Utilities Department - 2015 List of Changes to Standard Specifications

Construction and Material Specifications Section 2500 – Sanitary Sewer (8” to 18” Mains)

- Added Section 2503.2.2.e - Material Specification for Stainless Steel Bolts

- Revised Section 2503.2.3.b – Modify allowable application for use of Fusible PVC

- Revised Section 2506.2.10.a – Location Wire to meet manufactures recommendations for uses

- Revised Section 2506.2.10.e – Added Copperhead SnakeBite only used with Copperhead Wire

- Revised Section 2507.2.8 – No rock allowed within 36 inches of pipe embedment and no rock greater than 3” in any trench.

- Added Section 2510.3.8.a.3 – Specific manhole rig and lid specifications

- Revised Section 2511.1 – Revised to match water separation requirements

- Added Section 2511.2 - Added separation requirements between utilities other than water lines.

- Revised Section 2512.5 – Added Mobilization, Testing, Demobilization to Standard Bid Items

Construction and Material Specifications Section 2900 - Waterlines

- Revised Section 2902.2.1 – Included Anchor Couplings in Description

- Revised Section 2902.2.2 – Revised marking specifications for pipe

- Revised Section 2902.2.3 – Modify allowable application for use of Fusible PVC

- Added Section 2902.5 – Stainless Steel Bolt Specification

- Revised Section 2902.6.7 – Added acceptable meter setter

- Revised Section 2902.8.1.a – Location wire to meet manufactures recommendations for uses

- Revised Section 2902.8.1.c – Added meter tiles to accessible location for tracer wire.

- Revised Section 2902.8.1.d – Added Copperhead SnakeBite only used with Copperhead Wire

- Revised Section 2902.8.1.c – Added tracer wire accessibility at meter tiles

- Revised Section 2902.8.1.e – Added Anodes on service line tracer wire if not connected to main wire

- Added Section 2902.11.9 – Minimum casing pipe diameters

- Revised Section 2903.8.a – No rock within 36 inches of waterline

- Revised Section 2903.8.d – No rock within 36 inches of waterline

- Added Section 2903.9.3.4 – Gauges shall have documentation of calibration

- Added Section 2903.12 – Separation requirements between utilities other than sanitary sewer

- Revised Section 2904.5 – Added Mobilization, Disinfection and Pressure Testing, Demobilization to standard bid items.

Design Criteria Section 5500 – Sanitary Sewer (8” to 18” Mains)

- Revised Section 5504.5 – Revised to match water separation requirements

- Added Section 5504.6 – Separation requirements between utilities other than water lines

Design Criteria Section 5900 - Waterlines

- Revised Section 2905.2.1 – specified “back of curb” waterlines minimum cover of 42”

- Added Section 2905.2.2 – minimum cover for waterlines under pavement of 60”

- Added Section 5905.4 – separation requirements between utilities other than sanitary sewer

- Revised Section 5907.2 – revised backflow prevention location requirements based on size of fire line.

Standard Details - Water

Sheet 1:        Added tracer wire to service connection details

                   Added meter support to “Typical ¾” & 1” Service Connections

                   Revised note 3 to match tracer wire specifications

Revised note 1 to specify the need for an anode on service connections if wire cannot be connected to main wire.

Sheet 2:        Revised minimum depth on the “Waterline ROW Crossing Details” under pavement to be 60”

                   Revised wording on “Fire Hydrant Detail” to be called “Fire Hydrant Assembly Detail”

Standard Details - Sanitary Sewer

Sheet 1:        Revised note 7 to match the specifications.

Sheet2:         Added General Note to casing pipe detail clarifying the need to install anode.

Standard Details - Meter Vault

- Revised Note 7 to state “NRS Resilient seat gate valve with handwheel, FLxFL

Fireline Connections – Typical Connection Details

- Removed “Short Service Backflow Located Outside of Building” from details.