(1)

Except as provided in Sentence (2), every non-metallic water service pipe or fire service main shall have attached to it

(a)

a 14 gauge TW solid copper light coloured plastic coated tracer wire, or

(b)

a 12 gauge copper clad steel light coloured plastic coated tracer wire.

(2)

Where a water service pipe or fire service main is detectable without the tracer wire referenced in Sentence (1), the tracer wire may be omitted.