Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z19050019
Project Number Z19050019
Review Stop ENG - PPRC
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-06-07 07:20:10PROVIDE CCTV VIDEO OF EXISTING SANITARY SEWER ALONG
 ENTIRE PROJECT FRONTAGE.
  
 PLEASE SUBMIT A FORMAL AS-BUILT REQUEST FOR ALL CITY OF
 WEST PALM BEACH-OWNED UTILITIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT
 OF WAY FOR THE ENTIRE EXTENT OF THE LIMITS OF YOUR
 PROJECT. IDENTIFY TYPE OF UTILITY, LOCATION, PIPE
 MATERIAL, AGE AND SIZE. PLEASE CONTACT JANICE TARBILL
 IN THE WPB ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT
 [email protected] OR 561-494-1079 FOR FURTHER
 ASSISTANCE. NOTE THAT FIELD RECORDS ARE FOR INFORMATION
 ONLY. FIELD VERIFY UTILITY LOCATIONS USING FIELD
 SURVEY, POT-HOLING, SOFT DIGS ETC.
  
 AS OF DECEMBER 20, 2015, THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL MANUAL HAS BEEN REVISED,
 STATING "ALL BACKFLOW DEVICES MUST BE LEAD-FREE". FOR
 MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO THE LINK BELOW:
 HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/PUBLIC-UTILITIES/FORMS-PUBLI
 CATIONS/BACKFLOW-CROSS-CONNECTION-CONTROL-MANUAL
  
 PLANS SHALL SHOW PROPOSED LOCATIONS AND DIMENSIONS OF
 ALL WATER, STORMWATER, AND SANITARY AND SEWER LINES,
 INCLUDING STUBS TO EACH PROPERTY LINE FOR WATER AND
 SANITARY SEWERS, THE MAKE AND MODEL OF ALL VALVES,
 METERS, AND OTHERS DEVICES TO BE INSTALLED ON THE
 SYSTEM, CATCH BASINS, CULVERTS, DITCHES INCLUDING
 GRADES, PIPES SIZES, MATERIALS, ELEVATIONS,
 ASSUMPTIONS, CALCULATIONS, INVERT ELEVATIONS FOR ALL
 INLETS AND MANHOLES AND PROFILES OF SANITARY SEWER
 LINES. ALL AVAILABLE ELEVATION SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE
 PROFILE VIEW. DIRECTION OF FLOW SHALL BE SHOWN ON PLAN
 VIEW ON PLAN VIEW FOR ALL SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS.
 ADDITIONALLY, PLAN VIEW SHALL SHOW ALL EXISTING AND
 PROPOSED UNDERGROUND UTILITY LAYOUT, INCLUDING FIBER
 OPTIC, ELECTRIC, GAS, AND CABLEVISION &
 TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES LOCATED ON THE
 RIGHT-OF-WAY. PROVIDE PROFILE AND CLEARANCES AT ALL
 UTILITY CROSSINGS.
  
 CUT AND CAP UTILITIES NOT IN USE, AND REMOVE ANY
 ABANDONED UTILITY LINES LARGER THAN 2 INCHES FROM CITY
 RIGHT OF WAY.
  
 PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETED LOS ANALYSIS SUMMARY TABLE
 DIRECTLY TO ENGINEERING (SHEET 33 OF CITY OF WPB
 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION).
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS OF REVISED PERVIOUS AND
 IMPERVIOUS CALCULATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED IMPACTED
 AREAS.
  
 PROVIDE ONSITE CLEANOUTS AT PROPERTY LINE FOR PROPOSED
 SANITARY LATERALS.
  
 PROVIDE UTILITY EASEMENTS TO ALLOW ACCESS FOR CITY
 PERSONNEL TO PROPOSED UTILITIES INCLUDING WATER METERS.
  
 DELINEATE CITY OF WPB UTILITY EASEMENTS AND/OR RIGHTS
 OF WAY. PLEASE BOLD THE 25' ACCESS & UTILITY EASEMENT
 ON SHEET C6.
  
 PROVIDE ENLARGED DETAIL ON PLANS OF PROPOSED LOCATION
 OF WATER METER AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION.
  
  
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE FROM MARK HURLEY, FIELD
 CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR, PUBLIC UTILITIES, CITY OF
 WEST PALM BEACH, 561-822-2262
  
 SHEET P1.01:
  
 -BACKFLOW PREVENTERS ARE LABELED AS INDOORS. SHOULD NOT
 BE INDOORS, SHOULD BE OUTSIDE CLOSE TO WATER SERVICE AS
 POSSIBLE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OUTSIDE OF ROW/UE.
  
 -ALL OF THE BACKFLOW PREVENTERS ARE MARKED AS DOUBLE
 CHECK. THEY SHOULD BE RPZ.
  
