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| 2022-05-09 11:39:42 | COMMENTS FROM RICK ROSSANO, SR. PROJECT COORDINATOR, |
| | ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 561-494-1098 |
| | [email protected] |
| | O PLEASE RESPOND TO ALL COMMENTS IN WRITING, AND |
| | INCLUDE PROJECT NAME, ADDRESS AND PERMIT NUMBER |
| | (Z-XXXXXXXX). |
| | O THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HAS A NUMBER OF |
| | REGULATIONS AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS WHICH DIRECTLY |
| | AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF WATER AND |
| | WASTEWATER UTILITIES WITHIN THE CITY. PLEASE SEE |
| | DEVELOPMENT PERMIT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AT THE LINK |
| | BELOW: |
| | A. HTTP://WPB.ORG/CMSPAGES/GETAMAZONFILE.ASPX?PATH=~\WP |
| | B_WEBSITE\MEDIA\ENGINEERING\DEVELOPMENT-APPLICATION-FUL |
| | L-PACKAGE_2016.PDF&HASH=7BD4DD7EB6115181D8C5977BCC02A97 |
| | B1960045731D3658206F27451722716EF |
| | B. THIS AND OTHER RELATED ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS CAN BE |
| | FOUND HERE: |
| | HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/ENGINEERING-PUBLIC-WORKS/FOR |
| | MS,-PERMITS-APPLICATIONS |
| | C. ALSO SEE: CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH, FLORIDA, CODIFIED THROUGH ORD. NO. 4183-08, |
| | ADOPTED SEPT. 22, 2008. (SUPPLEMENT NO. 18) |
| | CHAPTER 90 UTILITIES, ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL, |
| | SEC. 90-7. POLICY REGARDING EXTENSION OF WATER OR SEWER |
| | SERVICE FACILITIES OF THE CITY. |
| | THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENTS AND THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION PERMITS ADDRESS RESERVATION OF CAPACITY |
| | BASED ON USAGE, METER SIZE AND FEES, DESIGN STANDARDS, |
| | BACKFLOW PREVENTION, FIRE SERVICE AND IRRIGATION. |
| | O 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: |
| | A. HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/PUBLIC-UTILITIES/FORMS-PU |
| | BLICATIONS/BACKFLOW-CROSS-CONNECTION- CONTROL-MANUAL |
| | O 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. |
| | O PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS OF PERVIOUS AND |
| | IMPERVIOUS AREAS FOR PROPOSED IMPROVED AREAS. |
| | O PLEASE CORRECT TITLE BLOCKS ON ALL CIVIL SHEETS. |
| | BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY AND METERS: |
| | O SHOW AND LABEL ANY EXISTING OR PROPOSED WATER |
| | SERVICES AND WATER METERS, ALONG WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING |
| | TO THEM. |
| | O SHOW EXISTING AND PROPOSED DEDICATED UTILITY |
| | EASEMENTS TO ALLOW ACCESS FOR CITY PERSONNEL TO |
| | PROPOSED UTILITY WATER METERS. VERIFY THAT THERE ARE NO |
| | STRUCTURES WITHIN EASEMENT. |
| | O PROVIDE ENLARGED VIEW ON PLANS OF PROPOSED LOCATION |
| | OF WATER METER AND BACKFLOW |
| | PREVENTION. |
| | O BACKFLOWS SHALL BE INSTALLED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY |
| | OUTSIDE OF EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY. DOMESTIC WATER |
| | METERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO |
