Water Specification [DOC] - City of Barrie

City of Barrie 

Water Distribution Specification 

Table of Contents 

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February, 2005 

DISCLAIMER 

The City of Barrie has supplied these Specifications, Standard Drawings and Materials Lists with the 

express understanding that it shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever to any person, corporation 

or organization for damages, injuries or costs resulting from the use of the information supplied. 

The information contained herein is not to be reproduced, sold or given in any manner without the 

prior consent of the City of Barrie. 

The City of Barrie reserves the right to amend, alter or to accept revisions to these Specifications at 

any time without further notice. 

It is everybody’s responsibility to check with the City of Barrie for new revisions. 

Last Revision Date: February, 2005




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SECTION “A” - INTRODUCTION 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1.0 Introduction..............................................................................................................................A- 

1 

2.0 Definitions................................................................................................................................A- 

1 

SECTION “B” - DESIGN CRITERIA 

1.0 Design Criteria General...........................................................................................................B-1 

2.0 Flow Calculations ....................................................................................................................B-2 

3.0 Watermain................................................................................................................................B-3 

4.0 Hydrants ...................................................................................................................................B-4 

5.0 Restraining Watermain............................................................................................................B-4 

6.0 Fittings......................................................................................................................................B-4 

7.0 Watermain Offsets ...................................................................................................................B-4 

8.0 Watermain Bedding.................................................................................................................B-5 

9.0 Services ....................................................................................................................................B-5 

10.0 Service Saddles........................................................................................................................B-5 

11.0 Tappings...................................................................................................................................B-5 

12.0 Valves.......................................................................................................................................B-5 

13.0 Maximum Joint Deflection Full-Length Ductile Iron Pipe 

Mechanical Joint Pipe (Charts) ...............................................................................................B-6 

14.0 PVC Watermain.......................................................................................................................B-8 

SECTION “C” - SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND APPROVALS 

1.0 Plans .........................................................................................................................................C-1 

2.0 Approvals.................................................................................................................................C-1 

3.0 MOE Approvals.......................................................................................................................C-3 

SECTION “D” - INSPECTION 

1.0 Inspection General................................................................................................................. D-1 

2.0 Contractor’s Supervision....................................................................................................... D-2




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SECTION “E” - BY-LAWS AND AGREEMENTS 

1.0 Liability Insurance ...................................................................................................................E-1 

SECTION “F” - INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION 

1.0 Installation and Construction...................................................................................................F-1 

2.0 Materials...................................................................................................................................F-1 

3.0 Watermain and Appurtenances ...............................................................................................F-1 

4.0 Tracer Wire ..............................................................................................................................F-2 

5.0 Hydrants ...................................................................................................................................F-2 

6.0 Services ....................................................................................................................................F-3 

7.0 Restraining ...............................................................................................................................F-3 

8.0 Fittings......................................................................................................................................F-3 

9.0 Fill Areas..................................................................................................................................F-3 

10.0 Bedding ....................................................................................................................................F-3 

11.0 Protection of Existing Utilities................................................................................................F-4 

12.0 Locates .....................................................................................................................................F-4 

13.0 Testing......................................................................................................................................F-4 

14.0 Initial Tie-In .............................................................................................................................F-5 

15.0 Swabbing/Charging the Watermain........................................................................................F-6 

16.0 Pressure Testing.......................................................................................................................F-6 

17.0 Chlorinating .............................................................................................................................F-7 

18.0 Flushing....................................................................................................................................F-7 

19.0 Sampling ..................................................................................................................................F-8 

20.0 Continuity Test.........................................................................................................................F-8 

21.0 Tie-Ins ......................................................................................................................................F-8 

SECTION “G” - RESIDENTIAL DOMESTIC WATER SERVICES 

1.0 Design.......................................................................................................................................G- 

1 

2.0 Installation................................................................................................................................G- 

1 

3.0 Residential Service Specifications ..........................................................................................G- 

2 

4.0 Residential Service Inspections...............................................................................................G- 

3 

5.0 Procedure for Pressure Testing Residential Water Services..................................................G- 

3 

6.0 Water Service Repair Procedure .............................................................................................G- 

4 

7.0 Domestic Water Meters...........................................................................................................G- 

4 

8.0 Care of Water Meters ..............................................................................................................G- 

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9.0 Location of Water Meters in Residences 

G-5 

10.0 Remote Wire Installation/Inspection ......................................................................................G- 

5 

11.0 Failure to Register Properly.....................................................................................................G- 

5 

12.0 Testing......................................................................................................................................G- 

5 

13.0 Dispute Test of Water Meters .................................................................................................G- 

5 

14.0 Discontinue the Supply............................................................................................................G- 

5 

15.0 Draining the Plumbing.............................................................................................................G- 

6 

16.0 Not for Resale ..........................................................................................................................G- 

6 

SECTION “H” – GENERAL SERVICES 

1.0 General Requirements ........................................................................................................... H-1 

2.0 Drawing Requirements.......................................................................................................... H-2 

3.0 Specifications for General Services Domestic and Fire Services........................................ H-3 

4.0 General Service Water Meters .............................................................................................. H-4 

5.0 Fire Services........................................................................................................................... H-6 

6.0 Testing Procedure .................................................................................................................. H-6 

7.0 Swabbing/Charging the Watermain...................................................................................... H-7 

8.0 Pressure Testing..................................................................................................................... H-7 

9.0 Chlorinating ........................................................................................................................... H-9 

10.0 Flushing.................................................................................................................................. H-9 

11.0 Sampling ................................................................................................................................ H-9 

12.0 Continuity Testing ................................................................................................................. H-9 

SECTION “I” - FREEHOLD/CONDOMINIUM TOWNHOUSE PROJECTS DEVELOPED 

UNDER SITE PLAN 

1.0 Site Plan....................................................................................................................................I-1 

2.0 Design Criteria.........................................................................................................................I-1 

3.0 Installation and Construction of Freehold Projects on City of Barrie Right Of Way 

Watermain..........................................................................................................................I-1 

Water Services...................................................................................................................I-2 

Water Meters .....................................................................................................................I-2 

4.0 Condominium - Private 

Watermain..........................................................................................................................I-2 

Water Services...................................................................................................................I-2 

Water Meters .....................................................................................................................I-2 

SECTION “J” -CITY OF BARRIE CHARGES




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1.0 City of Barrie Charges.............................................................................................................J-1 

SECTION “K” - MATERIAL DATA SHEETS 

1.0 Watermain................................................................................................................................K- 

1 

2.0 Water Services .........................................................................................................................K- 

1 

3.0 Watermain Fittings & Couplings ............................................................................................K- 

1 

4.0 Watermain Valves ...................................................................................................................K- 

2 

5.0 Hydrants ...................................................................................................................................K- 

3 

6.0 Valve Boxes.............................................................................................................................K- 

3 

7.0 Valve Stem Extension .............................................................................................................K- 

4 

8.0 Restraining Glands...................................................................................................................K- 

4 

9.0 Metallic Caution Tape .............................................................................................................K- 

5 

10.0 Tracer Wire ..............................................................................................................................K- 

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11.0 Tie-Rods...................................................................................................................................K- 

6 

Water Service Materials: 

12.0 Service Boxes...........................................................................................................................K- 

6 

13.0 Service Box Rods ....................................................................................................................K- 

6 

14.0 Service Saddles........................................................................................................................K- 

6 

15.0 Spacers .....................................................................................................................................K- 

7 

16.0 Metering ...................................................................................................................................K- 

7 

17.0 Main Stop.................................................................................................................................K- 

9 

18.0 Curb Stop ............................................................................................................................. .K-10 

19.0 Couplings ............................................................................................................................. .K-10 

20.0 Angle Meter Stops ............................................................................................................... .K-11

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Section “A” - Introduction 


1.0 INTRODUCTION 

The purpose of the following specification is to provide a guideline for the design, materials 

and installation of water systems connected to the City of Barrie Water Distribution System. 

This information will be made available to Consulting Engineers, Subdividers, Contractors 

or any individual wanting to make any connection to the City of Barrie Water Distribution 

System. 

This specification is applicable to installation of services and watermains up to and including 

400mm in diameter. Installations of watermains larger than 400mm in diameter or for any 

special installation shall be reviewed on an individual basis by the City of Barrie 

Engineering Department. 

The information found in this specification is to be used in conjunction with the terms of the 

Subdivider’s Agreement and/or Site Plan Agreement issued by the City of Barrie 

Engineering Department. 

This information will be a supplement to any additional or updated specification, approved 

by the City of Barrie. 

2.0 DEFINITIONS 

In this specification the following definitions shall apply: 

The word "City" shall mean the City of Barrie. 

The word "Contractor" shall mean the firm of Contractors, the company or individual 

acting as the Contractor and having entered into a contract with the Developer/Owner to 

install the watermains, services and/or appurtenances. 

The words "Developer(s)/Owner(s)" shall mean the person(s) appearing on the last revised 

assessment role of the Corporation of the City of Barrie to be the Owner(s) of the land. 

The words "City Representative" shall mean any person assigned to a project by the City to 

carry out work on their behalf. The name of the Representative shall be specified prior to the 

start of construction on any project. 

The word "Consultant" shall mean professional engineers authorized to practice in Ontario 

and shall be responsible for the preparation of drawings and specifications for the proposed 

extension to the water distribution system to the satisfaction of the City's Engineering 

Department. The Consultant shall act on behalf of the Developer/Owner. 

The word "Lateral" shall mean every water pipe installed from the watermain to serve one 

lot.

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Section “A” - Introduction 


“AWWA” shall mean the American Water Works Association. 

“OPSD” shall mean the Ontario Provincial Standard Drawings. 

“ODWS” shall mean the Ontario Drinking Water Standards 

The words “General Service(s)” shall mean Industrial, Commercial, Institutional, and 

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Section “B” - Design Criteria 

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1.0 DESIGN CRITERIA GENERAL 

1.1 The Developer/Owner shall employ a Professional Engineer, authorized to practice in 

Ontario, to design the watermain in conjunction with all sewers, roads, elevations and other 

services, in order that all services will be properly co-ordinated. 

1.2 The proposed development must be serviced from the municipal water distribution system. 

1.3 In order to provide proper and reliable water distribution systems within the development, 

reasonable looping of these systems shall be provided to the satisfaction of the City's 

Representative. 

1.4 Should the Developer/Owner propose to "phase" the servicing of this development, the City 

reserves the right to comment and/or alter the proposal, in order to service the development 

in a logical order. 

1.5 The Developer/Owner shall submit detailed engineering drawings for the water distribution 

design. 

1.6 The Developer/Owner and his Consultant shall propose the size of the watermain to 

accommodate the development. Watermain size shall be determined by fire flow plus 

maximum day use. Fire flows shall meet the following criteria: Flows to be calculated using 

formula on page B-2. 

a) Residential Single Family Streets: minimum 57 l/sec (750 gpm) @ 138 kpa residual 

(20 psi); preferred 76 l/sec (1,000 gpm) @ 138 kpa residual (20 psi). 

b) Institutional/Convenience Commercial: minimum 91 l/sec (1,200 gpm) @ 138 kpa 

residual (20 psi); preferred 114 l/sec (1,500 gpm) @ 138 kpa residual (20 psi). 

c) Industrial/Commercial Subdivisions: minimum 136 l/sec (1,800 gpm) @ 138 kpa 

residual (20 psi); preferred 152 l/sec (2,000 gpm) @ 138 kpa residual (20 psi). 

d) Downtown Commercial: minimum 136 l/sec (1,800 gpm) @ 138 kpa residual (20 

psi); preferred 189 l/sec (2,500 gpm) @ 138 kpa residual (20 psi).

