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View the complete Policies and Procedures for Processing Water and Wastewater Projects for Design and Construction Manual.  (pdf, 2.03mb, 85pp, timely download). 

For shorter download time you may view the manual by individual sections below.

SectionContents within Section
IntroductionTable of Contents and Introduction
Section IStandard Procedure Summary
General
Project Process
Section IIGeneral Design Requirements for Water & Wastewater Projects
Section IIIDesign Criteria for Water Projects
General
Pressure Plane Areas
Design Criteria
Section IV

Design Criteria for Wastewater Projects
General
Preliminary Design Procedure
Wastewater Mains and Laterals
Wastewater Lift Stations and Force
Mains

Section IV: 1-6 is a special subsection addressing new wastewater lift stations that may be turned over to the Water Department for ownership, operation and maintenance.  

Section IV: 1 Introduction

Section IV: 2 Civil Design Criteria

Section IV: 3 Structural Design Criteria

Section IV: 4 Mechanical Design Criteria

Section IV: 5 Electrical and Instrumentation Design Criteria

Section IV: 6 Project Closeout

    Subsection IV:7 Design Criteria for Wastewater Mains

Section VEasement Requirements
Appendix AGeneral Requirements for Developer’s Project
Appendix BMinimum Requirements for Developer’s Project
Appendix CExpediting Review and Approval of Plans
Appendix D Pre-Qualification Requirements for Contractors
Appendix E*

 Formal Community Facilities Agreement

Appendix F Informal Community Facilities Agreement
Appendix G Standard Symbols and Abbreviations
Appendix H Backflow Protection
Appendix I Definitions

*This is for information only. The formal CFA will be prepared by Water staff.
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