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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201300064 Review Comments No Submittal Type Selected 2014-01-09Christopher Perez From: Victoria Fort [vfort @rivanna.org] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 5:23 PM To: Alex Morrison Cc: Christopher Perez; Alan Franklin (afranklin @waterstreetstudio.net) Subject: SDP201200049 Church of Our Saviour Final Site Plan Attachments: RWSA General Notes.doc Alex, RWSA has reviewed the final site plan for Church of our Saviour as prepared by Water Street Studio and dated 11/22/2013 and has the following comments for the engineer: General Comments: 1. Please include the RWSA General Water and Sewer Notes (attached) on the plans. Sheet 3 of 10: 1. Call out a minimum of 18" of vertical separation at the crossings of the HDPE storm sewer and the 1 %" private sewer force main with the RWSA water line. Test pits may be required to confirm the depth of existing utilities. 2. RWSA asks that the VDOT standard CG -6R curb and gutter proposed at the entrance to the new building be replaced with mountable curb to allow RWSA vehicular access to the water line easement. Sheet 4 of 10: 1. Show the location and depth of the RWSA waterline on Storm Drain "A" Profile. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks a lot, Victoria Victoria Fort, EIT Civil Engineer Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority 695 Moores Creek Lane Charlottesville, VA 22902 (P): (434) 977 -2970 ext. 205 (F): (434) 295 -1146 Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) General Water & Sanitary Sewer Notes Updated February, 2011 1) All materials and methods of construction shall comply with the latest version of the General Water and Sewer Construction Specifications as adopted by the Albemarle County Service Authority on January 15, 1998, except as modified below or modified in Special Notes. 2) RWSA shall approve all construction materials and methods of construction. A preconstruction conference shall be held with RWSA prior to the start of any work. 3) The contractor shall be responsible for notifying Miss Utility (1- 800 -552- 7001). 4) RWSA Engineer (Victoria Fort at (434) 977 -2970 ext. 205) shall be notified three business days prior to the start of construction. 5) All work is subject to inspection by RWSA staff. No tie -ins to the existing system shall be made without coordination with and the presence of RWSA staff. No work shall be conducted on RWSA facilities on weekends or holidays without special written permission from RWSA. 6) For sanitary sewer line construction: RWSA may require bypass pumping for tie -ins to the existing system. All doghouse manholes must be pressure- tested before a connection is made to the system. 7) The location of existing utilities as shown on the plans is from data available at the time of design and is not necessarily complete or accurate. The Contractor shall be responsible for the verification of the location, size and depth of all existing utilities, both surface and subsurface. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Engineer of any discrepancies between the plans and field conditions. The Contractor shall use due diligence to protect all utilities and structures from damage at all times, whether shown on the plans or not. Damage to any existing utilities shall be repaired by the Contractor to the original condition at no additional cost to the Owner. 8) Erosion and sediment control facilities shall not be permitted in the RWSA easement without special written permission from RWSA. No grading shall be permitted in the RWSA easement unless permitted otherwise by RWSA in writing. 9) No blasting shall be permitted within 100 feet of RWSA facilities without written permission and RWSA approval of the blasting plan. Ground monitoring during blasting and a pre -blast survey may be required. For blasting within 100 feet of any operative RWSA sewerlines, bypass pumping and /or pre- and post -CCTV may be required. RWSA may also require certification from a licensed professional engineer stating that the proposed blasting will not damage any RWSA facilities. Damage to any utilities due to blasting shall be repaired by the Contractor to the original condition at no additional cost to the Owner. 10) The contractor shall observe minimum separation requirements for utility crossings. When a crossing is made under an existing facility, adequate structural support shall be provided for the existing pipe. The area of the crossing shall be backfilled with compacted 57 stone to the springline of the existing pipe. 11) New water main installations shall be pressure tested, chlorinated, flushed and have water samples approved prior to making any permanent connection to the public water system. Approved methods of filling and flushing new water mains will be required to prevent any contamination of the public water system. 12) All easements for new RWSA facilities shall be recorded prior to placing the new facilities into service. 13) No permanent structural facilities will be permitted in the RWSA easement. This includes building overhangs, retaining walls, footers for any structure, drainage structures, etc. 14) Trees are not permitted in the RWSA easement.