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HomeMy WebLinkAboutImage_300.00WATER PLAN GENERAL NOTES Standard Plan No. 300 1. ALL WORK AND MATERIALS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST EDITION OF THE CITY OF RENTON PUBLIC WORKS STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND WSDOT / APWA STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, LATEST EDITION AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF RENTON. A SET OF CITY APPROVED PLANS SHALL BE KEPT AT THE JOB SITE WHENEVER CONSTRUCTION IS IN PROGRESS. A PRE -CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE SHALL BE HELD PRIOR TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR AND OR DEVELOPER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING ALL NECESSARY PERMITS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. 2. ALL EXISTING UTILITIES SHALL REMAIN IN SERVICE DURING CONSTRUCTION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CALL 1-800-424-5555 TO VERIFY UTILITY LOCATIONS BEFORE BEGINNING EXCAVATION. 3. ALL MATERIALS USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE NEW AND UNDAMAGED, AND "CATALOG CUTS" FOR ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE CITY OF RENTON PRIOR TO BRINGING ANY MATERIALS ON -SITE. 4. ALL WATER MAIN PIPE MATERIALS SHALL BE CEMENT LINED DUCTILE IRON PIPE, THICKNESS CLASS 52 PER AWWA C 151 AND C 104. PIPE JOINTS SHALL BE PUSH -ON OR MECHANICAL JOINT. CAST IRON OR DUCTILE IRON PIPE FITTINGS SHALL BE CLASS 250 AS PER ANSI/AWWA C110/A21.10-82. ALL DUCTILE IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS SHALL BE WRAPPED WITH 8-MIL BLACK, TUBE -TYPE, POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC PER AWWA C105 STANDARDS. 5. MINIMUM COVER FROM TOP OF WATER MAINS TO FINISHED GRADE SHALL BE 36 INCHES FOR PIPE DIAMETER OF 10-INCH OR LESS AND 48 INCHES FOR PIPE DIAMETER OF 12-INCH AND LARGER. MAXIMUM COVER FOR ALL WATER MAINS SHALL BE 60 INCHES. ANY DEVIATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CITY OF RENTON PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. WHERE UTILITY CONFLICTS OCCUR, THE PROFILE OF THE WATER MAIN SHALL BE ADJUSTED AS NECESSARY TO CLEAR CONFLICTS AND TO PROVIDE MINIMUM COVER. PIPE DEFLECTION SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE-HALF OF PIPE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION FOR SIZE OF PIPE USED. ALL TRENCH BACKFILL SHALL BE COMPACTED TO 95 PERCENT MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY AS DETERMINED BY THE MODIFIED PROCTOR TEST METHOD (MDD) IN ROADWAYS, ROADWAY SHOULDERS, ROADWAY PRISM AND DRIVEWAYS, AND 85 PERCENT MDD IN UNPAVED AREAS. ALL PIPE ZONE COMPACTION SHALL BE 95 MDD. 6. CONCRETE BLOCKING FOR WATER MAINS SHALL BE DESIGNED, INSTALLED AND POURED IN PLACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY OF RENTON STANDARD DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND SHALL BE INSTALLED AT ALL VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL BENDS, FITTINGS AND BASE OF HYDRANTS. MEGA -LUGS (OR SIMILAR PRODUCT) MAY BE REQUIRED ON ALL MECHANICAL JOINTS IN ADDITION TO CONCRETE BLOCKING. ALL NEW WATER MAIN PIPES AND FITTINGS SHALL HAVE A FOAM PIPE PIG RUN THROUGH THEM PRIOR TO BEING FLUSHED, DISINFECTED, AND TESTED. CLEANING, PRESSURE AND PURITY TESTING SHALL BE DONE IN THE PRESENCE OF AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CITY OF RENTON UTILITY INSPECTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPLY, INSTALL AND REMOVE PLUGS, CORPORATION STOPS, BLOW -OFF ASSEMBLIES, AND THRUST RESTRAINT / BLOCKING FOR TESTING AND PURITY ACCEPTANCE. NO CONNECTION SHALL BE MADE BETWEEN THE NEW MAIN OR BETWEEN THE NEW WET -TAP VALVE TO AN EXISTING MAIN UNTIL THE NEW PIPING HAS BEEN FOAM -PIGGED, DISINFECTED, FLUSHED, AND PASSED BOTH PRESSURE AND PURITY TESTING. 8. NEW WATER MAINS INCLUDING SERVICE LATERALS SHALL BE TESTED AT A STATIC PRESSURE OF 150 PSI ABOVE WORKING PRESSURE WITH A MINIMUM OF 225 PSI TEST PRESSURE FOR 120 MINUTES WITH A MAXIMUM OF 5 PSI PRESSURE DROP DURING THE ENTIRE TEST PERIOD. UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE PRESSURE TEST, THE LINE SHALL BE DISINFECTED, FLUSHED, AND THEN WATER SAMPLES SHALL BE TAKEN FOR PURITY TESTING BY THE PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR. 9. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE CITY OF RENTON WATER UTILITY AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS AT LEAST 10 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO MAKING CONNECTIONS TO THE EXISTING WATER SYSTEM. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EXPOSE THE EXISTING WATER MAIN AND FITTINGS AT THE CONNECTION POINT BEFORE ORDERING THE NECESSARY ADAPTORS AND FITTINGS REQUIRED FOR THE FINAL CONNECTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EXCAVATE, REMOVE ALL SURFACE MATERIALS, AND PROVIDE SHORING AND ALL MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THE CITY OF RENTON TO PERFORM THE CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING WATER SYSTEM. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AND INSTALL BACKFILL, CONCRETE BLOCKING, AND COMPLETE SURFACE RESTORATION. *`a, STD. PLAN - 300.0 PUBLIC WORxsWATER PLAN GENERAL NOTES DEPARTMENT MARCH 2O10