SEWERAGE AND SANITARY WORKS - Public Utilities Board

1 CODE OF PRACTICE ON SEWERAGE AND SANITARY WORKS 1st Edition - Mar 2000 Addendum No. 1 -Feb 2001 Addendum No. 2 Nov 2004 Water Reclamation (Network) Department Singapore (This Code of Practice is published on the PUB Website at URL Address ) Code of Practice on SANITARY Plumbing and Drainage System (Ceased publication since Mar 2000) 1st EDITION MAR 1976 2nd EDITION APR 1984 3rd EDITION FEB 1990 1st REPRINT SEP 1992 2nd REPRINT AUG 1994 3rd REPRINT MAY 1996 4th REPRINT MAY 1997 ADDENDUM SEP 1997 SEWERAGE Procedures and Requirements (Ceased publication since Mar 2000) 1st EDITION MAR 1968 2nd EDITION MAY 1974 1st REPRINT MAY 1975 2nd REPRINT DEC 1975 3rd EDITION NOV 1976 4th EDITION APR 1981 3rd REPRINT DEC 1985 5th EDITION JAN 1987 4th REPRINT FEB 1989 5th REPRINT OCT 1991 6th REPRINT JUN 1994 7th REPRINT JUL 1996 Code of Practice on SEWERAGE and SANITARY WORKS 1st EDITION MAR 2000 ADDENDUM NO.

2 1 FEB 2001 ADDENDUM NO. 2 NOV 2004 (Last update: Nov 2004) CODE OF PRACTICE ON SEWERAGE AND SANITARY WORKS First published, 2000 The Working Committee responsible for the preparation of this Code of Practice consists of representatives of SEWERAGE Department, PUB and representatives from the Professional Institutions: Name Organisation Chairman : Mr Mohd Alami Musa - SEWERAGE Department (PUB) Secretary: Mr Steven Cheong - SEWERAGE Department (PUB) Members : Mr Lim See Gan - SEWERAGE Department (PUB) Mr Ooi Kian Eng - SEWERAGE Department (PUB) Mr Kwok Wing Onn - SEWERAGE Department (PUB) Mr Yam Siew Chow Mr Chua Seow Ann -Singapore Institute of Architects Er. Song Siak Keong Er. Chan Ewe Jin -The Institute of Engineers, Singapore (C & S) Er.

3 Ng Chee Choon Er. Kong Kin Piew -The Institute of Engineers, Singapore (M & E) Er. David Woo Yoh Yeung -Association of Consulting Engineers, Singapore (M & E) Er Ramasubbu Perumalswamy -Association of Consulting Engineers, Singapore (C & S) (Note: SEWERAGE Department was reorganised as Water Reclamation (Network) Department on 1 Oct 2004) (i) CODE OF PRACTICE ON SEWERAGE AND SANITARY WORKS CONTENTS Page Introduction (vi) Terminology (vii) PART 1 PLANNING & DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT WORKS 1 Introduction 1 Planning Requirements 1 PART 2 SEWERAGE WORKS 4 Design Requirements For Sewers 4 Objective 4 Design Flow 4 Size 4 Permissible Velocities and Grades 4 Materials 5 Sewer Sections 5 Sewer manholes 5 Other Appurtenances 6 Sewer Joints and Connections 6 Sewer Pipe Jacking Operations 7 (ii) Page Testing of Water-tightness of sewers (Addendum 2001)

4 7 Good Sewer and Pumping Mains Laying Practice (Addendum 2001) 7 Design Requirements For Pumping Mains 8 Minimum Size 8 Minimum and Maximum Permissible Velocities 8 Materials 8 Pumping Main Section 9 Appurtenances 9 Testing of Pumping Mains (Addendum 2001) 9 Good Sewer and Pumping Mains Laying Practice (Addendum 2001) 9 Requirements For Sewage Treatment Plant 10 Introduction 10 Capacity of Sewage Treatment Plant 10 Location of Sewage Treatment Plant 11 Shielding of Sewage Treatment Plant 12 Separate Plot and Fencing 12 Outlet for Final Effluent 12 Temporary Septic Tank 13 Design Guideline for Sewage Treatment Plants 13 Mechanical & Electrical (M & E) Requirements For SEWERAGE Installations 16 Mechanical Requirements 16 (iii) Page Electrical Requirements 19 PART 3 SANITARY WORKS 22 SANITARY Drainage System 22 Objective 22 Design Criteria 22 Acceptable Design/Practice 23 Material and Component 28 SANITARY Plumbing System 29 Objective 29 Design Criteria 29 Acceptable Design/Practice 30 Material and Component 33 SANITARY Appliances And Fittings 34 Objective 34 Selection/Design Criteria 34 Acceptable practices on Installation of SANITARY Appliances 35 Shallow Floor Trap for Prefabricated Toilet Unit 39 Material and Component 39 Standard Drawings For SANITARY WORKS 40 PART 4 LIST OF STANDARD DRAWINGS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM PUB WEBSITE 68 (iv)