| | PROPERTY LINE. 3 INCH AND LARGER WATER METERS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED ABOVE-GROUND ONLY. |
| | O CALLOUT DOMESTIC BACKFLOW PREVENTER AS RPPA (MAKE |
| | NOTE USC APPROVED) AND FIRE BACKFLOW PREVENTER AS DCDA. |
| | |
| | WATER/WASTEWATER PLAN: |
| | O PROVIDE VERTICAL DATUM AND DATUM CONVERSION |
| | INFORMATION (NAVD 1988 AND NGVD 1929). |
| | O SHOW PROJECT ADDRESS ON ALL PLAN SHEETS. |
| | O PROVIDE LEGEND ON ALL PLAN SHEETS TO INCLUDE |
| | STREETLIGHT, SIGN POSTS, TRANSFORMER BOXES ETC. |
| | O PLANS SHALL SHOW EXISTING AND PROPOSED LOCATIONS AND |
| | DIMENSIONS OF ALL WATER, STORMWATER, AND SANITARY AND |
| | SEWER LINES AND CLEANOUTS, INCLUDING STUBS TO EACH |
| | PROPERTY LINE FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWERS, THE MAKE |
| | AND MODEL OF ALL VALVES, POTABLE AND IRRIGATION METERS, |
| | BACKFLOWS, FIRE HYDRANTS AND FDCS, AND OTHER 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. |
| | O GATE VALVE BOXES SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN CURB OR |
| | SIDEWALK. ALL AVAILABLE ELEVATION SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE |
| | PROFILE VIEW. |
| | O DIRECTION OF FLOW SHALL BE SHOWN ON PLAN VIEW ON PLAN |
| | VIEW FOR ALL SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS. |
| | O SHOW SLOPE % ON ALL SANITARY LINES AND CALL OUT |
| | MATERIAL. |
| | O 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. |
| | O PROVIDE PROFILE AND CLEARANCES BETWEEN WATER, SEWER |
| | AND STORM LINES PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH STANDARD |
| | DETAIL GN-2 SERIES, AT ALL UTILITY CROSSINGS. |
| | O SUBMIT COMPLETED LOS ANALYSIS SUMMARY TABLE DIRECTLY |
| | TO ENGINEERING (SHEET 33 OF CITY OF WPB DEVELOPMENT |
| | APPLICATION). PROVIDE CALCULATIONS ON PLANS OF EXISTING |
| | AND PROPOSED DEMANDS FOR WATER & SEWER (AVERAGE, |
| | MAXIMUM AND PEAK) AND FIRE FLOW DEMANDS. CALCULATIONS |
| | SHALL BE PER FAC 64E-6 FOR SEWER AND PER FAC 64-E.008 |
| | FOR WATER. |
| | O PROVIDE FIRE FLOW TEST DATA. |
| | O PROVIDE CCTV VIDEO OF EXISTING SANITARY SEWER AND |
| | STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG ENTIRE PROJECT |
| | FRONTAGE. |
| | O CUT AND CAP UTILITIES NOT IN USE AND REMOVE ANY |
| | ABANDONED UTILITY LINES LARGER THAN 2 INCHES FROM CITY |
| | ROW. |
| | O WHEN PROPOSED, WATER MAINS IN CITY RIGHT OF WAY SHALL |
| | BE MADE OF DUCTILE IRON PIPE (NOT PVC) AND SPECIFY |
| | PROPOSED LENGTH IN FEET. |
| | O CHECK TO SEE IF FDEP FORMS FOR PROPOSED SANITARY |
| | SEWER ARE REQUIRED. |
| | O PROVIDE CLEANOUTS FOR PROPOSED SANITARY LINE ONSITE |
| | JUST INSIDE PROPERTY LINE, AT JOINTS AND EVERY 75 FEET. |
| | O ADD NOTE TO PLANS SPECIFYING CITY?S DOWNSTREAM LIFT |
| | STATION NUMBER. |
| | O PROVIDE ONSITE CLEANOUTS NEAR PROPERTY LINE FOR |
| | PROPOSED SANITARY LATERALS. |
| | O LABEL WATER LINES AS PRIVATE WHERE APPLICABLE. |
| | O PLEASE SHOW AND LABEL EXISTING AND PROPOSED GREASE |
| | TRAPS (IF ANY). |
| | O PER CITY STANDARDS MAINTAIN MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN |
| | OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF CITY PIPE AND ROOT BARRIER. |
