Table of Contents

 

 

 

Recommended

Standards

for Water Works

 

 

 

2007 Edition

 

 

 

Policies for the Review and Approval

of Plans and Specifications for Public Water Supplies

 

 

 

A Report of the Water Supply Committee of the

 Great Lakes--Upper Mississippi River Board

 of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD                                                                                                                            

POLICY STATEMENT ON PRE-ENGINEERED WATER TREATMENT PLANTS                             
POLICY STATEMENT ON AUTOMATED/UNATTENDED OPERATION OF SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
POLICY STATEMENT ON BAG AND CARTRIDGE FILTERS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES                                                                            
POLICY STATEMENT ON ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT FOR TREATMENT OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES                                                        
POLICY STATEMENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
POLICY STATEMENT ON ARSENIC REMOVAL                                                                                                                                             

INTERIM STANDARD - NITRATE REMOVAL USING SULFATE SELECTIVE ANION EXCHANGE RESIN
INTERIM STANDARD - USE OF CHLORAMINE DISINFECTANT FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
INTERIM STANDARD ON MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES

PART 1 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS
1.0        GENERAL                                                                                                                    
1.1        ENGINEER’S REPORT                                                                                                 

1.1.1     General Information                                                                                           
1.1.2     Extent of water works system                                                                            
1.1.3     Justification of project                                                                                        
1.1.4     Soil, groundwater conditions, and foundation problems                                                                                          
1.1.5     Water use data                                                                                                 
1.1.6     Flow requirements                                                                                             
1.1.7     Sources of water supply                                                                                    
1.1.8     Proposed treatment processes                                                                           
1.1.9     Sewerage system available                                                                                
1.1.10   Waste disposal                                                                                                 
1.1.11   Automation                                                                                                       
1.1.12   Project sites                                                                                                     
1.1.13   Financing                                                                                                         
1.1.14   Future extensions                                                                                             

1.2        PLANS                                                                                                                        

1.2.1     General layout                                                                                                  
1.2.2     Detailed plans                                                                                                   

1.3        SPECIFICATIONS
1.4        DESIGN CRITERIA                                                                                                       
1.5        REVISIONS TO APPROVED PLANS                                                                             
1.6        ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED                                                            


PART 2 - GENERAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
2.0        GENERAL                                                                                                                    
2.1        DESIGN BASIS                                                                                                            
2.2        PLANT LAYOUT                                                                                                           
2.3        BUILDING LAYOUT                                                                                                       
2.4        LOCATION OF STRUCTURES                                                                                       
2.5        ELECTRICAL CONTROLS                                                                                             
2.6        STANDBY POWER                                                                                                      
2.7        SHOP SPACE AND STORAGE                                                                                     
2.8        LABORATORY FACILITIES
2.9        MONITORING EQUIPMENT                                                                                           
2.10      SAMPLE TAPS                                                                                                            
2.11      FACILITY WATER SUPPLY                                                                                           
2.12      WALL CASTINGS                                                                                                         
2.13      METERS                                                                                                                      
2.14      PIPING COLOR CODE                                                                                                  
2.15      DISINFECTION                                                                                                             
2.16      OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL                                                                  
2.17      OPERATOR INSTRUCTION                                                                                           
2.18      SAFETY                                                                                                                      
2.19      SECURITY                                                                                                                   
2.20      FLOOD PROTECTION                                                                                                   
2.21      CHEMICALS AND WATER CONTACT MATERIAL                                                       
2.22      OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

                                            
PART 3 - SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
3.0        GENERAL                                                                                                                    
3.1        SURFACE WATER                                                                                                       

3.1.1     Quantity                                                                                                           
3.1.2     Quality                                                                                                             
3.1.3     Minimum treatment                                                                                           
3.1.4     Structures                                                                                                        
3.1.5     Zebra Mussel control
3.1.6     Impoundments and reservoirs                                                                                            
3.1.7     Security                                                                                                          

3.2        GROUNDWATER                                                                                                         

3.2.1     Quantity                                                                                                           
3.2.2     Quality                                                                                                             
3.2.3     Location                                                                                                           
3.2.4     Testing and records                                                                                           
3.2.5     General well construction                                                                                   
3.2.6     Aquifer types and construction methods - Special conditions
3.2.7     Well pumps, discharge piping and appurtenances


PART 4 - TREATMENT
4.0        GENERAL                                                                                                                    
4.1        CLARIFICATION                                                                                               

4.1.1     Presedimentation                                                                                  
4.1.2     Coagulation                                                                                                      
4.1.3     Flocculation                                                                                                      
4.1.4     Sedimentation                                                                                                  
4.1.5     Solids contact unit                                                                                            
4.1.6     Tube or plate settlers                                                                                         
4.1.7     High rate clarification processes                                                                         

4.2        FILTRATION                                                                                                                 

4.2.1     Rapid rate gravity filters                                                                                     
4.2.2     Rapid rate pressure filters                                                                                  
4.2.3     Diatomaceous earth filtration                                                                              
4.2.4     Slow sand filters                                                                                               
4.2.5     Direct filtration                                                                                                  
4.2.6     Deep bed rapid rate gravity filters                                                            
4.2.7     Biologically active filters                                                                &nb