5 Page PART 5 LIST OF ANNEXES (Addendum 2001) 70 ANNEX A - GOOD SEWER AND PUMPING MAINS LAYING PRACTICE (Addendum 2001) 70 ANNEX B - STANDARD DRAWING FOR PROVISION OF ADVANCE CONNECTIONS TO LOT BOUNDARIES FOR SEWER DIVERSION WORK (Addendum 2001) 74 ALL WORK PROCEDURES AND FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PUB WEBSITE AT URL ADDRESS: (v) INTRODUCTION Singapore is characterised by abundant rainfall, high temperature and humidity. Coupled with high population density, waterborne diseases can spread easily and quickly unless a high standard of Public health is maintained. Proper collection, treatment and disposal of domestic and industrial wastewater is therefore necessary to prevent the pollution of watercourses, reservoirs, rivers and the sea, and thus, the spread of diseases.

6 In Singapore, domestic and industrial wastewater is collected and conveyed by sewers to sewage treatment WORKS for treatment before final discharge into the sea. Hence, it is essential that adequate care and precaution be taken to ensure that new development WORKS do not affect the existing SEWERAGE system. It is also important that the SANITARY and SEWERAGE system that are to be provided to serve new developments are designed and constructed properly to maintain the effectiveness of the entire SEWERAGE system. This Code of Practice on SEWERAGE and SANITARY WORKS is issued under Section 33 of the SEWERAGE and Drainage Act (Chapter 294). It aims to guide the Qualified Persons in the proper planning and design of the SANITARY and SEWERAGE system.

7 In stipulating only the minimum and mandatory design requirements to be complied with, it is hoped that the Qualified Persons will exercise flexibility and creativity in the design of SANITARY and SEWERAGE system without compromising on functional and maintenance needs. In addition to the minimum requirements, some good engineering practices in the planning, design and construction of the SANITARY and SEWERAGE system are also given in this code. Director Water Reclamation (Network) Department Public Utilities Board Singapore (vi) TERMINOLOGY Central Building Plan Unit (CBPU) refers to the Central Building Plan Unit of the Planning and Development Department, National Environment Agency (NEA); Department refers to the Water Reclamation (Network) Department (WRN) of the Public Utilities Board (PUB); (Addendum 2004) discharge pipe means a pipe which conveys the discharges from a SANITARY appliance or a floor trap; discharge stack means a main vertical discharge pipe; drain-line means any pipe which is connected to the SEWERAGE system.

8 Fittings means any apparatus or parts used for any SANITARY facility or drain-line of any premises; Public SEWERAGE system includes- (a) SEWERAGE system which were vested in the Government before the appointed day under the repealed Water Pollution control and Drainage Act (Cap. 348) or any other written law; (b) SEWERAGE systems with respect to which a declaration of vesting has been made under Section 9 of the SEWERAGE and Drainage Act; (c) SEWERAGE systems constructed by the Government or the Public Utilities Board on behalf of the Government on any private property at the expense of the Government or acquired by the Government; and (d) SEWERAGE systems constructed on any private property and maintained by the Public Utilities Board ; Public sewer includes- (a) sewers which were vested in the Government before the appointed day under the repealed Water Pollution control and Drainage Act (Cap.)

9 348) or any other written law; (b) sewers with respect to which a declaration of vesting has been made under Section 10 of the SEWERAGE and Drainage Act; (c) sewers constructed by the Government or the Public Utilities Board on behalf of the Government on any private property at the expense of the Government or acquired by the Government; and (d) sewers constructed on any private property and maintained by the Public Utilities Board ; qualified person in relation to any SEWERAGE WORKS , means a qualified person appointed under section 6(3) or 9(2)(b) of the Building control Act (Cap. 29) in respect of WORKS which include the SEWERAGE WORKS , and those whose qualification is appropriate to the nature of those WORKS ; (vii) SANITARY appliances includes wash basins, bath tubs, sinks, urinals, toilet bowls and other appliances which connect, directly or otherwise, to a private sewage treatment plant or a Public SEWERAGE system; SANITARY drainage system means a network of underground pipes comprising drain-lines, branch drain-lines, fittings and inspection chambers for the conveyance of sewage within any premises to a SEWERAGE system.

10 SANITARY facilities includes bathrooms, toilets, facilities for washing and SANITARY appliances, together with the associated pipe-work, whether above or below the ground, which connect, directly or otherwise, to a private sewage treatment or a Public SEWERAGE system; SANITARY plumbing system means a system of SANITARY pipework above the ground comprising one or more discharge pipes, discharge stacks, ventilating pipes, ventilating stacks and fittings for the conveyance of sewage from premises to a SANITARY drainage system; SANITARY WORKS include WORKS on any SANITARY plumbing system or SANITARY drainage system and the fixing, alteration and repair of a SANITARY appliance, and other WORKS connected therewith; septic tank means a tank through which sewage flows and the deposited organic matter is wholly, or partially broken down anaerobically; sewage includes water-borne domestic waste and trade effluent.