 -VERTICAL INSTALLATION MAY NOT BE USC APPROVED OR
 MANUFACTURER APPROVED FOR THE ASSEMBLY THEY ARE
 INSTALLING. WOULD EITHER NEED FIND APPROVED-ASSEMBLY OR
 CHANGE INSTALLATION TO HORIZONTAL.
  
 -DID NOT SEE FIRELINE DCDAS ON PLAN? NOT SURE IF THEY
 ARE SHOWN ON THEIR UTILITY PLAN INSTEAD? I THINK THERE
 ARE SOME EXISTING ONES ON SITE.. THEY SHOULD PUT ON
 PLANS WITH THE EXISTING WATER SERVICES AND SHOW
 CONNECTION/DESIGN/ETC. IF THEY FORGOT TO DRAW THE DCDA,
 THEN THEY SHOULD RE-DRAW & LABEL. THEY CANNOT USE THE
 DOMESTIC WATER SERVICES FOR FIRE WATER USES SUCH AS
 FIRE SPRINKLERS.
  
 -FIELD CUSTOMER SERVICE RECOMMENDS CUSTOMERS INSTALL
 PARALLEL BACKFLOW PREVENTERS SO CUSTOMERS STILL HAVE
 WATER DURING BACKFLOW MAINTENANCE OR PROBLEMS.PLEASE
 SEE SINGLE INSTALLATION HERE, DON'T KNOW IF THEY
 CONSIDERED DOING THAT.
  
 -CAN'T TELL IF METER BOXES/VAULTS ARE IN GRASS AND
 WHERE PROPERTY LINE AND UES ARE FROM DRAWING. PREFER
 BOXES IN GRASS AND OUT OF SIDEWALKS.SHOULD BE IN
 UE/ROW/PARKWAY.
  
 SHEET C6.00:
  
 -METER BOXES AND VAULTS APPEAR TO BE IN SIDEWALK.
 THAT'S A SAFETY HAZARD AND ALSO HAVE TO CLOSE SIDEWALK
 DURING METER MAINTENANCE. BOXES AND LIDS SHOULD BE
 LOCATED OUT OF SIDEWALKS. CUSTOMER NEEDS TO DEVELOP
 AREA PREFERABLY WITH GRASS BETWEEN SIDEWALKS AND
 BUILDING WHERE VAULTS AND METER BOXES CAN LIE AND WON'T
 BE WALKED ON IN REGULAR TRAFFIC PATHS. THEY CAN
 SET-BACK OR REDESIGN BUILDING FOOTPRINT IF NEEDED AND
 CREATE UTILITY EASEMENT.
  
 -ALL OF EXISTING UTILITIES NOT SHOWN. IN OUR BILLING
 SYSTEM I SEE EXISTING 3 IN. METER AND 8 IN. FIRELINE
 WITH DETECTOR METER.
  
 -8 IN. FIRELINE DCDA ARE PRETTY BIG. ON THE UTILITY
 DRAWING IT DOES NOT SHOW THE FOOTPRINT AND EXACT
 LOCATION OF PROP 8 IN. DCDA. CUSTOMER MAY HAVE
 DIFFICULTY FITTING THERE. THIS MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL
 PROTECTION IF LOCATED ADJACENT OUTSIDE WALL BY FIRE
 DEPARTMENT.
  
 -CUSTOMER PROPERTY LINE NOT SHOWING IN ALLEY -> NOT
 SURE IF PRIVATELY OWNED ROAD? -> UTILITY EASEMENT MAY
 NEED BE ASSIGNED TO ALL THE WATER UTILITY MAIN,
 SERVICE, AND METERS BOXES.
  
 -STANDARD DETAILS REFERENCES NOT SHOWN AND LABELED BY
 CITY WPB WSD#
  
 -VAULT IS FAR FROM EXISTING CONNECTION -> ADDITIONAL
 WATER SERVICE PIPING BEFORE VAULT SHOULD BE MINIMIZED.
  
  
 FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
 CONCERNS, THANKS.
  
 RICK ROSSANO
 PROJECT COORDINATOR
 ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 401 CLEMATIS STREET, 4TH FLOOR
 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
 (MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 3366, ZIP 33402)
 MAIN PHONE: (561) 822-1200
 DIRECT: (561) 494-1098
 FAX: (561) 494-1116
 MOBILE: (561) 246-9525
 EMAIL: [email protected]
 WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING
  
 MANNY GONZALEZ
 SENIOR ENGINEERING PROJECT COORDINATOR
 ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 401 CLEMATIS STREET, 4TH FLOOR
 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
 (MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 3366, ZIP 33402)
 MAIN PHONE: (561) 822-1200
 DIRECT: (561) 494-1085
 FAX: (561) 494-1116
 MOBILE: (561) 644-7301
 EMAIL: [email protected]
 WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING
  
 CENTRAL OPERATIONS CENTER (DISPATCH):
 24-HOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TO PUBLIC
 UTILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, ETC. 561-822-2210
  
  
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