| | FORMAL ENGINEERING REVIEW: |
| | O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, SFWMD ERP AND NPDES |
| | NOI REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ENFORCED. |
| | - AN NOI IS REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS THAT: |
| | - 1) DISTURB ONE OF MORE ACRES OF LAND OR DISTURB LESS |
| | THAN ON ACRE OF LAND BUT ARE PART OF A COMMON PLAN OF |
| | DEVELOPMENT OR SALE; |
| | - 2) DISCHARGE STORMWATER TO SURFACE WATERS OF THE |
| | STATE OR TO SURFACE WATERS OF THE STATE THROUGH A |
| | MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4). |
| | - THE SFWMD ERP CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH A 10-2 SELF |
| | CERTIFICATION THROUGH FDEP OR AN ERP APPLICATION |
| | THROUGH SFWMD. EITHER WAY, THE DEVELOPER/ENGINEER SHALL |
| | SUBMIT A COPY OF THE ERP PERMIT OR FDEP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT |
| | OF THE 10-2 CERTIFICATION. |
| | O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | EASEMENT FOR PLACEMENT OF PROPOSED WATER METERS. |
| | O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, PROVIDE PROFILES OF |
| | WATER AND SEWER AND SHOW ANY CROSSINGS/CONFLICTS. |
| | O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, WHEN SUBMITTING |
| | APPROVED MATERIALS LIST, PLEASE PROVIDE MATERIAL/CUT |
| | SHEETS FOR ALL PROPOSED BACKFLOW DEVICES SHOWING |
| | SPECIFIC MODEL NUMBER AND SPECIFYING USC APPROVED |
| | LEAD-FREE DESIGN. |
| | O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, IF SANITARY LINES |
| | ARE PROPOSED IN ROW PLEASE SHOW ADJACENT SANITARY |
| | LATERAL LOCATIONS AND SHOW ADDRESSES OF ADJACENT |
| | PARCELS. |
| | O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, IF WATER LINES ARE |
| | BEING REPLACED IN ROW, SHOW ADJACENT PARCEL ADDRESSES. |
| | O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, ADD NOTE TO PROVIDE |
| | 50 FT. PAVEMENT RESTORATION TRANSITION ON EACH SIDE OF |
| | PROPOSED TRENCH IN CITY MAINTAINED ROADWAY AREAS PER |
| | CITY OF WPB STANDARD DETAIL GC-8. |
| | |
| | COMMENTS FROM MARK HURLEY, FIELD CUSTOMER SERVICE |
| | SUPERVISOR WITH CITY OF WPB PUBLIC UTILITIES, |
| | 561-822-2262 OR [email protected] |
| | -BUILDING IS SHOWN IN EXISTING FIRE EMERGENCY ACCESS |
| | EASEMENT. VERIFY THAT IS ALRIGHT. |
| | |
| | -A WELL AND LIFT STATION WERE SHOWN ON SURVEY. WILL |
| | THEY REMAIN? |
| | |
| | -CLEARLY SHOW AND LABEL EXISTING METERED WATER SERVICE |
| | AND BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY FOR THE PROPERTY THAT ARE NEAR |
| | THE BUS ENTRANCE ON CIVIL PLANS. |
| | |
| | -CLEARLY SHOW AND LABEL EXISTING FORCE MAIN AND WATER |
| | MAIN NEAR ENTIRE LENGTH OF WEST PROPERTY LINE ON CIVIL |
| | PLANS. |
| | |
| | -SHEET C09 SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FIRE HYDRANT |
| | BLOCKING USE CROSSWALK. |
| | |
| | -SURVEY REPORT NOTE 5 SAYS THAT NO SEARCH OF PUBLIC |
| | RECORDS HAS BEEN PERFORMED. WHEN WILL IT BE PERFORMED? |
| | |
| | -L110 SHOWS STOP BAR IN POSITION THAT MAY BLOCK |
| | CROSSWALK. VERIFY LOCATION IS ACCEPTABLE. |
| | |
| | -ENSURE THAT NO TREES WILL BE IN WATER LINE EASEMENT. |
