2013 Water System Plan, Volume II - Seattle City Clerk's Office - City ...
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Chapter 5 <strong>Water</strong> Infrastructure<br />
Chapter 5 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE<br />
This chapter presents Design Standards and Guidelines (DSG) standards and guidelines for<br />
<strong>Seattle</strong> Public Utilities (SPU) water infrastructure. Standards appear as underlined text.<br />
Facilities included here are transmission and distribution pipelines, storage tanks, standpipes,<br />
and reservoirs. The information in this chapter should be used in conjunction with other DSG<br />
standards. For water service connections, see DSG Chapter 17.<br />
The primary audience for this chapter is <strong>Seattle</strong> Public Utilities (SPU) engineering staff.<br />
Note: This DSG does not replace the experienced engineering judgment of a registered<br />
professional engineer. All design for upgrade, repairs, and new infrastructure should be done<br />
under the supervision of an experienced licensed engineer.<br />
5.1 KEY TERMS<br />
The abbreviations and definitions and given here follow either common American usage or<br />
regulatory guidance. Definitions for key elements of the SPU water system are given near the<br />
beginning of section for that element. For standard <strong>City</strong> of <strong>Seattle</strong> abbreviations for construction<br />
drawings, see section 1-01.2 of the <strong>City</strong> of <strong>Seattle</strong> Standard <strong>Plan</strong>s.<br />
5.1.1 Abbreviations<br />
Abbreviation<br />
AC<br />
ANSI<br />
AREMA<br />
ASTM<br />
AWS<br />
AWWA<br />
BNSF<br />
CDF<br />
CI<br />
CIP<br />
CSO<br />
DI<br />
DIP<br />
DIPRA<br />
DOH<br />
DPD<br />
DV<br />
ECA<br />
Term<br />
asbestos concrete<br />
American National Standards Institute<br />
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association<br />
American Society for Testing Materials<br />
American Welding Society<br />
American <strong>Water</strong> Works Association<br />
Burlington Northern Santa Fe<br />
controlled density fill<br />
cast iron<br />
Capital Improvement Program<br />
combined sewer overflow<br />
ductile iron<br />
ductile iron pipe<br />
Ductile-Iron Pipe Research Association<br />
Department of Health<br />
Department of <strong>Plan</strong>ning and Development<br />
district valve<br />
environmentally critical area<br />
SPU Design Standards and Guidelines<br />
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