What can I use to cover/surround my water shut-off valve that is located 3 feet down in ground under a shrub?

The shut-off is in front of my townhome and HOA says I am responsible, privately owned, city not responsible, blah, blah. The valve is three feet deep and under a shrub and is covered completely by dirt. I want to enclose it and cover it for easy access to shut off if needed quickly without digging to find it. Any ideas?

What can I use to cover/surround my water shut-off valve that is located 3 feet down in ground under a shrub?
Get a section of PVC about 6 or 8 inches in diameter and put it in the hole. Cover with metal plate or disc
Reply:this is something u want to get to easy in case of an emergency ...i'd remove the shrub if its in the way.....there are utility boxes u can cover it with ( a plastic box with no bottom and green lid) found in the plumbing section of the Home Depot.. or a 3inch PVC pipe with a cap on the end placed around the shut off valve....u should also pick up a shut off key if it's that far under the ground ( shut off key is a T shaped bar found in plumbing section used to fit over the shut off valve to shut it off and on)
Reply:Take 2 five gallon buckets and cut the bottoms out with a jig saw. Line up the 2 bottoms of buckets and duct tape together. Make several wraps and overlap a couple of times.


Save the lid from one of the buckets.


Bury so lid is 6" below grade. Cover with dirt.


Works Great.
Reply:Try PVC pipe. Pound a length down around the pipe and when level with the ground, then dig out the soil. When finished, ut a PVC end cap on the top and then you can remove it whenever you need access.
Reply:A 6" diameter or larger plastic pipe (abs or pvc) cut to the required length with a lid should do the trick. Similar to the exterior clean out you might have outside, but larger.