When is a permit needed to tap a water main in Riverview?

Tapping a Water Main in Riverview

For Riverview, planning and building permits flow through Plan 360, the Southeast Regional Service Commission. The Town of Riverview says a permit may be required to tap into water and sewer mains and update connections; we found no published conditions or fees. Before any work begins, contact Plan 360 directly to confirm whether a permit is needed for your connection and what the application requires.

A few things to sort out before a machine moves:

• Locates first. Info-Excavation (Click Before You Dig) needs at least three working days' notice; the locate is valid until the end date written on your request. NB Power runs its own separate underground locate service and asks for at least five business days; that locate covers only NB Power-owned lines and is valid for 60 days from the date on the locate form. Private lines, including anything a past owner ran to a garage, shed or outbuilding, are yours to find and mark. Whether Info-Excavation covers municipal water and sewer lines in Riverview is worth confirming with Plan 360 directly.
• WAWA. If the trench runs within 30 metres of a watercourse or wetland, a Watercourse and Wetland Alteration permit from the province is required before any ground disturbance.
• Trench safety. WorkSafeNB's General Regulation 91-191 requires that any trench 1.2 m (about 4 ft) or deeper that workers enter be shored, sloped or benched, or cut in solid rock, and shoring must be engineer-certified. Excavated material stays at least 1.2 m from the edge.

If the work involves a new building or addition, Regulation 2021-2 under the Building Code Administration Act requires a footing and foundation inspection before any backfilling begins. Ask Plan 360 how that inspection is booked.

A fair quote for this kind of work should spell out machine time (a mini excavator runs roughly $65 to $150 per hour; a standard machine $150 to $250 per hour), trucking and spoil disposal, backfill material, and any road-cut or reinstatement work. Ask the contractor how rock is priced if it is encountered, since a hydraulic breaker adds $200 to $300 per hour. Ask for a WorkSafeNB clearance certificate before work starts, and hold back 10% of the contract price for 60 days after substantial performance, as the Construction Remedies Act sets out.

When the work wraps up, hold on to the locate records, any permit and inspection sign-off from Plan 360, and the written quote and invoice together in one place in case a question about the work comes up later.