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Water Main Inspection Requirements

This inspection checklist will help you increase safety and compliance. Problems with the main water system will be detected and receiving maintenance attention before they escalate into costlier issues.
MaintainX
07/22/2022

Water Main Inspection Requirements

This inspection checklist will help you increase safety and compliance. Problems with the main water system will be detected and receiving maintenance attention before they escalate into costlier issues.

    Final Health Certificate received from Ministry of Health/Public Health Engineer

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Contractor has all necessary permits to work in area where applicable.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Safety to public considered.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Traffic and pedestrians are not unduly inconvenienced.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Provisions for emergency vehicles to pass.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Pipe located on line (max. 150mm deviation) -batter boards where applicable.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Trench width - (min. =d + 300 mm, max. = d + 600 mm to 100 mm above pipe).

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Adequate cover

    Min. 12 m measured from top to pipe

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    is undeveloped areas pipe laid so that required cover will be realized after street cut to finished grade

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Type and Class of Pipe checked

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Pipe joints quality.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Correct bedding material (8 mm max.) sand.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Sufficient bedding under pipe (min. 100 mm and min. 150 mm in rock).

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Bedding hand tamped around pipe.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Sufficient cover hand placed before machine back filling (0.3 m over pipe)

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Adequate thrust blocking and/or joint restraints.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Pipe and fitting joints accessible for repair at thrust blocks.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Valves in proper locations with valve markers where necessary.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Valve boxes extend to grade and clean.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Hydrants in correct location and operational.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Hydrants at correct elevation (hydrant flange elev.)

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Clean-up following backfilling closely.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Water services not tapped too close to a joint or to each other. (min. distance 1.0m)

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    A gooseneck has been provided in water service (min. 650 mm bury on service at bottom of meter setter)

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    The corporation stop has been properly installed and left in the open position.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    The meter setter has been installed in the proper location.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Water services clearly marked and stake painted 'blue'.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Flushouts located correctly and painted.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Air valves located correctly.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail
Source: MaintainX (Community Member)

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