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2.0 FLOW CALCULATIONS 

2.1 Typical Hydrant Flow Calculations: 

Calculate Flow at 20 P.S.I. Residual Pressure 

QA = QT ha 

ht 

QA = Flow at 20 P.S.I. 

QT = Flow at Test 

ha = Pressure Drop Available 

ht = Pressure Drop at Test 

Example: Static - 56 PSIG; Residual - 40 PSIG; Flow - 976 GPM 

56 - 20 

QA = 976 = 1464 GPM 

56 - 40 

2.2 Oversizing of watermains would be considered as any watermain larger than 200 mm in 

diameter. The City would entertain compensating the Developer the difference in the cost of 

materials between a 200 mm diameter watermain and an oversized watermain. Each project 

would require City approval on an individual basis. Should this approval be granted, the 

developer would be entitled to compensation at the time the service main is approved and 

connected to the City system. 

2.3 Oversizing will not be considered should the design for fire flows and maximum daily 

demand within a particular development dictate the use of a watermain in excess of 200 mm 

in diameter. 

2.4 Should the Ministry of the Environment conclude the City of Barrie does not have sufficient 

water reserve capacity to adequately service the site; the City of Barrie draft plan comments 

shall become null and void until the capacity issue can be resolved to the satisfaction of the 

Ministry of the Environment. 

2.5 The City Representative shall review the preliminary drawings, make comments and discuss 

any changes required with the Developer/Owner and/or his Consultant. 

2.6 Engineering drawings submitted shall include water distribution designs, and driveway 

locations (see page C-1). It will be the Developer/Owner’s responsibility to co-ordinate all 

utility plants (including; gas, hydro electric, TV cable and telephone cable) so that conflicts 

(including driveways) do not occur in the field, on boundary roads or on proposed internal 

streets. It will be the sole responsibility of the Developer/Owner for all relocations and costs 

incurred, as deemed appropriate by the City. 

2.7 The Developer/Owner shall have survey markers and/or property bars defining the boundary 

of each lot, easement and road allowance.

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2.8 The Developer/Owner shall obtain all necessary permits and consents associated with the 

excavation and the installation of water distribution systems on existing City of Barrie road 

allowances. 

3.0 WATERMAIN 

3.1 The City will permit the use of Polyvinyl Chloride PVC (Class 150) or Ductile Iron 

(Class 52) watermains up to and including 400 mm diameter pipe size. PVC watermain 

must be used when a soils report indicates aggressive soils. The City Representative 

reserves the right to impose the type of watermain material. 

3.2 All PVC watermain shall be colour coded blue. Watermains shall be installed with a 

minimum cover of 1.7 metres over the mains in urbanized areas, and 2.2 metres in rural 

areas. 

3.3 Watermains shall be located on the opposite side of the road from the proposed hydro 

distribution and opposite to the sidewalk. If sidewalks are installed on each side of the 

roadway, then the watermain shall be located on the north and west side of the street 

opposite the hydro distribution. 

3.4 All watermains in a cul-de-sac shall conform to BSD-55 showing typical cul-de-sac 

watermain design, as directed by the City Representative. 

3.5 Hydrants shall be installed on all dead end watermains. At the discretion of the City’s 

Representative, a blow-off may be utilized instead of the hydrant. 

3.6 The minimum size of a watermain shall be 150 mm in diameter. 

3.7 The minimum horizontal separation between the watermain and the sanitary/storm sewer is 

to be 2.5 metre sunless otherwise indicated on standard drawings. 

3.8 A minimum of 0.5 metre vertical clearance between the watermain and all utilities must be 

kept, while still maintaining a minimum depth of cover at all times. 

3.9 All fill areas, where the Developer/Owner’s water system is to be placed, shall be filled to 

sub-grade prior to installation. Fill areas shall be compacted to a minimum of 95% Standard 

Proctor Density prior to the installation of the watermain. 

3.10 In non-standard locations, such as easements, parks, townhouses/condominium 

developments and reconstruction projects, metallic warning tape shall be used over all 

watermain. The metallic warning tape shall be terminated at hydrants. The metallic warning 

tape shall be laid in the trench 0.3 metres (12”) to 0.5 metres (19”) directly above the PVC 

watermain.

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4.0 HYDRANTS 

4.1 Hydrant flange elevations shall be set at a grade that will give a flange elevation of 50 mm to 

100 mm above final grade. 

4.2 Hydrants shall maintain a minimum of 1.5 metres clearance from the edge of driveways, 

roadways, utilities or other above grade obstacles. 

5.0 RESTRAINING WATERMAIN 

Restrained watermain shall be used where any utility is located in excess of 5.5 metres below 

finished grade and future excavation may expose the watermain. Restraint on Ductile Iron 

watermain shall be obtained by using tie rods with bell clamps, complete with a welded ring 

by the manufacturer, on the spigot end of the ductile iron pipe. All steel rods shall be 

stainless steel. Restraint for PVC watermain shall be obtained by using restraining glands. 

Refer to BSD-47 showing a typical restrained watermain. 

6.0 FITTINGS 

Mechanical joint Ductile Iron fittings shall be used on Ductile Iron watermain. Mechanical 

joint fittings or PVC push-on fittings that meet AWWA Specification C-907 and CSA 

B137.2 shall be used where applicable, on 150 mm to 400 mm in diameter PVC watermains. 

Should Ductile Iron mechanical joint fittings be employed, the Contractor shall install 

sacrificial caps on every bolt. PVC joints using mechanical joint fittings are to be square cut, 

not bevelled. 

7.0 WATERMAIN OFFSETS 

7.1 Typical watermain offset from property line shall be in accordance with the City of Barrie 

Road Allowance Specifications (see BSD-01 through BSD-7B and BSD-43). Anyone 

making a connection to the existing watermain distribution system must make an application 

to the City of Barrie for Municipal Consent. No construction shall begin without receiving 

City of Barrie Municipal Consent. 

7.2 The standard offset of all watermains must be maintained on any curved line. Pipe 

deflection should be used wherever possible to minimize the use of bends. Wherever it is 

necessary to deflect from a straight line, either in the vertical or horizontal plane, the amount 

of deflection shall not exceed that required for satisfactory making up of the joint, as directed 

by the manufacturer. If, in the opinion of the City Representative the deflection is excessive, 

he will order the pipe removed and reinstalled with the use of bends and proper thrust 

restraint, in order to provide for acceptable deflection. Refer to the table and chart on pages 

B-6 through B-8.

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8.0 WATERMAIN BEDDING 

Watermain shall be constructed with beddings as per OPSD 802.010 (granular ‘A’ 

embedment material) for flexible pipes and OPSD 802.030 or 802.031 class ‘B’ (granular 

‘A’ bedding material, granular ‘A’ or select native cover material) for rigid pipe unless 

otherwise approved by the Director of Engineering, or alternative embedment material. 

Alternative embedment material shall be sand meeting gradation requirements of OPS 

1004.05.05 compacted to 95% Standard Proctor Density. Geotechnical certification of 

alternative material and compaction must be provided every 150 metres. The compaction 

testing must include the entire envelope (haunches, bedding and top of pipe). 

9.0 SERVICES 

Residential - Refer to Section G 

General Service - Refer to Section H 

10.0 SERVICE SADDLES 

Service saddles must be used on all PVC watermain and on ductile iron watermain where 

tapping size is 38 mm or 50 mm. 

11.0 TAPPINGS 

11.1 Ductile Iron watermain services larger than 25 mm require a tapping saddle and sleeve and 

shall be located at the 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock position. 

11.2 On PVC watermain, tapping of 19 mm to 25 mm shall be at the 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock 

position. The tap must not be closer than 600 mm from the ends of the pipe. Avoid tapping 

into discoloured areas of the pipe and do not tap a curved pipe. All tappings on PVC 

watermain require saddles. 

11.3 Tappings of 38 mm to 50 mm shall be at the 3 o’clock or 9 o’clock position. Only approved 

PVC tapping machines are to be used on PVC watermain by competent personnel and a 

protective blanket must be used if tapping under pressure. Extra precaution should be taken 

during installation in cold weather.

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12.0 VALVES 

12.1 All valves are to be resilient seat gate valves, complete with valve box, on watermains up to 

and including 400 mm. Valves may be mechanical joint or push-on. 

12.2 Valves shall be installed with a maximum separation of 305 metres in all areas, or with a 

maximum of 60 services between valves. 

12.3 Valves shall be located at intersections so as to be in the boulevard behind the curb radius. 

12.4 Valves in excess of 1.7 metres in depth shall require a valve stem extension. 

12.5 Three (3) valves shall be located at tee intersections. Where no services connect to the main 

between valve locations, one (1) valve may be eliminated upon City approval. 

12.6 Four (4) valves shall be located at cross intersections. 

12.7 Pressure reducing valves may be required in certain areas within the City of Barrie limits. 

Pressure reducing valves are not to be used as standard installations, but as special 

installations, at the discretion of the City's Representative. The setting of valves shall be 

determined by the City Representative. All pressure reducing valves shall be installed in an 

approved pre-cast chamber. 

13.0 MAXIMUM JOINT DEFLECTION FULL-LENGTH 

DUCTILE IRON PIPE -- MECHANICAL JOINT PIPE 

Pipeline Curve Geometry 

O = deflection angle 

S = joint deflection offset 

L = laying of length 

R = radius of curve 

R = L 

2 tan 0/2

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NOMINAL 

PIPE SIZE 

INCHES 

DEFLECT 

ANGLE - 0 

DEGREES 

MAXIMUM OFFSET--S* 

in (m) 

L* = 18 ft 

(5.5 m) 

L* = 20 ft 

(6.1m) 

APPROX. RADIUS OF 

CURVE--R* PRODUCED 

BY SUCCESSION OF 

JOINTS. 

ft (m) 

L* = 18 ft 

(5.5 m) 

L* = 20 ft 

(6.1 m) 

4 (100 mm) 8-18 31 (0.79) 35 (0.89) 125 (38) 140 (43) 

6 (150 mm) 7-07 27 (0.69) 30 (0.76) 145 (44) 160 (49) 

8 (200 mm) 5-21 20 (0.51) 20 (0.56) 195 (59) 220 (67) 

10 (250 mm) 5-21 20 (0.51) 20 (0.56) 195 (59) 220 (67) 

12 (300 mm) 5-21 20 (0.51) 20 (0.56) 195 (59) 220 (67) 

16 (400 mm) 3-35 13.5 (0.34) 15 (0.38) 285 (87) 320 (98) 

18 (450 mm) 3-00 11 (0.28) 12 (0.30) 340 (104) 380 (116) 

20 (500 mm) 3-00 11 (0.28) 12 (0.30) 340 (104) 380 (116) 

Section C600 AWWA Standards 

NOMINAL 

PIPE SIZE 

INCHES 

MAXIMUM JOINT DEFLECTION* FULL-LENGTH 

DUCTILE IRON PIPE -- PUSH-ON TYPE JOINT PIPE 

DEFLECT 

ANGLE - 0 

DEGREES 

MAXIMUM OFFSET--S* 

in (m) 

L* = 18 ft 

(5.5 m) 

L* = 20 ft 

(6.1 m) 

APPROX. RADIUS OF 

CURVE--R* PRODUCED 

BY SUCCESSION OF 

JOINTS 

ft (m) 

L* = 18 ft 

(5.5 m) 

L* = 20 ft 

(6.1 m) 

4 (100 mm) 5 19 (0.48) 21 (0.53) 205 (62) 230 (70) 

6 (150 mm) 5 19 (0.48) 21 (0.53) 205 (62) 230 (70) 

8 (200 mm) 5 19 (0.48) 21 (0.53) 205 (62) 230 (70) 

10 (250mm) 5 19 (0.48) 21 (0.53) 205 (62) 230 (70) 

12 (300 mm) 5 19 (0.48) 21 (0.53) 205 (62) 230 (70) 

16 (400 mm) 3* 11 (0.28) 12 (0.30) 340 (104) 380 (116) 

18 (450 mm) 3* 11 (02.8) 12 (0.30) 340 (104) 380 (116) 

20 (500 mm) 3* 11 (0.28) 12 (0.30) 340 (140) 380 (116) 

* For 16 inch and larger push-on joints, maximum deflection angle may be larger than shown 

above. Consult the manufacturer. Section C600 AWWA Standards.

