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1 STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS JULY 24 , 2013 VERSION Sacramento Area Sewer District 10060 Goethe Road Sacramento CA 95827 District STANDARDS and SPECIFICATIONS Final Version (7/24/2013) 3 DOCUMENT OUTLINE SECTION 100: GENERAL SECTION 200: DESIGN SECTION 300: CONSTRUCTION SECTION 400: REHABILITATION SECTION 500: STANDARD PLANS TABLE OF CONTENTS 100 Overview .. 15 Purpose .. 15 Design Practice .. 15 Enforcement .. 15 Changes .. 15 Modifications and Deviations .. 15 Final Authority .. 16 Disclaimer & Applicability .. 16 Document Precedence .. 16 101 Information .. 16 District Overview .. 16 District Boundary .. 17 Capacity Plan .. 17 Existing Facility Information.

2 17 102 Definitions and Acronyms .. 18 18 18 Jurisdiction .. 19 Life-Cycle Cost Analysis .. 19 Submittals .. 19 Design and Construction .. 19 Phasing and Deferral of Design and Construction .. 19 Reimbursable Trunk Design and Construction .. 20 Collector Reimbursement Agreement .. 20 200 General Requirements and Procedures .. 21 Applications .. 21 Sewer Studies .. 21 Design Report .. 22 District STANDARDS and SPECIFICATIONS 4 Final Version (7/24/2013) Project Specific Plans and SPECIFICATIONS .. 24 Geotechnical Reports .. 30 Upper Laterals .. 30 Grease Interceptors .. 30 Sand or Grit Interceptors .. 30 201 Capacity Design .. 30 Flow Estimation.

3 30 Sewage Flows .. 32 Capacity .. 32 202 Main Line Alignment .. 33 General .. 33 Main Lines .. 33 Easements .. 35 Access Roads .. 37 203 Gravity Collection System .. 38 General .. 38 Hydraulic Requirements .. 38 Depth .. 39 Material .. 39 Groundwater Requirements .. 40 Trench Loading Conditions and Pipeline Design .. 40 Bedding and Initial Backfill .. 41 Cathodic Protection .. 42 Manhole Criteria .. 42 Drop Connection Criteria .. 44 Flusher Branch Criteria .. 45 Lower Lateral Design .. 45 Waterway Crossing Design .. 48 Trenchless Design .. 49 Sewer Systems for Multiple Buildings and Parcels .. 50 204 Pressurized Collection System .. 50 Size and Velocity.

4 51 Hydraulic C Factor .. 51 Water Hammer .. 51 Horizontal Location .. 51 Profile .. 51 Separation Distance from Water Mains .. 51 Pressurized Pipeline Locator .. 52 Cathodic Protection .. 52 District STANDARDS and SPECIFICATIONS Final Version (7/24/2013) 5 Combination Air Release Valves .. 52 Thrust Forces and Shearing .. 52 Pressurized Pipeline Discharge .. 53 205 Pump Stations .. 53 General .. 53 Site Criteria .. 54 Design Considerations .. 55 56 Mechanical STANDARDS .. 61 Electrical .. 64 SCADA, Controls, and 66 Private Pump Stations .. 69 206 Standard Equipment and Requirements List .. 69 300 General .. 73 Encroachment Permits .. 73 Other Agency Notifications.

5 73 Approved Plans .. 73 Mobilization .. 74 Traffic Control .. 75 Stop Work .. 75 Public Notification .. 75 Measurement and Payment .. 76 301 Preconstruction Photographs .. 76 General .. 76 Preconstruction Photographs .. 76 Measurement and Payment .. 77 302 Construction Area Traffic Control .. 77 General .. 77 Measurement and Payment .. 77 303 Existing Facilities .. 77 General .. 77 Sewage Bypass Pumping and Flow Control .. 78 Coordination with Existing Operations .. 80 Confined 80 Odor Mitigation .. 81 Lower Lateral Connection to Existing Main Line .. 81 Lower Lateral Connection to Existing Manhole .. 81 Connection to Existing Lower Lateral Stubs.

