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Watermain Design Criteria

Published by City of Hamilton

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Hamilton
Date: December 2, 2024
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 93

Overview

The City of Hamilton's Watermain Design Criteria, a 2024 Public Works – Engineering Services manual on designing watermains, valve chambers and appurtenances for City capital work and infrastructure the City assumes. Its revision history ends at a final version dated December 2, 2024, and its preface sets it beside the Sewer Design Criteria and the Comprehensive Development Guidelines and Financial Policies Manual. Chapters cover water quality, alignment, depth and clearances, hydrants, valves and chambers, restraints, fire flows, commissioning and assumption, and watermain hydraulic analysis.

What it covers

Preface
Revision History
Water Quality Maintenance
Water System
Horizontal Alignment
Depth and Vertical Clearances
Hydrants
Valves and Chambers
Pipe and Fitting Restraints
Fire Protection and Fire Flows
Commissioning, Acceptance and Assumption
Watermain Hydraulic Analysis

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