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14.0 PVC WATERMAIN 

14.1 Pipe Deflection 

On a radius, lengths should be assembled in a straight line and then curved in the trench. All 

curvatures result from the bending of the pipe lengths. Deflection of the joint is very slight, 

up to one degree. The Contractor shall follow, at all times, manufacturer specifications for 

pipe deflection. 

Offset per 20 ft (6.1 metres) Length Pipe Size 

4" (100 mm) - 24" (610 mm) 

6" (150 mm) - 17" (430 mm) 

8" (200 mm) - 12" (305 mm) 

10" (250 mm) - 11" (280 mm) 

12" (305 mm) - 9" (230 mm) 

16” (400 mm) - 6” (150 mm)



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Section “C” - Submission of Plans and Approvals 

1.0 PLANS 

1.1 The Developer/Owner or his Consultant shall submit a proposed design for any extension of 

the water distribution system to the City's Engineering Department for approval. 

1.2 The preliminary submission shall consist of paper copies: 

Two (2) copies of the "Overall General Plan" (scales 1:500 to 1:2000) 

Two (2) copies of the "Plan and Profile Drawings" (scale 1:500 or 1:250 horizontal and 1:50 

vertical) 

One (1) copy of the "Proposed Registered Plan" 

This preliminary plan shall show the size and type of watermain, the location of mains, 

valves, hydrants, services, bends, tees, and crosses in relation to all other utilities. The 

submission also shall include the location of proposed and existing elevation. These plans 

shall be on “D” standard size sheets of paper. This preliminary submission shall be reviewed 

by the City's Engineering Department and one (1) copy shall be given back to the 

Developer/Owner showing all the changes that are required. 

1.3 The final submission shall consist of one (1) set of paper and one (1) set of mylar copies of 

the following: 

"Overall General Plan" (scale 1:500 to 1:2000) 

"Plan and Profile Drawings" (scale 1:500 or 1:250 horizontal and 1:50 vertical) 

"Ministry of the Environment Application for Approval of Water Works" and 

supporting documents. 

One (1) set of "mylars of Overall General Plan" and "mylars of Plan and Profile 

Drawings" on D standard sheets, complete with the City of Barrie signature of approval for 

roads, watermain, sanitary and storm sewer locations. 

1.4 Digital data must be AutoCAD compatible with the City of Barrie and must be tied to the 

horizontal Cosine Network NAD83. 

2.0 APPROVALS 

2.1 The City of Barrie will not release consent for the issue of building permits prior to the 

watermains and services being installed, approved and connected to the existing municipal 

water distribution system.



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2.2 Approval for construction shall be given if: 

1. The City has approved all drawings and materials; 

2. The City has received a complete set of mylars; 

3. The City has received a copy of the Ministry of the Environment Certificate of 

Approval, and number; 

4. The Subdivider's Agreements have been signed; 

5. All Letters of Credit have been placed; 

6. All cash contributions have been made between the City of Barrie and the 

Developer(s)/Owner(s); 

7. All drawings pertaining to roads, sanitary, and storm sewer locations have been 

signed by the City of Barrie; 

8. All Municipal Consents have been approved by the City of Barrie; 

9. The City has received 48 hours notice prior to construction; and 

10. The required liability insurance has been taken out. Refer to Section E. 

2.3 Should the Subdivider’s Agreement not be signed, the Developer/Owner will be permitted to 

start work on their own lands once the following conditions are met: 

1. MOE Certificate of Approval obtained; 

2. The Engineering Fee is paid to the City; 

3. Insurance requirements are in place; and 

4. The housekeeping deposit is paid. 

No connection to existing municipal services or work on City property will be permitted 

until after registration of the Plan of Subdivision. 

2.4 All field or design changes affecting servicing drawings shall be forwarded to the City 

Representative for comment prior to any further work proceeding. 

2.5 No tie-ins to the existing municipal water distribution system will be allowed until the 

Subdivider’s Agreement has been signed by all parties. 

2.6 Upon completion of the testing procedure, the Consultant shall deposit with the City, within 

30 days, mylar drawings showing "as-constructed" details of all watermains, fittings, water 

services and hydrant locations complete with constructed elevations. These drawings shall 

be drawn on “D” standard size sheets of mylar, with scales of 1:500 or 1:250 for "Plan and 

Profile Drawings" and 1:500 to 1:2000 for "Overall General Plans". 

2.7 Failure to provide mylars and valve location drawings will result in the City taking the 

responsibility to produce "as-constructed" mylars. All associated costs shall be at the 

expense of the Developer/Owner.



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3.0 MOE APPROVALS 

The Applications for MOE Approval and Certificate of Approval must follow the most 

recent Guide for Applying for Approval of Municipal and Private Water and Sewage Works.



Section “D” - Inspection 

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1.0 INSPECTION 

1.1 The City requires an inspection of all distribution systems installed. 

1.2. The Contractor shall notify the City Engineering Department 48 hours before commencing 

any work. 

1.3 The City does not provide full time inspection but a City Representative will be on site as 

long as required, to ensure proper installation, materials, and construction is adhered to as 

outlined in this document. 

1.4 The City Representative shall be introduced to the Contractor at the pre-construction 

meeting. 

1.5 The City Representative shall not be considered as a substitute for supervision by the Owner 

or his Contractor. 

1.6 The City Representative is not responsible for ensuring that the trench meets the criteria set 

out by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Safety shall be adhered to at all times. 

1.7 The Developer/Owner shall pay the City for the services of the City Representative at 

regular rates Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Overtime rates shall apply for 

all other times, including statutory holidays and City holidays. When a contractor is going to 

work outside of normal working hours he should notify the City’s Engineering Department a 

minimum of 48 hours before work is to commence. 

1.8 The Contractor should follow all instructions given by a City Representative of the City 

relating to the quality or type of material, installation or construction practices. 

1.9 The Developer/Owner agrees to have a surveyor verify the final installation grades, 

elevations and the trench locations for the watermain, main valves, hydrant valves and top 

flange elevations of the hydrants. The surveyor shall provide the City Representative with a 

daily written verification. 

1.10 The City Representative has the right to suspend the work immediately if the work practices 

being employed, the materials being used or the proposed layout is insufficient. This will be 

in the form of verbal notification, followed by a written notification. Work shall not 

recommence until the written notification has been rescinded by the City Representative. 

1.11 The City Representative, in consultation with the Consulting Engineer and the Design Staff, 

reserves the right to order field revisions at the expense of the Developer/Owner.



Section “D” - Inspection 

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2.0 CONTRACTOR'S SUPERVISION 

The Contractor shall have a Supervisor/Foreman in charge at all times. This person shall be 

responsible for notices, communication or installation instructions and safety precautions.



Section “E” - By-Laws and Agreements 

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1.0 LIABILITY INSURANCE 

1.1 The Contractor shall provide, maintain and pay for insurance and all required assessments to 

protect himself and the City from claims under the Workers' Compensation Act and from 

any other claims for damages arising from personal injury, including death, and for claims 

for property damage that may arise from his operation under this contract. 

1.2 The Developer/Owner shall save harmless, the City, its agents and employees from and 

against all claims, demands, losses, costs, damages, actions, suits and proceedings arising out 

of or attributable to any act or omission in connection with the development and servicing of 

this plan of subdivision, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, including 

inspections of the services arising out of, or attributable to the development.



Section “F” - Installation and Construction 

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1.0 INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION 

1.1 Prior to the installation of the watermain and appurtenances, the Contractor shall notify the 

City’s Representative 48 hours in advance. 

1.2 The Consultant/Contractor shall obtain all necessary permits and consents associated with 

the excavation and installation of water distribution systems on existing City of Barrie road 

allowances. The Developer/Owner shall have survey markers and/or property bars defining 

the boundary of each lot, easement and road allowance. 

1.3 All construction shall conform to the City's Standard Specifications and Drawings. During 

construction all watermain installations shall be in accordance with ANSI/AWWA Standard 

C651-99 - Disinfecting Watermains. 

2.0 MATERIALS 

2.1 The Contractor shall supply all materials for the watermain and appurtenances necessary for 

the complete watermain assembly. 

2.2 A complete list of materials, which will be used to install the water distribution system, shall 

be sent to the City Representative for approval before construction commences. 

2.3 The Contractor shall inspect all materials before installation and reject any pieces showing 

breaks, cracks or other defects. Before the watermain is lowered into the ground it shall be 

brushed out to ensure that there is no dirt or foreign material in the watermain or 

appurtenances. 

3.0 WATERMAIN AND APPURTENANCES 

3.1 Sacrificial caps shall be used on all mechanical joint fittings on every bolt. The Contractor 

shall provide for sufficient bolt lengths to accommodate the caps. 

Refer to the Material Data Sheet (Cathodic Protection) located on page K-4. 

3.2 Concrete thrust blocking shall be installed at all tees, vertical and horizontal bends, hydrants, 

ends of watermains and connections 100 mm and larger, as per OPSD 1103.010 and OPSD 

1103.020. PVC ‘tee’ pressure fittings require additional thrust blocking on either side of the 

tee legs. In cases where concrete thrust blocking is inappropriate, restraining glands may be 

used at the discretion of the City’s Representative.




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3.3 All watermain tees, horizontal bends and branch valves in fill areas shall be restrained with 

tie rods, 19 mm stainless steel, in addition to concrete thrust blocking. 

3.4 The Contractor shall install the pipe and appurtenances to the line and grades noted on the 

construction drawings, with a minimum depth cover of 1.7 metres in residential areas and 2.2 

metres in rural areas. The Contractor is responsible to notify the City’s Representative 

immediately of any discrepancies to line or grade. 

3.5 Bonding wedges, as supplied by the manufacturer are NOT to be installed on ductile iron 

pipe. 

