Engineering Desing Standards

[linus2003]

I am in the process of putting together a set of design standards for a water company that does both potable water and recycled water distribution. I would like to get a handle on the design standards for the potable water system (pipes, booster stations, wells, etc.). Do any of you have a template or a set of good design standards for potable water systems that you have that you can share with me. It will be very helpful, so I don’t have to reinvent the wheel… Thanks in advance.

 

[cvg]

there are numerous "standards" on the internet including drawings and specs and design standards and policies. However, not sure what you want or what would be suitable for your company.

here is an example:

http://phoenix.gov/WATER/desstand.html

 

[bimr]

This was discussed recently:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=265224&page=5

 

[photoengineer]

I think the American Water Works Association would be a great place to start.

Cedar Bluff Engineering

http://cedarbluffengineering.webs.com

 

[cj5]

There are many different factors that will play into your design standards, such as soil conditions, environmental conditions, and existing design standards. However as you start looking through different design standards, you'll find that all of them are very similar, yet different. My advice would be to research some of the larger established companies in and around your system and/or the cities and counties and go with what works for them. Different cities and counties will also have standards that may not coincide with what your water company would like to do. For example, your water company may want their waterline located 5 off the edge of blacktop, the city may require you to install it 5’ off the centerline, they may also have specific trench bedding details and so on...

 

[s0eebuch]

Is this a private water utility, doing work in a local community?

If so, it sounds like they may already have to abide by at least some of the design standards of the local municipality.

In my area, we have one private water utility that owns/operates a number of wells, pump stations, and distribution system. But, they have emergency tie-ins to the public water system - mostly becuase they have fire hydrants that the fire department must be able to tie into and reliable pull water from.

Because of those emergency tie-ins, they have to abide by the local public utility design standards - at least at the fire hydrants and at the tie-in points.