6 82 District STANDARDS and SPECIFICATIONS 6 Final Version (7/24/2013) Connection to Existing Main Line Tap .. 82 Modification of Structures .. 82 Facilities Abandonment .. 82 Measurement and Payment .. 84 304 Dust Control .. 85 General .. 85 Dust Palliative .. 85 Measurement and Payment .. 85 305 Clearing and Grubbing .. 85 General .. 85 Measurement and Payment .. 87 306 Water Used In Construction .. 87 General .. 87 Measurement and Payment .. 88 307 Earthwork .. 88 General .. 88 Subgrade Preparation .. 88 Imported Borrow .. 89 Surplus Material .. 89 308 Dewatering .. 90 General .. 90 Requirements .. 91 Dewatering .. 91 Erosion and Pollution Control.

7 91 Disposal of Water .. 91 Restoration .. 91 Measure and Payment .. 92 309 Construction Materials .. 92 Approved Equal .. 92 Portland Cement .. 92 Concrete Aggregates .. 92 Water for Concrete .. 92 Premolded Expansion Joint Filler .. 92 Portland Cement Concrete .. 92 Curing Compounds for Concrete .. 92 Aggregate Bases .. 93 Graded Pit Run Base .. 93 Cobbles .. 93 District STANDARDS and SPECIFICATIONS Final Version (7/24/2013) 7 Geotextile Fabric .. 93 Cement Treated 94 Lime Treated 94 94 Controlled Low Strength Material .. 94 Crushed Rock .. 95 Asphalt .. 95 Vitrified Clay Pipe .. 95 Subsurface Drains .. 96 Ductile Iron Pipe and Ductile Iron 96 High Density Polyethylene Pipe.

8 98 Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe .. 100 Reinforcing Steel .. 101 Valves .. 101 Water Service Connection .. 103 Manhole Joints .. 103 Paint .. 104 Liquid Asphalt .. 104 Asphaltic Emulsion .. 104 Epoxy .. 104 Nonshrink Grout .. 104 310 Trenchless Operations .. 104 General .. 104 Equipment .. 105 Pipe Types .. 106 Main Line to Manhole Connections .. 106 Installation of Conductor Pipe .. 106 Installing Carrier Pipe Inside Conductor Pipe .. 106 Voids .. 106 Tolerances .. 107 Dry Boring of Lower Laterals .. 107 Wet Boring of Lower Laterals .. 107 Abandonment of Instruments .. 107 Measurement and Payment .. 108 311 Structure Excavation and Backfill .. 108 General.

9 108 Unsuitable Material .. 108 Final Quantity .. 109 Backfill for Structures .. 109 District STANDARDS and SPECIFICATIONS 8 Final Version (7/24/2013) Measurement and Payment .. 109 312 Trench Excavation, Bedding, and Backfill .. 110 General .. 110 Controlled Low Strength Material .. 110 Excavation Method .. 110 Pipe Bedding .. 112 Trench Backfill .. 112 Measure and Payment .. 112 313 Gravity Pipeline .. 113 General .. 113 Materials .. 113 Excavation and Bedding .. 113 Laying Pipe .. 113 Testing .. 115 Measurement and Payment .. 118 314 Lower Laterals .. 119 General .. 119 Installation .. 119 Markings .. 120 Sewer Relief Valves .. 121 Measurement and Payment.

10 121 315 Structures .. 121 General .. 121 Precast Concrete Manholes .. 121 Flusher Branches .. 123 Precast Concrete Vaults .. 123 Wet Well .. 124 Testing .. 125 Measurement and Payment .. 125 316 Pressurized Pipelines .. 126 General .. 126 Valves .. 127 Locators .. 127 Thrust Blocks and Restrained Joints .. 127 Discharge .. 127 Testing .. 127 Measurement and Payment .. 129 317 Protection .. 129 District STANDARDS and SPECIFICATIONS Final Version (7/24/2013) 9 General .. 129 Protective Lining, Coating and Encasement .. 130 Cathodic Protection .. 130 Submittals .. 133 Measurement and Payment .. 133 318 Locating Markers .. 133 General .. 133 Pipe Locator Ribbon.