3.6 All couplings must be installed with the proper restraining glands. 

4.0 TRACER WIRE 

4.1 All non-metallic and metallic reinforced watermains shall be installed with a #12 TWU 

stranded copper tracer wire along the spring line of the watermain. The tracer wire shall be 

wrapped around each joint of the watermain and brought to the surface at each hydrant and 

connected to flange bolt. A continuous length of wire must be used. If the wire must be 

joined, the appropriate wire connectors shall be used and wrapped with self-amalgamating 

tape to prevent corrosion. If no hydrants are available then some means of connecting to 

wire must be established. 

4.2 When non-metallic mains are connected to metallic mains, a tracer wire must be installed 

and bonded (cade weld) to metallic main. 

4.3 To ensure there is no damage to the tracer wire during or after construction, the City’s 

Representative shall do a continuity test on the wire during testing procedures. Should the 

City’s Representative find a problem with continuity or installation of the tracer wire, the 

Contractor/Developer shall be responsible for the repair, at no cost to the City. 

4.4 In non-standard locations, such as easements, parks, townhouse/condominium developments 

and reconstruction projects, metallic warning tape shall be used over all watermains. The 

metallic warning tape shall be laid in the trench 0.3 metres (12”) to 0.5 metres (19”) directly 

above the watermain. 

5.0 HYDRANTS 

5.1 All hydrants are to be connected to the watermain using a 150 mm ductile iron mechanical 

joint anchor tee complete with adjustable flange and resilient seat gate valve or PVC push-on 

tee, complete with restraining rods and clamps, from tee to the valve. The detail of the 

hydrant installation shall be according to BSD-50. Hydrant flange elevation should be set at 

a grade that will give a final flange elevation of 50 mm to 100 mm above final grade. 

5.2 Hydrants shall maintain an absolute minimum of a 1.5 metre clearance from the edge of all 

driveways, utilities or any other above grade obstacles.




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5.3 Maximum hydrant spacing is 152 metres in residential areas and 92 metres in General 

Service areas. 

5.4 Painting of hydrants will be completed by the City of Barrie - refer to Section J. 

6.0 SERVICES 

Refer to Section G for Residential Services 

Refer to Section H for General Service Services 

7.0 RESTRAINING 

In all areas where the watermain is to be laid in fill areas or where other utilities will be 

located 5.5 metres or more below the finished grade or where, during installation of other 

utilities, will expose the watermain, the watermain shall be restrained in addition to thrust 

blocking. Restraint shall be achieved by using tie rods with bell clamps complete with a 

welded ring on the spigot end of the ductile iron pipe. All tie-rods shall be stainless steel. 

Refer to BSD-47. 

8.0 FITTINGS 

Mechanical joint fittings shall be used on Ductile Iron watermain. PVC push-on fittings or 

mechanical joint fittings that meet C-907 and CSA B137.2 shall be used on PVC watermain. 

9.0 FILL AREAS 

No watermain shall be laid in fill until the density reports have been submitted to, and 

approved by the City’s Representative. No watermain shall be laid in fill areas until such 

areas have been filled to sub-grade and compacted to 95% Standard Proctor Density. The 

City’s Representative shall receive a copy of the compaction reports. 

10.0 BEDDING 

10.1 Watermain shall be constructed with beddings as per OPSD 802.010 (granular ‘A’ 

embedment material) for flexible pipes and OPSD 802.030 or 802.031 Class ‘B’ (granular 

‘A’ bedding material, granular ‘A’ or select native cover material) for rigid pipe unless 

otherwise approved by the Director of Engineering, or alternative embedment material. 

Alternative embedment material shall be sand meeting gradation requirements of OPS 

1004.05.05 compacted to 95% Standard Proctor Density. Geotechnical certification of 

alternative material must be provided every 150 metres. The compaction testing must 

include the entire envelope (haunches, bedding and top of pipe).




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10.2 Cover is to be placed 0.3 metres minimum above the top of watermain grades and 

compacted to minimum of 95% Standard Proctor Density. Tests should be taken along the 

centre line of watermain at maximum intervals of 150 metres. 

10.3 In cases where native material is deemed unsuitable by the City’s Representative, backfill 

will be imported granular and shall be at the sole discretion of the City’s Representative. 

10.4 In areas where the City’s Representative allows a watermain to be installed with less than a 

minimum cover, the Contractor is to supply and install Styrofoam SM insulation or Urecon 

insulation as directed by the City’s Representative to protect watermains, hydrant leads and 

appurtenances. 

11.0 PROTECTION OF EXISTING UTILITIES 

11.1 It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to protect and support existing 

underground/overhead utilities, which may be encountered during the progress of the work. 

11.2 Any existing utilities, which have to be relocated, shall be at the Contractor's expense with 

no cost to the City. 

11.3 Utility poles, which require support, shall be held with the appropriate equipment as supplied 

by the Contractor, at his expense. The attachment of this equipment shall be made by the 

Utility Company. The Contractor must have a qualified person on-site at all times to operate 

any vehicle, used to support utility poles. 

12.0 LOCATES 

12.1 The Contractor must arrange for locates of all utilities by contacting the appropriate 

operating authority prior to any excavation on road allowance. 

12.2 The City will locate watermain and services on private property upon request. However, this 

will be at no liability to the City, and the locate will not be guaranteed. 

13.0 TESTING 

Testing of the system shall conform to the following sequence: initial tie-in, remove 

swabs/charge the watermain, pressure test, chlorinate the system, flush the system, take a 

water sample for bacteriological analysis, tracer wire continuity and complete final tie-ins. 

No tie-ins to the existing water distribution system shall be allowed until the Subdivision 

Agreement has been signed by all parties, all financial obligations have been fulfilled and all 

testing and sampling has been completed to the satisfaction of the City. When all the above 

conditions are met, the new system shall be connected to the existing system.




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14.0 INITIAL TIE-IN 

14.1 At the discretion of the City’s Representative, a Contractor may be permitted one initial tiein 

to the existing watermain by installing a new resilient seat gate valve. The Contractor 

shall supply all materials, excavation, labour, equipment and restoration. The City’s 

Representative shall be present to inspect the tie-in by the Contractor. Should there be an 

existing valve in place for tie-in purposes, the Contractor may utilize this valve with the 

understanding that should this valve fail, for any reason during the testing procedure, it shall 

be the Contractor's responsibility to replace the valve, including all labour, material and 

excavation. The City’s Representative shall determine the location of the tie-in. All 

required tappings, on existing charged watermains must be performed by the City. If a 

tapping sleeve and valve is required for the initial tie-in, they must be supplied and installed 

by the Contractor. A City Representative must be present during the installation. 

14.2 There shall be a daily charge for operation of a valve for filling the watermain. 

14.3 Failure to comply with this regulation will result in a charge, outlined in By-law 99-290 

located in Section E. 

14.4 Should the City’s Representative deem that circumstances do not allow an initial tie-in; then 

the Contractor shall use a by-pass complete with a check valve and shutoff. The location of 

the by-pass shall be at the discretion of the City’s Representative. 

14.5 A City Representative must complete all tappings off any existing charged watermain. The 

Contractor shall provide all materials, excavation, necessary safety devices, backfill and 

restoration to permit the City’s Representative to complete the tapping. The Contractor shall 

be responsible for all City costs associated with tapping watermains. 

14.6 The Contractor shall remove all temporary services from the watermain when the services 

are no longer needed and replace them with brass plugs. 

14.7 The Contractor shall not operate any existing valves, existing blow-offs, existing hydrants or 

remove any anti-tampering devices for any reason. 

14.8 If an existing hydrant is used for by-pass purposes, there shall be a daily charge for installing 

and removing a gate valve, as supplied by the City. Only gate valves supplied by the City 

shall be used. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to supply a check valve immediately 

downstream of the City-installed gate valve.




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15.0 SWABBING/CHARGING THE WATERMAIN 

15.1 Swabs shall be supplied by the City’s Representative on the site. The swabs shall be 

numbered and the City’s Representative is required to witness the installation of swabs by 

the Contractor. A swabbing schedule shall be prepared by the Developer’s Consultant and 

approved by the City’s Representative. The swabbing schedule shall indicate where the 

swabs are to be installed and removed. 

15.2 Swabs up to and including 250 mm may be taken out of hydrants, if available. If hydrants 

are not located in suitable areas then risers shall be installed by the Contractor, at his 

expense, to facilitate the removal of swabs. All risers shall be properly restrained and 

installed above ground. All swabs over 250 mm must be taken out of risers. Refer to 

BSD-45. 

15.3 The City’s Representative shall remove the swabs. However, the Contractor shall be 

required to provide assistance, at his expense. The Contractor must supply a means of 

swabbing the system as determined by the City’s Representative. It will be the responsibility 

of the Contractor, during swabbing, to supply a water course for the water to escape without 

causing damage/erosion to the existing grade of the property or adjacent properties. 

15.4 Any damage caused by swabbing the watermain must be restored to its original state or 

better, by the Contractor. The City shall not be responsible for any damage or repairs during 

swabbing. 

15.5 All swabs shall be accounted for and removed from the system prior to pressure testing the 

system. Any swabs that are not accounted for must be located and removed, including 

material, labour, equipment and excavation, with no cost to the City. 

16.0 PRESSURE TESTING 

16.1 The Contractor shall strive to install a system that has zero leakage and zero pressure drop 

when tested. Pressure testing of all new water systems will be completed by the City’s 


16.2 The pressure test will be for a two hour period at 150 psi zero leakage and zero pressure 

drop. If the pressure test meets this criterion, the system as a whole, shall be accepted. 

16.3 If the above criterion is not met, the system will be divided into sections no greater than 

305m in length. Each section will be tested individually and will be required to meet the 

allowable leakage and test pressure criteria, as outlined in the AWWA Specification 

C-600-99; Section 4 "Hydrostatic Testing" and Section 4.1 "Pressure and Leakage Test".




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16.4 All Contractor-installed main valves and hydrant valves are to be opened by the Contractor 

and checked by the City’s Representative, to ensure that all valves are open prior to any 

pressure test. 

16.5 The Contractor is responsible for the supply of a suitable pressure test location to allow City 

Personnel to complete a pressure test. This test point will be a 19 mm service, complete with 

a main stop and curb stop and box. The service tail shall be above grade for easy access. 

16.6 The Contractor shall supply all materials, excavations, labour and equipment necessary for 

the pressure test, at no expense to the City. 

16.7 From November 01 to April 01, the contractor shall supply a heated enclosure, at their 

expense, to protect the pressure pump and to facilitate the test. 

16.8 Failure of the initial pressure test by the City’s Representative shall result in all further 

pressure tests being charged to the Contractor. 

17.0 CHLORINATING 

17.1 Upon approval of the pressure test, the City’s Representative shall proceed to chlorinate the 

new system, using a Contractor-supplied 19 mm temporary service. The service shall have a 

tail brought above grade a minimum of 1 metre to allow access for the chlorine pump. This 

service should be at the tie-in point on the newly-installed watermain. The point of 

chlorination must be located in such a way that the new system is chlorinated using a flow of 

water from the existing system to distribute the chlorine. 

17.2 The Contractor shall "NOT" operate any main valves, hydrant blow-offs, by-passes or any 

other appurtenances within the new system during the period of chlorination. 

17.3 The system shall be chlorinated with an initial concentration of 50 mg/L available chlorine 

and allowed to remain in the new system for a minimum of 24 hours. The City’s 

Representative shall flush the system after the chlorine has been in the system for a 

minimum of 24 hours. 

18.0 FLUSHING 

18.1 The Contractor must supply a means of flushing the system, as determined by the City’s 

Representative. Only the City’s Representative shall operate valves for flushing the system.




