HomeMy WebLinkAboutSD-21-19 - Supplemental - 0600 Spear Street (26)Technical Plan Review: SD-21-19 600 Spear St
Please find plan review comments from the South Burlington Water Department below.
1. All water lines and appurtenances shall be installed in accordance with the Champlain
Water District Specifications and Details for the Installation of Water Lines and
Appurtenances, current edition, henceforth CWD Specifications.”
2. There is a 12” AC water main on the east side of Spear Street that shall be tapped for this
project. The main is located off the east edge of the road. Tapping materials shall comply with
the Champlain Water District.
3. The Ludlow fire hydrant located on Spear Street next to the proposed entrance shall be replaced
as part of this project.
4. There is a 12” AC water main located on the east side of Interstate 89 that the proposed
forcemain could be crossing. The main must be located prior to any drilling and connection
activities.
5. All water mains must be moved to the edge of road and not placed in the center of the road where
depicted. No parallel underground utility (ex. phone, electric, cable, gas) shall be designed or
installed within four feet (4’) of the water main from either side, or above the water main from
the bottom of the main to finish grade. Storm sewer and sanitary sewer separations are only as
allowed in these specifications and the VT Water Supply Rule. No building or structure shall be
built above the water line or within the water line easement.
6. Water mains shall be run to the edge of the property and capped where future public roads are
proposed.
7. PVC water mains shall comply with AWWA C900 with minimum Pressure Class 235, DR18.
Tracer wire and termination box specifications are required for plastic pipe.
8. Service lines shall be copper sized appropriately for each dwelling. Information for each
building’s account must be provided to the Department for billing purposes. If a fire sprinkler
line is to be run to each building, then there shall also be a separate domestic water line with
independent shut off located outside in a Department approved location. The domestic line
shall be tapped off the fire sprinkler line.
9. The service line to the existing building shall be shut off at the Spear Street corporation,
disconnected, capped and the curb box removed.
10. Hydrant leads shall be Ductile Iron.
11. Cor-Blue T-bolts and nuts are required for underground installations.
12. Water main intersections shall include three valves at each tee. Anchor tees (aka: Hydrant tees
and Swivel tees) shall be Class 350 ductile iron, cement lined, conforming to AWWA/ANSI
C110/A21.10, C111/A21.11, and C104/A21.4. In lieu of Anchor tees, Mechanical Joint tees may
be used if a Foster Adaptor is used to secure the valve directly to the branch of the tee.
13. V-Bio polyethylene encasement is required for all ferrous material installations underground. This
includes fittings for PVC and HDPE pipe, and fire hydrant barrels.
14. Gate valves shall be Mueller, Kennedy, AFC, M&H or approved equal on water distribution mains
and Mueller, AFC, or approved equal on CWD Transmission mains.
15. Stainless steel tapping sleeves shall be TPS Triple Tap or approved equal.
16. Fire Hydrants shall be Kennedy K-81 D or Waterous Pacer and shall conform to AWWA C502.
Note: Waterous Pacer hydrants shall be installed with a Boston Operating Nut.
17. 4” Storz pumper nozzle connections are required on all South Burlington fire hydrants. Spring
loaded hydrant flags and Storz connections shall be installed before new lines are turned on by
the Department.
18. No connection or taps shall be located within 3 pipe diameters of any other fitting or pipe joint.
Example: If tapping a 12” water line the tapping saddle must be a minimum of 36” away from the
nearest joint in the 12” water line.
19. Connections will only be permitted between the hours of 7:00am and 3:00pm on regular
Champlain Water District business days, except Fridays. All connections must be completed by
3:00pm; connections that cannot be completed by 3:00pm may be suspended and completed the
following business day. A suspended tap may entail back filling the excavation until the following
day. CWD personnel have the authority to suspend connections that they deem cannot be
completed within the time period stated above.
20. No water lines shall be installed after November 15 or before April 1 without prior approval of the
appropriate CWD Division. The appropriate CWD Division may restrict work before November 15
and after April 1 during adverse weather conditions. CWD does not allow excavating for water
mains during the winter months except by special permission.
The SBWD shall provide more comments as this project progresses through further plan reviews.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Jay Nadeau
South Burlington Water Department Director