| | ALSO ENSURE NO TREES WILL BE CLOSER THAN 5 HORIZONTAL |
| | FEET FROM CITY WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES. |
| | |
| | -ON CIVIL PLAN SHOW AND LABEL ALL GREASE TRAPS. |
| | |
| | -PART OF THE NORTH BUILDING APPEARS TO BE ENCROACHING |
| | INTO SETBACK. IS THAT ALRIGHT? |
| | |
| | -ADA PLAN SHOWS PATH GOING THROUGH COLUMNS, TREES, |
| | GRASS, AND CROSSWALKS THAT ARE LABELED TO BE REMOVED. |
| | |
| | -SOUTH OPEN SPACE AREA SAYS IT IS GATED AND FENCED. |
| | WHEN TIMES WILL GATE BE CLOSED? |
| | |
| | -SOME OF THE COLUMNS LOOK LOCATED AGAINST BUILDING |
| | WALLS. IS ANY CLEARANCE DISTANCE NEEDED BETWEEN THEM? |
| | |
| | -LANDSCAPING PLAN L110 SHOWS GRASS AT THE END OF |
| | CROSSWALKS. |
| | |
| | -MOTOR LOBBY DOOR PATH SEEMS LIKE IT BLOCKS MOST OF |
| | SIDEWALK. IS THAT ALRIGHT? |
| | |
| | -THERE IS A SEWER LINE AND CLEANOUT THAT ENCROACHES |
| | INTO A COLUMN AND FOOTER. |
| | |
| | -DID PLAN DESIGN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BANYAN STREETSCAPE |
| | PROJECT THAT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED NOW? |
| | |
| | -VERIFY PROPOSED 4 INCH PVC PRIVATE FORCE MAIN IS |
| | SUFFICIENT SIZE. ALSO VERIFY EXISTING 6 INCH DIP |
| | FORCEMAIN HAS ENOUGH CAPACITY AS THERE ARE A COUPLE |
| | SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS STARTED IN AREA. |
| | |
| | -UTILITY MAINTENANCE MAY SOMETIMES IMPEDE USE OF MAIN |
| | BUILDING ENTRANCE/EXIT BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED IN WATER |
| | LINE EASEMENT, THERE ARE EXISTING UTILITIES NEAR IT, |
| | AND PROPOSING ADDITIONAL UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE THERE. |
| | |
| | -THERE ARE MANY EASEMENTS ON THE PROPERTY SUCH AS FPL, |
| | FIBER OPTIC, CROSS ACCESS, POLE LINE. FOR ANY EASEMENTS |
| | WHERE STRUCTURES ARE BEING BUILT, VERIFY THAT IS |
| | ACCEPTABLE WITH EASEMENT PROVISIONS. |
| | |
| | -DOES THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT SPECIFY WHO OWNS |
| | AND MAINTAINS THE COLUMNS AND FOOTERS IN THE ITC |
| | PROPERTY? ALSO DOES THE AGREEMENT SPECIFY ANY CROSS |
| | ACCESS, OR USE OF ANY SHARED UTILITIES. |
| | |
| | -THE 6 INCH DOMESTIC METER LOCATIONS ARE NOT |
| | ACCEPTABLE. THEY NEED TO BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE |
| | PROPERTY LINE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE SERVICE LINE LENGTH. |
| | ALSO SHOW AND LABEL THE DOMESTIC BACKFLOW ASSEMBLIES |
| | NEAR THEM. |
| | |
| | -ON CIVIL PLANS, SHOW AND LABEL 10 INCH WATER MAIN |
| | RUNNING NEAR NORTHWEST AREA OF PROPERTY. |
| | |
| | -C08 SHOWS GUY WIRE IN RUN LANE OF DRIVEWAY. |
| | |
| | -THE LOCATIONS OF FIRELINE BACKFLOW ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT |
| | ACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE DISTANCE FROM THE TAPS AND |
| | EXCESSIVE PIPE LENGTHS BETWEEN THEM. |
| | |
| | -ON L112, SHOW WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES AND VERIFY |
| | TREES ARE DISTANCED AT LEAST FIVE FEET FROM THEM. |
| | |
| | -ONE FDC LOCATION APPEARS IN MIDDLE OF SIDEWALK. |
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