs or routes that need more control. The plan includes equipment access, entry and exit areas, drilling fluid management and verified utility crossings.\n\n**Ask the contractor:** Why does this route call for a guided drill, and what space does the equipment need?\n\n[Ditch Witch: horizontal directional drilling equipment ↗](<https://www.ditchwitch.com/directional-drills/>)\n\n### Specify the new pipe\n\nCopper and approved plastic water-service tubing are options a contractor may consider. The quote should name the exact material, diameter, pressure rating and connection system. Copper Types K and L have different wall thicknesses; plastic tubing has its own product standards and pressure classes.\n\nThe water provider’s accepted materials and the site conditions guide that choice.\n\n[Copper Development Association: copper water service lines ↗](<https://copper.org/applications/plumbing/water_service/resources/A4117_Service_Line_Right_Choice_Fact_Sheet.pdf>) · [Plastics Pipe Institute: water service line materials ↗](<https://www.plasticpipe.org/BuildingConstruction/BuildingConstruction/-Applications-/Water-Service-Lines.aspx>)\n\n### Size it for the house\n\nThe required flow, service length, elevation change, meter and available pressure all affect pipe sizing. Show the contractor any planned bathroom addition or irrigation changes while the replacement is being designed.\n\nAlso identify electrical grounding or bonding connections to a metal service pipe so the replacement plan includes the electrical work affected by a material change.\n\nFrom the first visit to the finished yard\n\n## What the project involves.\n\nThe pipe is only part of the work. Access, the water outage, testing and restoring the yard belong in the plan from the start.\n\n1. ### Locate and plan\n\n   Identify the supply route, ownership boundary and failure. Confirm the water provider's requirements, permits, utility markings and any private-line locating. Agree on access, water shutoff and the restoration scope.\n2. ### Expose and replace\n\n   Protect the work area, coordinate the water shutdown and reach the pipe using the selected method. Install the specified drinking-water pipe, approved connections and protection at the building entry.\n3. ### Test and restore water\n\n   Complete the required inspection and testing while the work is accessible. Flush and disinfect as required by the water provider, then check the indoor fixtures after water is restored.\n4. ### Backfill and finish\n\n   Support and cover the pipe with the specified material, compact the backfill and restore the agreed surfaces. Save the route photos, pipe specification, inspection record, invoice and warranty with the house records.\n\n### 811 marks and private pipes\n\nBlue Stakes of Utah coordinates markings for participating utility owners. Private water lines, irrigation, sewer laterals and wiring to outbuildings may need a private locator. The excavator must account for both before starting.\n\nBlue Stakes currently asks for a locate request at least three business days before excavation. The ticket provides the legal start time; the contractor also checks that the marking responses are complete.\n\n[Blue Stakes of Utah 811: excavation planning and private lines ↗](<https://www.bluestakes.org/how-it-works/>)\n\nA useful conversation with the contractor\n\n## Compare the whole job.\n\nUse this list while reviewing a quote. Check off what it covers, then ask about the items left open.\n\n### Open the 9-point quote checklist\n\nDoes the written quote cover these items?\n\n  Exact start and end points of the work   Pipe material, size and method of installation   Permits, inspections and utility coordination   811 marks and any private-line locating   Water outage plan and expected access to the home   Pressure testing, flushing and return to service   Backfill, compaction and settlement follow-up   Concrete, lawn, irrigation and landscape restoration   Warranty coverage for pipework and surface repairs\n\n0 of 9 items reviewed\n\nYour selections stay on this page until you leave or reload.\n\nStraight answers\n\n## Water service line questions.\n\n### Who owns the pipe between the meter and the house?\n\nThe homeowner generally maintains the pipe from the meter to the house. The utility looks after the street supply and meter. A leak at the meter box is worth checking with the utility before arranging the repair.\n\n[Link to this answer](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#answer-who-owns-the-pipe-between-the-meter-and-the-house>)\n\n### Will closing the valve inside stop a leak in the yard?\n\nThe indoor shutoff controls the plumbing beyond that valve. A leak on the supply side continues to receive water. Your water provider can help with an upstream shutoff when the buried service needs repair.\n\n[Link to this answer](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#answer-will-closing-the-valve-inside-stop-a-leak-in-the-yard>)\n\n### Can the line be replaced without opening the entire yard?\n\nOften, a mole, guided bore or replacement along the existing pipe route can reduce surface excavation. Connection pits and equipment access still take space. The methods section explains what each approach does and what to ask about the proposed route.\n\n[Link to this answer](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#answer-can-the-line-be-replaced-without-opening-the-entire-yard>)\n\n### How deep should the replacement line be?