minimum design & construction standards - Martin County, Florida

SECTION II - DESIGN GUIDELINES
The Design Engineer should supply the following prior to making a utility construction plan
submission to this Department:
1. All design and construction drawings shall comply with the Ten State Standards or
the FDEP standards, whichever is more stringent, unless approved by the
Department.
2. Prepare plans on 24" X 36" sheets, appropriate scale (no less than 1"=30'). Two
sets are to be submitted initially. Upon completion of the project one as-built mylar
and three sets of as-built prints shall be submitted to the Department. The prints
shall be signed and sealed by a professional surveyor licensed by the State of
Florida. The signed and sealed prints shall be submitted within two weeks of water
main bacterial testing in order to receive DEP approval for the main. Additional
bacterial testing required because of late submittal will be at the Developers or
Engineers' expense. Sewer and reclaimed water main as-builts shall be submitted
within two weeks of completing the work.
3. Obtain and submit Fire Marshall approval of fire protection system.
4. Submit paving and drainage plan, preliminary plat, master utility plan for multi-phase
project, key sheet, cover sheet with relevant location sketch, lift station calculations,
two copies of the preliminary D.E.P. forms.
5. Show appropriate clear phase lines and match lines.
6. Re-use previously approved detail sheets to minimize comments.
7. Provide all applicable detail drawings.
8. Avoid placing water mains under storm drains or sewers.
9. Call out interferences and minimum separations with conflicting pipes with indication
of "over" or "under" on plan sheet.
10. Place sewer data including manhole influent and effluent inverts and rim elevations
on profile and plan sheets with 0.1 foot drop across manhole.
11. Profile sheets are required for all gravity sewers and force mains (show all
crossings).
12. Avoid placing piping out of rights-of-way.
13. Avoid placing manholes and sewer lines out of pavement areas.
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