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18.2 It is the responsibility of the Contractor, during charging, swabbing, chlorination and 

flushing of the system, to supply a means for the water to escape without causing 

damage/erosion to the existing grade of the property or any adjacent property. The City’s 

Representative shall not flush the system if it is felt that proper precautions have not been 

taken by the Contractor to do so. Any damage caused by flushing during chlorinating or 

charging of the watermain must be restored to the original state or better by the Contractor, 

at his expense. The City shall not be responsible for any damage or repair caused by 

flushing the watermain. 

18.3 Special attention should be given to any areas that are close to streams, ponds or ditches that 

may be contaminated by runoff water from flushing chlorine from the watermain. It is the 

responsibility of the Contractor to provide a means of safely removing the chlorinated water 

in these areas. 

18.4 The Contractor shall supply all materials, labour, and excavation necessary for flushing the 

new system. 

19.0 SAMPLING 

The City Representative (certified Water Distribution Operator) shall take water samples, for 

analysis, from all newly installed watermains after the system has been flushed. The new 

system shall become part of the existing water system upon potability confirmation from the 

City Representative. 

If the sample does not pass, additional swabbing, chlorinating and flushing will be required 

until a successful potability result has been obtained. All costs shall be at the Contractor's 

expense. 

20.0 CONTINUITY TEST 

The City’s Representative shall do a continuity test on the watermain or tracer wire during 

the test procedures. Should the City’s Representative find a problem with continuity or 

installation of the tracer wire, the Contractor will not be allowed a final tie-in to the system. 

The Contractor/Developer shall be responsible for the repair, at no cost to the City. 

21.0 TIE-INS 

Upon receipt of Ministry of the Environment approvals by the City and all testing has been 

completed to the satisfaction of the City’s Representative, the remaining tie-ins may be 

scheduled. At the discretion of the City’s Representative, the Contractor may be permitted 

to do the tie-in. A City Representative must be present when the Contractor performs the tiein. 

When the Contractor is not granted permission to do the tie-in, the Contractor shall 

provide all the materials, excavation, labour, equipment, necessary safety devices and 

restoration for the City Representatives to complete the actual tie-in. The Contractor shall 

provide assistance as required by the City’s Representatives.



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Section “G” - Residential Domestic Water Service 

1.0 DESIGN 

1.1 Each residential building lot will be permitted one service. The service pipe must be laid at 

right angles to the watermain and in a straight line from the watermain to the meter. The 

standard service lateral will be normally located so as to pass through a point near the centre 

of the building lot frontage. 

1.2 The only exception to the aforesaid would be in a multi-family residential development, 

when ownership of the property is maintained by one person or corporation. (Refer to 

BSD-25) 

1.3 On crescents or cul-de-sacs the service lateral may be laid at other than right angles to the 

watermain, but in a straight line from the watermain to the meter. 

1.4 Service boxes shall be located on the property line in residential areas (Refer to BSD-25). A 

36” stainless steel service box rod must be installed. 

1.5 Water services are not to be installed in driveways. 

2.0 INSTALLATION 

2.1 A City Representative must complete all tappings off an existing charged watermain. The 


restoration to permit the City’s Representative to complete the tapping. The Contractor shall 

be responsible for all City costs associated with tapping watermains. 

2.2 All 19 mm and 25 mm services shall be tapped at the 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock position. The 

copper service shall be installed with a goose neck at the watermain. The height of the goose 

neck should be kept to a minimum. Refer to Drawing BSD-48. Services 38 mm and 50 mm 

require a saddle and shall be at the 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock position. Refer to BSD-49. All 

services off PVC watermains require a service saddle. 

2.3 The Contractor shall install a marker of 50 mm x 100 mm lumber, 2.5 metres in length, at 

each curb stop at the time of installation. The marker should project 1.3 metres above 

ground and be identified by painting the top 300 mm with “blue” paint. These markers must 

be removed at the time of acceptance of the watermain. 

2.4 The City requires three working days notice from receipt of payment, made at building 

permit stage, to complete a tapping. 

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3.0 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS 

3.1 Copper service pipe shall be a continuous run of Type "K" (W.H.) 3rd party soft copper, 

minimum 19 mm in diameter. 

3.2 Copper services shall enter through the building wall or under the footings. 

3.3 On a service of 50 mm and smaller, a main stop shall be installed at the watermain. 

3.4 Water services terminated in a crawl space or any other inaccessible areas will not be 

accepted. 

3.5 Any services larger than 50 mm shall be installed in accordance with procedures outlined in 

Section F - Installation and Construction. 

3.6 Curb boxes shall be sized for the service. The service box shall be installed in a 

perpendicular manner, properly adjusted to final grade. A 36” stainless steel service box rod 

must be installed. 

3.7 Curb stops shall be placed on the street property line. 

3.8 Curb stops shall be ball style with compression connection. 

3.9 Couplings shall be copper compression. 

3.10 There shall be no couplings under the foundation or floor of the building or inside the 

building. Only one (1) coupling is permitted between the curb stop and the angle meter 

valve for services under 50 mm. 

3.11 No couplings will be permitted between the watermain and the curb stop for services under 

50 mm. 

3.12 An angle meter ball valve, complete with compression connection, is to be installed on all 

residential water services, at the point the service enters the building and prior to the water 

meter. 

3.13 Angle meter valves shall be no less than 300 mm and no more than 450 mm above the 

finished grade. 

3.14 Trench depth shall be a minimum of 1.7 metres deep from final grade. Where the 19 mm 

service cannot maintain 1.7 metres due to the elevations of utilities, the contractor shall 

install 4.0 metres of 100 mm PVC SDR28 liner, a minimum of 0.5 metres below the utility. 

This will allow for the installation/removal of the water service.



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3.15 Services 19 mm to 52 mm in diameter shall be embedded in sand, conforming to OPS 

1004.05.05, and 100 mm above and below the service pipe. 

3.16 The Contractor will be responsible for any costs associated with the relocating of service(s) 

that do not comply with the City's specifications. 

4.0 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE INSPECTIONS 

4.1 The Contractor shall schedule service inspections forty eight hours in advance. 

4.2 All applicable inspection fees, meter fees and/or tapping fees must be paid prior to 

scheduling of inspections. Refer to the fee schedule located in Section J. 

4.3 Should the City’s Representative be required to return to the site for an extra inspection (due 

to curb box damage, curb box not accessible, coupling not exposed, approved angle meter 

valve not installed, leakage or the remote wire test fails), the Contractor shall reschedule 

another inspection and shall be invoiced a service charge. 

4.4 Copper pipe must be extended inside the building to the meter location and the angle meter 

valve must be installed. All services must be completely accessible at all times. 

4.5 It is the responsibility of the Contractor to provide the appropriate protection to prevent 

damages caused by the flushing procedure. 

4.6 During winter conditions, the same procedures shall apply. The Contractor is responsible for 

protecting the service from adverse weather conditions, including freezing. 

5.0 PROCEDURE FOR PRESSURE TESTING RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICES 

5.1 When a City Representative arrives to install a water meter, a pressure test of the water 

service will be performed at this time. 

5.2 The water service will be thoroughly flushed and then a pressure gauge will be installed by 

the representative at the angle meter valve location. The curb stop is then operated by the 

City Representative to pressurize the service and then the stop is turned off. 

5.3 The pressure gauge will register system pressure and must be left in position a minimum of 

three minutes after the gauge needle has stabilized. No drop in the registered pressure on the 

gauge will be considered an acceptable test.



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5.4 Tests that have not passed will be flushed by the Representative and re-tested. If the second 

test does not pass, the builder will be notified to have the water service excavated and 

repaired. The City Representative will retest at the builder’s expense. 

5.5 The City Representative shall record service sketch measurements for locating the curb 

stop/box with respect to the watermain, property line and the building. 

5.6 Should the Contractor use the water service prior to meter installation, a back flow device 

shall be installed. 

6.0 WATER SERVICE REPAIR PROCEDURE 

6.1 When a water service is identified as leaking, the City’s Representative will establish an 

approximate location of the leak. The location of the leak will determine who is responsible 

for the remedial action. 

a) The property owner is responsible for repairs to all leaks located on private property. 

If the leak, in the City’s Representative's opinion, requires immediate attention, the 

City will undertake the necessary repairs or replacements. The property owner will 

be invoiced for the costs involved. The property owner may be able to recover the 

repair costs from the builder. 

b) ASSUMED SUBDIVISION 

The City will repair all leaks located on assumed road allowances using procedures 

deemed appropriate by the City’s Representative, at the City's expense. 

UNASSUMED SUBDIVISION 

The City’s Representative will contact the Developer to explain the situation and 

confirm a repair date. 

If the scheduled date is unacceptable in the City’s Representative's opinion OR if the 

Developer refuses to acknowledge responsibility OR if in the City’s Representative's 

opinion the leak requires immediate attention, the City will undertake the necessary 

repairs or replacements. The Developer will be invoiced for the costs involved. 

Should the invoice not be paid, the City will proceed to recover the costs by drawing 

on the Letter of Credit for this development. 

7.0 DOMESTIC WATER METERS 

For meters up to and including 50 mm, the Developer/Owner shall provide a capital 

contribution to the City for the applicable meter, service inspection costs and installation of 

the water meter. This meter shall be provided and installed by the City prior to occupancy of 

the premises. All meters above 50 mm shall be supplied and installed by the 

Developer/Owner. The meter will be the property of the City at the time of occupancy.



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8.0 CARE OF WATER METERS 

All domestic meters shall be maintained and repaired by the City. Meters damaged due to 

neglect or by freezing, shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the Developer/Owner. 

9.0 LOCATION OF WATER METERS IN RESIDENCES 

9.1 Water meters located in a crawl space or other inaccessible areas will not be accepted. 

9.2 The Developer/Owner shall keep the water meters accessible, clean, dry, and protected from 

freezing. 

10.0 REMOTE WIRE INSTALLATION/INSPECTION 

The Developer/Owner shall be responsible to install wire for the remote meter. The meter 

wire shall be installed from the water meter location to within 0.3 metres of the electric 

meter base outside of the building. A 300 mm (12”) coil of wire must be left at the angle 

meter valve and outside of the building at the meter base. (Refer to Section K for approved 

meter wire). The remote meter wire must be installed a minimum of 200 mm (8”) from any 

electrical wiring and inside the building, not underground. The remote wire will be tested 

for continuity at the time of the service inspection and pressure test. Should the remote 

meter wire test fail, the water service will not be connected until the remote meter wire is 

repaired. It will be the responsibility of the Developer/Owner to repair the remote meter 

wire to the satisfaction of the City’s Representative. Four-conductor wire will not be 

accepted. 

11.0 FAILURE TO REGISTER PROPERLY 

Where the City has established that a water meter has failed to register accurately, the City 

shall estimate the quantity of water consumed. The recorded consumption prior to such 

failure will be the basis of estimating quantities consumed during the failure. 

12.0 TESTING 

The City reserves the right to test the water meter at any time. 

13.0 DISPUTE TEST OF WATER METERS 

Upon written request by the Consumer, the City may test any water meter at the expense of 

the Consumer. If the meter is found to be inaccurate, the City shall adjust the water bills 

accordingly.



