Jefferson County, Alabama Environmental Services Department

Standards for Construction of Commercial and

Residential Sanitary Sewer Systems

Adopted November 10, 1999

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1.00

Policies and Procedures

1.0100 Purpose 1.0200 Applicability or Jurisdiction 1.0300 Contractor Prequalification 1.0400 Proposed Pumping Stations 1.0500 Amendments 1.0600 Alternate Construction Methods 1.0700 Definitions 1.0800 Standard Reference Specifications 1.0900 Construction Drawings Review and Approval 1.1000 Final Project Acceptance 1.1100 As-Constructed Drawings 1.1200 Inspection Policy 1.1300 Enforcement Policy 1.1400 Miscellaneous 1.1500 Permits

Section 2.00 Design Guidelines for Sanitary Sewers 2.0100 General 2.0200 Surveys and Investigations 2.0300 Contents of Construction Drawings 2.0400 Easements, Right of Way, and Property Deed Descriptions 2.0500 As-Constructed Drawings 2.0600 General Design Criteria 2.0700 Manholes 2.0800 Pipe Material 2.0900 Quantity of Sanitary Sewage 2.1000 System Layout 2.1100 Design for Various Conditions 2.1200 Service Lines (4 and 6 inch lines)

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Section 3.00 Construction Specifications for Sanitary Sewers 3.0100 Site Preparation 3.0200 Excavation 3.0300 Pipe Bedding 3.0400 Pipe Installation 3.0500 Joint Construction 3.0600 Backfilling Trenches 3.0700 Disposal of Materials 3.0800 Construction Sequence Constraints 3.0900 Connections and Stubouts for Service Lines 3.1000 Connecting New Sewers to Existing Sewers 3.1100 Clay Ditch Checks 3.1200 Manholes 3.1300 Concrete Work 3.1400 Improved Surface Installation and/or Replacement 3.1600 Existing Utilities 3.1700 Work Within the Rights-of-Way of Highways, Railways, or Streets 3.1800 Special Construction 3.1900 Right-of-Way Cleanup and Grassing 3.2000 Special Slope Protection 3.2100 Cased Bores Section 4.00 Material Specifications for Sanitary Sewers 4.0100 Materials 4.0200 Ductile Iron Pipe 4.0300 PVC Pipe 4.0400 Miscellaneous Pipe

4.0410 Casing Pipe 4.0420 Carrier Pipe

4.0500 Pipe Bedding, Backfill, and Foundation Backfill 4.0510 General 4.0520 Pipe Bedding 4.0530 Backfill 4.0540 Foundation Backfill