\n\nPlan at least 12 inches below the expected frost line, with any deeper utility minimum setting the depth. A 36-inch frost depth plus that extra foot means 48 inches of cover. Cover is measured from the finished yard to the top of the pipe.\n\n[Link to this answer](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#answer-how-deep-should-the-replacement-line-be>)\n\n### What changes the price?\n\nLength, depth, soil and rock, access, pipe size, the replacement method and surface restoration all affect the quote. Compare the included work through final restoration so both prices describe the same finished job.\n\n[Link to this answer](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#answer-what-changes-the-price>)\n\n### What if the old service material is unknown?\n\nAsk the water provider for its service-line inventory and material-identification process. Salt Lake City has a lead and copper program that can explain identification, replacement eligibility and the steps to take after a lead line is disturbed.\n\n[Link to this answer](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/water-service-line/#answer-what-if-the-old-service-material-is-unknown>)\n\nKeep following the water\n\n## Plumbing inside the house.\n\n- [**Indoor leak repairs ↗** Leaking pipes, joints and fixtures.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/leak-repair/?agentnet=md>)\n\n- [**Shutoff valves ↗** The accessible controls for your water.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/shutoff-valves/?agentnet=md>)\n\n- [**Whole-home repiping ↗** Replacing the distribution pipes indoors.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/whole-home-repipe/?agentnet=md>)\n\nRelated indoor plumbing work by Mountain Man Plumbing.\n\n### Sources & public guide record\n\nMaintained by Mountain Man Plumbing. Updated September 9, 2026.\n\n- [Salt Lake City Public Utilities: service line ownership and replacement ↗](<https://www.slcleadandcopper.com/general-7>)\n- [Blue Stakes of Utah 811: excavation planning and private lines ↗](<https://www.bluestakes.org/how-it-works/>)\n- [Seattle Public Utilities: meter and building shutoff checks ↗](<https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/water/metering/detect-leaks>)\n- [Copper Development Association: copper water service lines ↗](<https://copper.org/applications/plumbing/water_service/resources/A4117_Service_Line_Right_Choice_Fact_Sheet.pdf>)\n- [Plastics Pipe Institute: water service line materials ↗](<https://www.plasticpipe.org/BuildingConstruction/BuildingConstruction/-Applications-/Water-Service-Lines.aspx>)\n- [Plastics Pipe Institute: open-cut and trenchless service replacement ↗](<https://plasticpipe.org/PPI-Home/MunicipalAdvisoryBoard/HDPE_Solutions_to_Lead_Piping.aspx>)\n- [Salt Lake City Public Utilities: customer water-use portal ↗](<https://www.slc.gov/utilities/publicutilitiescustomerportal/>)\n- [Salt Lake City Public Utilities: residential lateral responsibility diagrams ↗](<https://www.slc.gov/utilities/gis-mapping/>)\n- [Salt Lake City: published standard practices, service-tap depth (PDF, pp. 24–25) ↗](<https://www.slcdocs.com/utilities/PDF%20Files/Std_practices_090105.pdf>)\n- [White City Water Improvement District: development standards, July 2019 (PDF, pp. 20 & 25) ↗](<https://wcwid.utah.gov/documents/1559/White_City_Development_Standards_7-10-2019.pdf>)\n- [HammerHead: pneumatic mole tools and residential applications ↗](<https://www.hammerheadtrenchless.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HammerHead-Mole-Piercing-Tools.pdf>)\n- [HammerHead: lead service replacement by pipe slitting ↗](<https://www.hammerheadtrenchless.com/products/pipe-slitting/hydraslitter-lead-lateral-replacement-system/>)\n- [Ditch Witch: horizontal directional drilling equipment ↗](<https://www.ditchwitch.com/directional-drills/>)\n- [West Jordan: water service connection, meter yoke and angle valves ↗](<https://www.westjordan.utah.gov/culinary-water/>)\n- [Watts: how a water pressure regulator works ↗](<https://www.watts.com/dfsmedia/0533dbba17714b1ab581ab07a4cbb521/24275-source/pg-prv-pdf.pdf#page=4>)\n- [Utah Division of Drinking Water: burial cover and frost protection guidance, p. 9 ↗](<https://lf-public.deq.utah.gov/WebLink/ElectronicFile.aspx?dbid=0&docid=4691&eqdocs=DDW-2014-011713&repo=Public>)\n- [Meter yoke detail: APWA 521, reproduced in Bountiful’s plan set, p. 82 ↗](<https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/918043.pdf#page=82>)\n\n[Read the structured guide record (JSON) ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/pb/facts/water-service-line/guide.json>)\n\nOur referral for the buried line\n\n## Bumble Bee Plumbing\n\nContact their team to discuss the property, arrange a site visit and get the work priced.\n\n[Contact Bumble Bee Plumbing ↗](<https://bumblebeeplumbers.com/water-main-repair/>)\n\nConnected in your home\n\n## Keep following the plumbing.\n\n- [01 **Main & outside water shutoffs →** Find where the buried supply reaches the indoor shutoff.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/shutoff-valves/main-water-shutoff/?agentnet=md>)\n- [02 **Water pressure & PRVs →** The regulator controls pressure after water enters the home.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/pressure-prv/?agentnet=md>)\n- [03 **Whole-home repiping →** Continue along the water lines inside the house.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/services/whole-home-repipe/?agentnet=md>)","rendered_at":"2026-09-11T16:15:04+00:00","freshness":"Anonymous canonical WordPress HTML snapshot, cached for at most 120 seconds; browser JavaScript is not executed. 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