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14.0 DISCONTINUE THE SUPPLY 

The City may interrupt the supply of water to any premises that has overdue and unpaid 

accounts. The City shall restore the supply of water upon payment to the City of such 

overdue amounts plus any applicable service charge. 

15.0 DRAINING THE PLUMBING 

Where the Owner has requested the water supply to be shut off at the curb stop, the City will 

not be responsible for draining the water meter and plumbing apparatus to prevent freezing 

or other damage. 

16.0 NOT FOR RESALE 

Water supplied by the City shall not be resold nor shall water servicing be extended without 

the written permission of the City.



Section “H” - General Services 

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1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 

1.1 The Developer/Owner shall retain the services of a Professional Engineer experienced in the 

design and installation of water services. The Professional Engineer retained shall be 

authorized to practice in the Province of Ontario and shall be responsible for the preparation 

of drawings and specifications for the proposed water services to the satisfaction of the City. 

The services of the Professional Engineer shall continue until the work provided for on the 

site is completely developed. 

1.2 The Developer/Owner is responsible for the City’s service connection charges arising out of, 

or attributable to the development of the site plan including, but not limited to field 

inspection, testing and connection of the water services. The City reserves the right to order 

field revisions, as deemed required by the City’s Representative, at the expense of the 

Developer/Owner. 

1.3 The Developer/Owner shall save harmless, the City, its agents and employees from and 

against all claims, demands, losses, costs, damages, actions, suits and proceedings arising out 

of or attributable to any act or omission in connection with the development and servicing of 

the site and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, including inspections of the 

services arising out of, or attributable to the development of the site. 

1.4 The City requires a separate fire and domestic service and permits one domestic and fire 

service per lot. Specific conditions may require a reduced pressure principal back flow 

preventer on fire services. 

1.5 The Developer/Owner shall relocate, support or modify any existing utilities required to 

develop the site, at his own expense. 

1.6 When a site is subject to a Development Agreement, connections to the municipal system are 

not permitted until the agreement has been registered. 

1.7 The Developer/Owner shall obtain all necessary permits and consents associated with 

excavation and installation of water services on existing City of Barrie road allowances and 

to discharge any applicable City of Barrie Act charges or Local Improvement charges. 

1.8 The Developer/Owner shall make a capital contribution towards the extension of the water 

services to the site and across its frontage if the present servicing is not adequate to 

accommodate the development. The amount of the capital contribution will be determined 

by the City.




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1.9 The Developer/Owner shall be responsible to co-ordinate the installation of all utilities and 

driveway entrances so that conflicts do not occur in the field. All driveways indicated on the 

drawings must be a minimum distance of 1.5 metres from any above ground water facility. 

1.10 The Developer/Owner shall supply to the City one full set of as-built water drawings. 

1.11 The water services and fire hydrants within the limits of this site plan are privately owned 

and shall be maintained by the Developer/Owner. 

1.12 Water meter to be located within the mechanical room on the ground floor and be totally 

accessible at all times. 

1.13 All materials used on the site shall conform to the Material Data Sheets located in Section K 

of this document. 

1.14 This service size shall be continuous from watermain to water meter. 

1.15 Refer to E-1 re: Service Size Changes or refer to By-law 2001-290, Bill No. 289. 

1.16 Any existing service that will be abandoned must be done to the City’s satisfaction. 

2.0 DRAWING REQUIREMENTS 

2.1 The Developer/Owner shall submit to the City of Barrie’s Planning and Development 

Department a proposed site servicing drawing for approval, indicating the following: 

1) The location, material and size of any existing domestic and fire services; 

2) The location, material and size of any existing underground or overhead utilities and 

private driveways within 92 metres of the site; 

3) The location, material and size of any existing services to be abandoned; 

4) The location, material and size of the proposed domestic and fire services; 

5) The location of the mechanical rooms for approval by the City; 

6) The size and location of water meter(s); and 

7) Digital copy of site service to be supplied to the City of Barrie. 

2.2 Site Plan Drawings shall be legible, in metric, at the Scale of 1:250 or 1:500 and include a 

key plan, north arrow and legend. Digital drawings, in an AutoCAD compatible format, and 

tied to the horizontal Cosine Network NAD83, are preferred. 

2.3 If the property is located within a Plan of Subdivision not yet assumed, a site drawing with 

the Subdivision’s Consulting Engineer’s Stamp of Approval must be submitted.




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3.0 SPECIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL SERVICES, DOMESTIC, AND FIRE 

SERVICES 

3.1 Written material approval list, for the materials required, shall be submitted to the City 

Representative for approval before commencing with the installation of the water services. 

3.2 The Developer/Owner shall determine the pipe size for the proposed domestic service. This 

service shall be continuous from watermain to water meter. The Developer/Owner shall 

provide the corresponding flow calculations for any domestic service larger than 50 mm. 

3.3 The Contractor may utilize an existing valve for tie-in purposes if available. It is understood 

that should this valve fail, for any reason during the testing procedure, it shall be the 

Developer/Owner’s responsibility to replace the valve, including all labour, material and 

excavation. 

3.4 All water services from 100 mm to 300 mm shall be Ductile Iron or PVC. Should a soils 

report indicate aggressive soils are present on the site, PVC water main shall be used. The 

service pipe material must be Ductile Iron from the restraining flange to a minimum of 

3 metres outside the foundation. Refer to BSD-61. The internal piping must also meet 

the most current Building Code and/or National Fire Protection Act. This service must 

have some form of Cathodic Protection. 

3.5 There shall be a daily charge for operation of a valve for filling the service. Refer to 

Section J. 

3.6 The service pipe(s) shall be laid at right angles to the watermain and in a straight line from 

the water main to the property line on the building lot frontage. A valve is not required on 

the property line for services larger than 50 mm, due to the use of “main” valves on larger 

services. 

3.7 All main stops, curb stops, meter stops, and shutoff valves up to and including 50 mm are to 

be ball valves. Valves over 50 mm shall be gate valves. 

3.8 Any water service 50 mm and less shall have a curb stop and box on the property line. A 

City Representative shall complete all tappings off any existing charged watermain. The 


restoration to permit the City Representative to complete the tapping. The contractor shall 

be responsible for all City costs associated with tapping watermains. Refer to Section “J”. 

3.9 All domestic water services 50 mm and less shall be Type K (W.H.) 3rd party soft copper.




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3.10 The City shall NOT be responsible, or liable, for adverse water quality resulting from the 

installation of an improperly sized water service. 

3.11 No person shall operate valves, hydrants or interfere with a potable water system in any 

manner that will cause the water to become non-potable. Failure to comply with this 

regulation will result in a charge, outlined in By-Law 99-290 located in Section E. 

3.12 The Developer/Owner shall supply all materials, labour and excavation necessary for 

charging, swabbing, testing, chlorinating and/or flushing the new service. 

3.13 The water service tapping requirements are as follows: 

TAPPING SIZE DUCTILE IRON 

WATERMAIN 

PVC WATERMAIN 

19 mm and 25 mm Direct tapping Service saddle required 

38 mm and 50 mm Service saddle required Service saddle required 

100 mm and larger Tapping sleeve and valve 

up to size on size tapping 

A cutting-in tee and valve 

for larger than size on size 

tappings. 

Tapping sleeve and valve 

up to one trade size smaller 

than existing watermain. 

A cutting-in tee and valve 

for size on size tappings or 

larger. 

3.14 Should a temporary service be required, a backflow device must be installed. 

4.0 GENERAL SERVICE WATER METERS 

4.1 Meter size must be the same as service size as per By-law 2002-102 (Bill No. 109). 

4.2 The City shall supply and install water meters up to and including 50 mm. The 

Developer/Owner must make a capital contribution for each meter that is required, along 

with inspection fees and other associated fees (e.g. tappings), prior to the meter being 

installed. Refer to Section J. 

All meters greater than 50 mm shall be supplied and installed by the Developer/Owner and 

will become the property of the City at the time of occupancy. Measurements must be in 

cubic metres (m 3 ), refer to BSD-58 and Section 4.5.




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The City has the right to re-size the meter if they determine that the domestic metering has 

been improperly calculated. 

The City of Barrie does not allow turbine meters nor should butterfly valves be 

installed. 

4.3 All water meter locations are to be: 

1) Reviewed and approved by the City Representative; 

2) Accessible at all times, and 

3) Installed in a horizontal position within the mechanical room. This room is to be 

sized to allow meter installations as per BSD-58. 

4.4 In General Service Properties only one Bulk meter will be used per property. 

4.5 Meter by-passes are mandatory on all water meter installations 38 mm and larger. All water 

services shall have a valve installed on each side of the water meter. Refer to BSD-58. 

4.6 Operation of the by-pass valve by other than a City Representative will result in the 

disruption of service and/or charges being levied. 

4.7 The correct spacing for setting water meters is as follows: 

METER SIZE METER SETTING SIZE 

16 mm x 19 mm 250 mm 

19 mm 330 mm 

25 mm 380 mm 

*The above includes allowance for meter couplings or “tail pieces”. 

38 mm 330 mm 

50 mm 432 mm 

75 mm 432 mm 

100 mm 508 mm 

150 mm 610 mm 

*The above is flange face to flange face dimension of meter only. The Contractor 

is responsible to ensure the above mentioned values are to catalogue specifications.




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5.0 FIRE SERVICES 

5.1 All fire services shall conform to the Ontario Building Code and National Fire Protection 

Act. 

5.2 The fire service requirements shall be the responsibility of the Developer/Owner. 

Information may be obtained from the Insurance Underwriters, the City of Barrie Building 

Services Department and the City of Barrie Fire Department. 

5.3 Where fire services are not metered, the Developer/Owner shall pay to the City a fixed 

annual service charge. Refer to Section J. 

5.4 The City may test the fire water service system from time to time to determine the loss of 

water through system leakage or other causes. If as a result of the testing, the City believes 

that water has been used from the said system for other than fire protection purposes, the 

City may require that the fire water service system be metered and the Developer/Owner 

shall comply forthwith. 

5.5 For Fire Protection charges refer to Section J. 

5.6 The Owner shall paint private hydrants “Fire Hydrant Red”. 

5.7 If a fire hydrant is installed on the fire service, a valve and box is required on the service 

before it enters the building. 

5.8 A building shall be within 90 metres of a fire hydrant. 

5.9 All siamese connections shall be within 45 metres of a fire hydrant. 

5.10 An anchor tee and valve shall be installed for all fire hydrants and all fire hydrants shall be 

located a minimum of 0.7 metres from the valve. 

5.11 Private fire hydrants or other fire water service outlets shall not be operated except in the 

case of fire for fire protection purposes, unless special permission of the City has been 

obtained. 

5.12 All hydrants shall be maintained as per fire code/insurance requirements. 

6.0 TESTING PROCEDURE 

6.1 Testing of General Service domestic services and fire services shall conform to the 

following sequence: initial tie-in, remove the swabs/charge the watermain, pressure test, 

chlorinate, flush the system and take a water sample. The service will not be turned on 

until a sample is approved.




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7.0 SWABBING/CHARGING THE WATERMAIN 

7.1 All domestic and fire services larger than 50 mm shall be swabbed. Swabs shall be supplied 

by the City Representative on the site. The swabs shall be numbered and the City 

Representative is required to witness the installation of swabs by the Contractor. If a 

multiple system is installed, a swabbing schedule shall be prepared by the City 

Representative and shall be supplied to the Developer/Owner. The swabbing schedule shall 

indicate where the swabs are to be installed and removed. 

