PART I

DESIGN STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES

FOR

WATER DISTRIBUTION AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

DESIGN

PAGE

 

 

General

 

DS‑1

Contacting Property Owners

 

DS‑3

Construction Drawings

 

DS‑3

Sanitary Sewer Location

 

DS‑4

Depth of Sanitary Sewer Lines

 

DS‑7

Sanitary Sewer Manholes

 

DS‑7

Service Connections

 

DS‑7

Structural Design

 

DS‑8

Hydraulic Design for Sanitary Sewers

 

DS‑8

Sewage Pump Stations and Force Mains

 

DS‑12

Water Pump Stations

 

DS‑13

Water Line Location

 

DS‑13

Depth of Water Lines

 

DS‑15

Water Line Appurtenances

 

DS‑15

Structural Design

 

DS‑16

Hydraulic Design for Water Lines

 

DS‑17

 

 

 

 

APPENDICES

 

 

 

Developers Checklist for Utility Projects

 

APP 1‑1

Information Required for Utilities Contract

 

APP 2‑1

Contacting Property Owners (Sample Letter)

 

APP 3‑1

Engineers Checklist for Water and Sewer Plans

 

APP 4‑1

Easement Plat Requirements

 

APP 4-8

Review Procedure for Water and/or Sewer Plans (Developer Projects)

 

APP 5‑1

Review Process for Water and Sewer Lines in VDOT Right‑of‑Way

 

APP 6‑1

Site Plan Requirements

 

APP 7‑1

Utilities Site Plan Checklist

 

APP 7‑4

Site Utilization Survey

 

APP 7‑9

Procedure for Estimating Customer Water Demand

 

APP 7‑11

Water Meter Sizing Form

 

APP 7‑12

Procedures for Installing 6 Inch Laterals to Existing Sanitary Sewer Lines

 

APP 7‑13

Fire Sprinkler System Requirements

 

APP 8‑1

Standard Procedures for The County's Acceptance of Newly Constructed Pump Stations

 

APP 9‑1

Procedure for Installing Water Meters in Commercial and Industrial Developments

 

APP 10‑1

Procedures for Coordinating Proposed Water Line Designs

    with Existing Septic Tank and Drainfield Systems

 

APP 11‑1

Overall Water/Wastewater System Plan Requirements

 

APP 12‑1

Drawing Quality Control Specification

 

APP 13‑1

Water Flow Test Submittal and Approval Procedures

 

APP 14‑1