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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 217DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
SUBCHAPTER AADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
RULE §217.13Final Construction Drawings and Specifications

(a) If requested by the executive director, an owner shall submit final construction drawings and specifications for a constructed collection system or constructed wastewater treatment facility within 30 days from the date of the request.

(b) The signed and dated seal of an engineer must be on each sheet of the final construction drawings and on the title page of the bound final specifications.

(c) The final construction drawings and specifications must include each of the items in the following paragraphs that are applicable to the project.

  (1) Construction drawings for a collection system.

    (A) The drawings for a collection system must include plan and profile drawings for both gravity pipes and pressure pipes. The drawings must specify the size, grade, and type of pipe materials.

    (B) The drawings must specify the location of any structural features of a collection system, including manholes, waterway crossings, bridge crossings, siphons, lift stations, and air release valves.

    (C) The drawings must specify the location of all potable water distribution lines that are 9.0 feet or closer to any portion of a collection system and indicate the actual separation distances.

    (D) The drawings must include dimensional section details of manholes, manhole covers, and any other collection pipe appurtenances.

    (E) The drawings for a lift station must show the location of the following:

      (i) all pumps, valves, pumping control equipment, safety equipment, and ventilation equipment;

      (ii) points that may be accessed by operational staff, such as manholes and cleanout ports;

      (iii) hatches and hoisting equipment for installing and removing equipment;

      (iv) slope and location of any wet well, floor grouting, valve vaults, valve vault pipes, and gas migration prevention measures used between a wet well and a valve vault;

      (v) pipe entrances and exits;

      (vi) sump pumps;

      (vii) elevations of level control switches; and

      (viii) any other lift station-related appurtenances.

  (2) Construction drawings for a wastewater treatment facility.

    (A) The drawings for a wastewater treatment facility must show a vertical and horizontal scale and must include:

      (i) plan drawings of all pipes;

      (ii) plan and profile drawings of each treatment unit;

      (iii) the dimensions of each treatment unit;

      (iv) all mechanical, electrical, and construction details; and

      (v) a hydraulic profile of a wastewater treatment facility at both design and peak flows.

    (B) The construction drawings may include plans for future expansion of a wastewater treatment facility.

    (C) The construction drawings may include a clarification of any complex details of pipe systems by including an isometric flow diagram.

  (3) The specifications for an alteration of an existing collection system or wastewater treatment facility must include technical descriptions of all equipment including:

    (A) the quantity and sizes of any equipment;

    (B) any applicable materials specifications;

    (C) testing requirements; and

    (D) citations to national standards with which the project complies.

  (4) If requested by the executive director in writing, an owner must submit additional information relating to the plans and specifications within 30 calendar days after the date the executive director sends a request.


Source Note: The provisions of this §217.13 adopted to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6843; amended to be effective December 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 8254

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