7.2 Swabs up to and including 250 mm may be taken out of hydrants. If hydrants are used to 

remove swabs, the Contractor shall remove and replace the internal parts of the private 

hydrant. If hydrants are not located in suitable areas then risers shall be installed by the 

Contractor, at his expense, to facilitate the removal of swabs. All risers shall be properly 

restrained and installed above ground. All swabs over 250 mm must be taken out of risers. 

Refer to BSD-45. 

7.3 The City Representative shall remove the swabs. The Contractor shall supply a means of 

swabbing the system and provide assistance, at his expense, as determined by the City 

Representative. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to supply a water course for 

the water to escape, without causing damage/erosion to the existing grade of the property or 

adjacent properties, during swabbing. Any damage caused by swabbing the watermain shall 

be restored to its original state or better, by the Developer/Owner. The City shall not be 

responsible for any damage or repairs during swabbing. 

7.4 All swabs shall be accounted for and removed from the system prior to pressure testing the 

system. Any swabs that are not accounted for may require excavation to locate and remove 

them. All additional work required to locate and remove misplaced swabs shall be at the 

Developer/Owner’s expense. 

7.5 Swabbing by hand may be utilized by the Contractor if deemed acceptable by the City 


7.6 All risers in a multiple General Service site must be removed by the Contractor prior to the 

commencement of pressure testing, unless the riser is the only means of flushing the 

watermain. 

8.0 PRESSURE TESTING 

8.1 The initial tie-in valve shall NOT be operated by the Contractor under any circumstances. 

All Developer/Owner-installed main and hydrant valves are to be opened by the Contractor 

and checked by the City’s Representative, to ensure that all valves are open prior to any 

pressure test. The Contractor shall supply all materials, excavations, labour and equipment 

necessary for the pressure test, at no expense to the City.




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8.2 All domestic and fire services 19 mm and larger, shall be pressure tested by the Contractor 

and witnessed by the City Representative. The pressure test shall be for a two hour period at 

1035 Kpa (150 psi.), zero leakage and zero pressure drop. If the pressure test meets the 

above criterion, the system as a whole, shall be accepted. The internal fire service shall be 

pressure tested to National Fire Code Standards. 

8.3 If the above criterion is not met, the system may be divided into smaller sections. In this 

case, each section shall be tested individually and shall be required to meet the allowable 

leakage and test pressure criteria, as outlined in the AWWA Specification C-600-99; Section 

4 “Hydrostatic Testing” and Section 4.1 “Pressure and Leakage Test”. 

9.0 CHLORINATING 

9.1 The domestic and fire service installations shall be in accordance with ANSI/AWWA 

Standard C651-99 - Construction and Disinfection Methods. The domestic service shall 

have a 19 mm tail located near the tie-in point of the newly installed water service and 

brought above grade a minimum of 1 metre, to allow access for the chlorine pump. The 

point of chlorination must provide a sufficient flow of water to evenly distribute the chlorine 

throughout the entire service. The City Representative will determine if the tail location and 

distribution of chlorine are acceptable. Chlorination shall be performed by the City 

Representative. The chlorination tail must be removed, main stop closed and a brass plug 

installed upon successful test results. 

9.2 The Contractor shall NOT operate any main valves, hydrant blow-offs, by-passes or any 

other appurtenances within the new system during the period of chlorination. 

9.3 The service shall be chlorinated with an initial concentration of 50 mg/L available chlorine 

and allowed to remain in the new service for a minimum of 24 hours. The City 

Representative shall flush the service after the chlorine has been in place for a minimum of 

24 hours. 

10.0 FLUSHING 

10.1 The Contractor shall supply a means of flushing the service that is acceptable to the City 

Representative. Only the City Representative shall operate valves for flushing the service. 

10.2 It is the responsibility of the Contractor while charging, swabbing, testing, chlorinating 

and/or flushing the new service to supply a means for the water to escape without causing 

damage/erosion to the existing property or to any adjacent property. The service shall not be 

flushed until the City Representative determines that the proper precautions have been taken 

by the Contractor. The Contractor shall restore any property damage caused by charging, 

swabbing, testing, chlorinating and/or flushing the new service to its original state or better at 

his own expense. The City shall not be responsible for any damage or repair caused by 

charging, swabbing, testing, chlorinating and/or flushing the new service.




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10.3 Special attention, by the Contractor, should be given to any areas that are close to streams, 

ponds or ditches that may be contaminated by runoff water from flushing chlorine from the 

water service. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to provide a means of safely 

removing the chlorinated water in these areas. 

11.0 SAMPLING 

11.1 The City Representative shall take water samples for analysis, when required or requested, 

from all newly installed domestic water service after the service has been flushed. The new 

service shall be deemed potable upon confirmation from the City Representative's approved 

water analysis. 

11.2 Additional swabbing, chlorinating and flushing, at the Developer/Owner’s expense, shall be 

required until a successful potability result has been obtained. 

12.0 CONTINUITY TESTING (TRACER WIRE) 

12.1 All non-metallic and metallic reinforced watermains shall be installed with a #12 TWU 

stranded copper tracer wire along the spring line of the watermain. The tracer wire shall be 

wrapped around each joint of the watermain and brought to the surface at each hydrant and 

connected to flange bolt or within building’s mechanical room. A continuous length of wire 

must be used. If the wire must be joined, the appropriate wire connectors shall be used and 

wrapped with self-amalgamating tape to prevent corrosion. If no hydrants are available then 

some means of connecting to wire must be established. 

12.2 To ensure there is no damage to the tracer wire during or after construction, the City’s 

Representative shall do a continuity test on the wire during testing procedures. Should the 

City’s Representative find a problem with continuity or installation of the tracer wire, the 

Contractor/Developer shall be responsible for the repair, at no cost to the City. 

12.3 In non-standard locations, such as easements, parks, townhouse/condominium developments 

and reconstruction projects, metallic warning tape shall be used over all watermains. The 

metallic warning tape shall be laid in the trench 0.3 metres (12”) to 0.5 metres (19”) directly 

above the watermain. 

12.4 When non-metallic mains are connected to metallic mains, a tracer wire must be installed 

and bonded (cade weld) to metallic main.

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Section “I” - Freehold/Condominium Townhouse Projects Developed Under Site Plan 

1.0 SITE PLAN 

The following design criteria and site plan requirements are to be met by Developers on 

townhouse developments, both freehold (individually owned) and condominium 

(corporation owned) townhouses, located on site plans and in subdivisions. Defined as 

follows: 1) Freehold - An individual owns the land and the residential unit it is situated on; 

2) Condominium - A corporation owns the land and residential units are privately owned. 

The design, installation and testing shall be as noted in Sections B and F, except as follows. 

2.0 DESIGN CRITERIA 

2.1 The City’s Representative shall complete site plan water servicing conditions that are to be 

incorporated into a site specific Development Agreement and forward a copy to the Civil 

Consultant and the Developer/Owner. 

2.2 The Developer/Owner shall supply a drawing, indicating water servicing for the project, 

including a Professional Engineer’s stamp and signature. 

2.3 The water servicing drawings will be reviewed by the City and revisions forwarded to the 

Developers’ Consultant. The Consultant shall forward the MOE Approval forms and the 

MOE fee to the City for review, complete with two sets of water service drawings. 

2.4 The Developer/Owner shall be responsible to post a Letter of Credit equal to the value of the 

work to be completed. The Letter of Credit Requirements shall be approved by the City’s 

Representative and a copy shall be forwarded to the Developer/Owner. 

2.5 Upon approval of the water servicing drawings, the City’s Representative shall sign off the 

site plan and building permits. 

2.6 A Registered Plan of the project shall be required prior to the start of construction. 

2.7 The Development Agreement must be signed by the Developer/Owner and a Letter of Credit 

in place prior to the start of construction. 

2.8 Should demolition permits be required, the Developer/Owner must sign the appropriate 

forms and forward to all applicable parties. 

3.0 INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF FREEHOLD PROJECTS ON CITY 

OF BARRIE RIGHT OF WAY 

3.1 WATERMAIN 

Watermain is to be supplied and installed by the Developer/Owner. Upon MOE water 

sample approval and at the end of the one year maintenance period, this watermain will 

become part of the City’s Distribution System and will be maintained by the City. 

3.2 WATER SERVICES

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Section “I” - Freehold/Condominium Townhouse Projects Developed Under Site Plan 

Individual services are required to each unit, from the watermain to the meter. The curb box 

shall be on the street line. After the one year maintenance period, the City will be 

responsible for the watermain and water services installed in the right-of-way. On private 

property, the homeowner is responsible for their water service. The City may make the 

repairs on private property, at the homeowner’s request and at the homeowner’s expense. 

3.3 WATER METERS 

Individual water meters are required to each unit. The Developer/Owner is responsible for 

water meter costs. (See page J-1) 

4.0 CONDOMINIUM - PRIVATE 

4.1 WATERMAIN 

The watermain is supplied and installed by the Developer/Owner who is responsible for all 

repairs. The City will isolate the system at the Developer/Owner’s expense. Valves shall be 

placed at the adjacent road allowance to the site. 

4.2 WATER SERVICES 

Individual services only are allowed. The curb box shall be a minimum of 1.5 metres from 

the face of the building. All repairs shall be completed by the corporation, at their expense. 

4.3 WATER METERS 

All water meters to be supplied by the City of Barrie. 

Individual read meters must be used. Meters must be accessible to the City’s Representative. 

The Developer/Owner is responsible for all water meter costs.

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Section “J” – City of Barrie Charges 


1.0 WATERMAIN INSTALLATION CHARGES 

BY THE CITY OF BARRIE 

1.1 FLAT RATE WATER SERVICE FEES * 

SIZE 

19 mm, 25 mm, 38 mm, 52 mm, 100 mm, 150 mm, and 200 mm 

CUSTOMER COST 

As per the current City of Barrie Fees By-law. 

For larger sizes or hyprescon tappings, estimate to be provided 

* Flat rate fee includes the City’s review, inspection, water operations and tapping 

charges 

1.2 WATER METER COSTS 

SIZE 

16 mm x 19 mm, 19 mm, 25 mm, 38 mm, and 50 mm 

CUSTOMER COST 


1.3 WATER SERVICE INSPECTION (RESIDENTIAL ONLY) 


1.4 INSTALLATION/REMOVAL OF HYDRANT VALVE FOR TESTING/FILLING 


1.5 PAINTING HYDRANTS 


1.6 OPERATION OF MAIN VALVE FOR FILLING WATERMAIN/SERVICE 


1.7 FIRE PROTECTION CHARGES 

1. Annual charge for each private fire hydrant supplied with water from the municipal 

water system. As per the current City of Barrie Fees By-law. 

2. Annual charge for each private connection made to the municipal water distribution 

system. As per the current City of Barrie Fees By-law.



