Engineering:Curb box
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A curb box (also known as a valve box, buffalo box, b-box, or in British English stopcock chamber) is a vertical cast iron sleeve, accessible from the public way, housing the shut-off valve (curb cock or curb stop) for a property's water service line.[1][2][3] It is typically located between a building and the district's water main lines and usually consists of a metal tube with a removable or sliding lid, allowing access to the turn-key within.[4] It typically serves as the point denoting the separation of utility-maintained and privately maintained water facilities.
The name buffalo box, the first word often capitalized, is applied to curb boxes because they originated in Buffalo, New York.[5]
References
- ↑ "Service Lines". https://www.cityofchicagoheights.org/214/Service-Lines. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ↑ "Valve Boxes and Curb Boxes Information". IEEE GlobalSpec. https://www.globalspec.com/learnmore/building_construction/building_materials/curb_boxes_accessories. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ↑ "Curb Box". Merriam-Webster. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curb%20box. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ↑ American Water Works Association (2011-01-12). Water Distribution Operator Training Handbook Third Ed. American Water Works Association. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-58321-014-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ru7XupmEL3IC&dq=curb+stop+box&pg=PA141.
- ↑ Weiland, Phil (9 February 1996). "No buffaloes in Hammond's buffalo boxes". Lee Enterprises. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815043959/https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/no-buffaloes-in-hammond-s-buffalo-boxes/article_e81c0447-89ba-53c1-9838-6c7a8638d4ca.html. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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