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MATERIAL AWWA/ANSI 

(Latest Edition) 

1.0 WATERMAIN 

Ductile Iron CL52 C151/A21.51; 

C104/A21.40 

FEATURES MANUFACTURER CATALOGUE # 

6 metres in length, Push-on Joint, 

cement lined, poly-wrapped in 

aggressive soils 

PVC Class 150 C900;DR18 Push-on Joint, colour code 

“blue”, 6 metres in length 

2.0 WATER SERVICES 

19 mm 

50 mm 

3.0 WATERMAIN FITTINGS 

ASTM Standard 

B88-88 

Ductile Iron C110/A21.10 

C153/A21.53 

Type “k”, 3rd Party (W.H.), soft 

copper 

Mechanical Joint, Ductile Iron 

Body and Glands cement lined 

seal coat to AWWA C104/A21.4 

Polyvinyl Chloride C907 Push-on Joint CSA B137.2 

(100 mm to 200 mm only) 

U.S. Pipe; Canada Pipe; 

Atlantic States; Clow; Pacific 

States; McWane; Griffin Pipe 

Ipex; Royal Pipe; 

Rehau; Diamond Pipe; Maple, 

National Pipe; Duchesne 

Wolverine Tube 

Cerro Copper of Canada Ltd. 

Magotteaux (Sigma); 

Star 

as per manufacturer 




Ipex; Harco as per manufacturer



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COUPLINGS 

D.I. and PVC Water 

Main 

Cast Iron (over-sized 

main) 

4.0 WATERMAIN VALVES 

Resilient Seated Gate 

Valves 

M.J. x M.J. 

**Note: M.J. refers to 

Mechanical Joint 

Resilient Seated Gate 

Valves Push On 

C110/A21.10 

C153/A21.53 


Mechanical Joint, Ductile Iron 

Body and Glands cement lined 

seal coat to AWWA C104/A21.4; 

D.I. bodies, stainless steel nuts 

and bolts 

C509 52 mm square nut, M.J. x M.J. 

(150 mm – 400 mm) open counter 

clockwise 

Resilient seated gate 

Epoxy coating 

C509 52 mm square nut, Push-on Joint, 

(150 mm – 400 mm), open 

counter clockwise 

Magotteaux (Sigma); 

Star 

Robar; 

Smith/Blair; 

Dresser 

Mueller; 

Clow; 

Avk; 

Bibby 

Bibby; 

Mueller; 

Clow; 

Avk 


1406 

441 


A2370-23 

F-6100 

Series 25/00 



A2370-40 

F-6112 

Series 25/50



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Resilient Seated Valves 

Tapping 

Pressure Reducing and 

Check Valve 

Reduced Pressure 

Principal Back Flow 

Preventer 

C509 Flange x M.J. 150 mm to 300 

mm, 150 mm to 300 mm, open 

counter clockwise, 52 mm square 

nut, epoxy coating 

C510 Flange x Flange (Note: City of 

Barrie to supply contractor with 

the appropriate pressure gauge 


Mueller; 

Clow; 

Bibby; 

Avk 

Clayton Valve 90-01 

H-687 

F-6114 


25/30081 

C511 Watt’s #909 Series 

Air Release Valve N/A I.P. Thread x I.P. Thread 

(ball type) 

**Note: M.J. refers to Mechanical Joint 

Apco 

Clayton Valve 

Model #65 

34AR-332-3/4”



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5.0 HYDRANTS 

Fire Hydrant C502 1.98 metres (6’6”) barrel length 

chrome yellow; post type dry 

barrel compression shutoff with 

ball valve closing with flow; M.J. 

elbow, 5” valve ball, 2 CSA 

standard hose connection (2½” 

nominal), 4” Storz threadless 

pumper connection as per NFPA 

1963 and AWWA C502, 

breakaway flange, self draining. 


Clow; 

Canada Valve; 

Avk; 

Bibby ** 

** Note: Bibby hydrants may 

be installed in private 

applications only 

** Note: Storz connections 

must be supplied manufacturer 

specific to the Hydrant 

6.0 VALVE BOXES N/A 150 mm Cover Bibby; 

Emco/Concord 

Guide Plate Bibby; 

Emco/Concord 

Extension 300 mm Bibby; 

Emco/Concord 

Extension 450 mm Bibby; 

Emco/Concord 

Extension 600 mm; Slide style, Bibby; 

upper/ lower section 

Emco/Concord 

D67M Premier 

Century 

2780 

Sentinel ** 

VB800 

4SL-48 

VB875 

GP 

VB700 

4SL-12E 

VB705 

4SL-18E 

VB710 

4SL-24E



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7.0 VALVE STEM 

EXTENSION 

8.0 RESTRAINING GLANDS 

a) Ductile Iron Water 

Main 

N/A Required for additional depth 

over 1.7 metres; 52 mm top 

operating c/w set screw; 

*contractor to supply to required 

length 

N/A Colour Code “black” for Ductile 

Iron use 

b) PVC Watermain N/A Uni-bell Standard UNI-B-13-94 

ASTM Standard F1674-96 

ANSI/AWWA C11/A21.11 

where applicable. The split 

ring restraint design shall 

incorporate a series of nondirectional 

machined serrations 

(not “as cast”) on the inside 

diameter to provide positive 

restraint, exact fit, 360 degree 

contact and support of the pipe 

wall. * If machined serrations 

are directional, additional 

safeguards must be built into 

casting 


Bibby; 

Bibby; 

Concord/Daigle; 

*Canada Valve; 

*Canada Valve 

EBAA Iron; 

Canron; 

Star; 

Uniflange; 

Sigma 

EBAA Iron ( to be Series 1500 

used with an U/G bell joint 

clamp and two 19 mm tie rods); 

Uniflange 

Sigma * (see note) 

Sigma 

Clow 

Star 

VB950 

VB959 

D78A 

218/758 (Nut) 

29/06 (Socket) 

Series 1100 


Stargrip 

Series 1400 

One-Lok 

Series 1500 

1300, 1350 


PV – Lok 

One-Lok (PVC) 

Series 300, 350 

All Grip (Series 3600) 

PVC Grip (Series 3500)



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Cathodic Protection 

(Nuts and Caps) 

9.0 METALLIC 

CAUTION TAPE 

N/A 99.9% high grade Zinc, steel 

core, coated with low resistant 

depolarizing material: 175 grams 

ASTM B-418-73-Type II 

N/A Mylar Marking Tape c/w 

metallic backing; Lineguard 

Type 2 max bury of 150 mm. 

“Caution Water Main” colour 

code “orange” 


Protecto Caps (Maple 

Agencies); 

Duratron 

Lineguard Maintenance 

Systems; 

Health Survey Consultants 

10.0 TRACER WIRE N/A #12 TWU Stranded Copper Electrical Suppliers; 

Canada Wire; 

Phillips; 

Pirrelli 

Maple Agencies (Noma) 

11.0 TIE-RODS 

(19 mm) 

175P190 

DSN0750 



N/A Stainless Steel N/A as per manufacturer



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WATER SERVICE MATERIALS 

12.0 SERVICE 

BOXES 

13.0 SERVICE BOX 

RODS 

14.0 SERVICE SADDLES 

D.I. Watermain 

(38 mm to 50 mm) 

P.V.C. Watermain 

(19 mm to 50mm) 


N/A Steel Boots only Mueller; 

Emco; 

Concord Clow; 

Bibby/Trojan; 

Rossland Supply 

N/A 36” Stainless Steel Mueller; 

Emco; 

Concord Clow; 

Bibby 

N/A Ductile Iron, Double Strap Smith/Blair; 

Ford; 

Robar; 

Cascade 

NN/A Stainless Steel, Double Bolt, 

Broad Band 

Smith/Blair; 

Ford; 

Cambridge Brass 

(Teck Saddle); 

Robar; 

Cascade 

D1, D3, Size 8 

A-714, A-715, A-716 

Size 8 




313 

F202 

2408 

CSC2 

up to 300 mm 372 

up to 300 mm FS303DB 

up to 400 mm Series 403DB 

up to 300 mm 2616DB; up to 

400 mm 2626DB 

CSC2



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Tapping Sleeve 

Ductile Iron 

N/A Order with Stainless Steel Bolts; 

Flange Outlet; Epoxy Coating 

PVC Stainless Steel; 

Full Surround Gridded Gasket 

15.0 SPACERS 

Casing End Seals Seal-Virgin SBR & Bands 

T-304 Stainless Steel 

Casing Spacers Fusion Coated Steel Casing 

Insulators 

16.0 METERING 

Water Meter 

16 mm – 50 mm 

C700- 2.3 m 3 /hr 

- 18.0 m 3 /hr 


Ford; 

Robar: 

Smith/Blair; 

Concord/Daigle; 

Mueller 

Smith/Blair; 

Robar; 

Ford 

Cascade; 

PSI 

Advance (APS) 

Direct Read or Encoder Register Invensys 

(Sensus Technologies) 

FTSS or FTSC 

6906 

622 


H-621 

663 

6606 

Fast Tap 



model SI & SSI 

Cascade; 


PSI 


Advance (APS) Model SI & SSI 

Model ECR, DR



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75 mm 


100 mm 

AWWA 702 

ANSI Class 125 

AWWA 702 



5m 3 c/w Touch Pad Compound 

Meter 

Operating Range 1/2 to 320 GPM 

(0.11 to 72.6 m 3 /h) 

Accuracy of 100% +/- 1.5% of 

actual thruput 

Flanged 3" Round 

Single Register to Read High and 

Low Flows 


Meter 

Operating Range 3/4 to 500 GPM 

(0.15 to 114 m 3 /h) 


Actual Thruput 



Low Flows 

Invensys 


Invensys 


3" SRH ECR 

4" SRH ECR



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150 mm 

AWWA 702 


Meter Wire CSA Type CMG 

LL3996 



Meter 

Operating Range 1 1/2 to 1000 

GPM 

(0.35 to 225 m 3 /h) 


Actual Thruput 



Low Flows 

22 Gauge 

3 Conductor 

Metgrey 

Temperature: 60 o C 

Flame Rating – FT4 

Invensys 


6" SRH ECR 

Splice Kits 3m Scotch Lok UY2 (for meter wire) 

17.0 MAIN STOP 19 mm C800 Mueller; 

Cambridge Brass; 

Ford; 

McDonald Brass 

B-25008 

301-A3H3 

19 mm -FB1000-3Q 

4701B-T



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25 mm C800 Mueller; 


Ford; 




Ford; 




Ford; 


18.0 CURB STOP 19 mm C800 Mueller; 


Ford 



Ford 

38mm C800 Mueller; 


Ford 

B-25008 

301-A4H4 

25 mm-FB1000-4Q 

4701B-T 

B-25008 

301-A6H6 

38 mm -FB1000-6 

4701B-T 

B-25008 

301-A7H7 

52 mm -FB1000-7Q 

4701B-T 

B-25209 

202-H3H3 

B44-333 

B-25209 

202-H4H4 

B44-444 

B-25209 

202-H6H6 

B44-666



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Ford 

19.0 COUPLINGS 19mm C800 Mueller; 


Ford; 


20.0 ANGLE METER 

STOPS (Including 

Handle) 



Ford; 




Ford; 




Ford; 


19mm C800 

Full Port 

Mueller; 

Ford; 

McDonald Brass; 

Cambridge Brass 

B-25209 

202-H7H7 

B44-77 

H-15-403 

118-H3H3 

C44-33 

4758T 

H-15-403 

118-H4H4 

C44-44 

4758T 

H-15-403 

118-H6H6 

C44-66 

4758T 

H-15-403 

118-H7H7 

C44-77 

4785T 

B24258-B20298 

BA43-332W-H34 

4602B-22, 4602BT ¾” 

210-H3H3-H



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