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Design Submission Checklist: Linear Infrastructure Projects (TPUR)
City of Toronto: Engineering & Construction Services, Engineering Review (Third Party & Utility Review) · version October 1, 2020
The City's internal ECA and DWWP design submission checklist for linear infrastructure projects. Use it for your own QA/QC of the engineering drawings and reports before applying for an ECA or DWWP. Record the project name and submission number on your cover sheet.
Disclaimer: the checklist lists design elements that may be applicable to the works but is not an exhaustive and complete list. It is a demonstration of an internal checklist reviewers use while reviewing permit applications, provided for convenience only. It is ultimately the proponent's responsibility to ensure the design complies with City design criteria, guidelines, by-laws and general good design practices.
Required documents (identified and professionally bound)
| 1 | Design engineering drawings |
| 2 | Roll-out design plan & profile of composite utilities |
| 3 | Design sheets |
| 4 | Functional servicing report |
| 5 | Stormwater management report |
| 6 | Geotechnical report |
| 7 | Hydraulic analysis report |
| 8 | Other technical studies, as required |
| 9 | Legal reference plans for proposed easements, if any |
Design engineering drawings: list of required drawings
| 1 | Cover Sheet: the cover sheet of the design plans for the project. |
| 2 | Index/List of Engineering Drawings: the list of plans included in the design plan set for review and acceptance. |
| 3 | Proposed vs. Existing Key Plan: a schematic key plan showing proposed versus existing facilities for each of storm sewers, sanitary sewers and watermains. |
| 4 | Lands Ownerships & Easements Plan: the proposed municipal services, land ownerships, and existing and proposed easements. |
| 5 | General Notes: must contain the most updated City General Notes; could also include Additional General Notes. |
| 6 | Sanitary Drainage Plan: the sanitary drainage plan boundaries for the project. |
| 7 | Storm Drainage Plan: the minor and major storm drainage plan boundaries for the project. |
| 8 | Grading Plan: the proposed grading plan for the project. |
| 9 | Plan and Profile: the plans and profiles of the proposed and existing City municipal services combined, including other utilities such as gas, hydro, telephone, cable TV, etc. |
| 10 | Pavement Design: the proposed pavement design for the roadways and boulevards for the project. |
| 11 | Composite Utilities Plan: the existing and proposed City underground municipal services combined, including other utilities such as gas, hydro, telephone, cable TV, etc., and street furniture. |
General items (comply with City standards)
| 1 | The engineering drawings are stamped, signed and dated by a Professional Engineer licensed in the Province of Ontario. |
| 2 | The engineering drawings include the design and construction plans. |
| 3 | The drawing numbers of the current submission are kept unchanged and match the previous submission |
| 4 | Existing underground City utilities (such as sewers and watermains and appurtenances) and external utilities (such as gas, electric, telephone, cable TV facilities) have been verified on site. |
| 5 | The construction boundaries are shown on all engineering plans including Composite Utility Plans. |
| 6 | The easement boundaries are shown and shaded on all engineering plans. |
| 7 | All symbols and line styles are shown on the legend. |
List of plans
| 1 | The list of the engineering drawings in the entire set. |
Proposed vs. existing key plan
| 1 | The plan is colour coded. |
| 2 | Schematic key plan of proposed versus existing storm sewers. |
| 3 | Schematic key plan of proposed versus existing sanitary sewers. |
| 4 | Schematic key plan of proposed versus existing watermains. |
General notes
| 1 | Includes the entire City standard General Notes, labelled "City of Toronto General Notes", even if some sections are not applicable. |
| 2 | Includes additional general notes not covered under the City standard General Notes, labelled "Additional General Notes". |
| 3 | The "Additional General Notes" are categorized into the following sections if applicable: a) General; b) Sewers & Watermains; c) Sewers; d) Watermains; e) Roads. |
Additional general notes: General
| 1 | Conformance to the Accepted Geotechnical Report. Add the following note to the "General" section of "Additional General Notes": "All geotechnical works shall conform to the recommendations that are set out in the Geotechnical Report, which is accepted by the City, provided that such recommendations conform to MOE guidelines, and conform to or exceed the City's latest specifications, design standards and practices." |
| 2 | Contractor's Liability. Add the following note to the "General" section of "Additional General Notes": (a) The contractor is held responsible by the City for any damage caused by the contractor's work to utilities, properties, structures, etc. near to or in the general area of the work by the contractor or the subcontractors as a result of intentional or negligent action, omission, settlement of ground, vibration, etc. pertaining to the work performed under the contract. (b) The contractor is responsible to properly fix, repair and reinstate, at their own expense, all of such damages. |
| 3 | Construction Dewatering. Add the following note to the "General" section of "Additional General Notes": (a) It is the responsibility of the contractor to obtain a 'Permit to Take Water' directly from MOECC. It is an offence to take water without a permit in place. (b) It is the responsibility of the contractor to obtain a 'Permit to Discharge to the City Storm or Sanitary Sewer' directly from Toronto Water. It is an offence under the City's Sewers By-law to discharge water to the City's sewers without a permit in place. |
| 4 | Verification of As-Built Data. Add the following note to the "General" section of "Additional General Notes": "As-built data is for information only. The contractor is responsible to check and verify such data prior to the commencement of the construction works." |
| 5 | Verification of Design Plans. Add the following note to the "General" section of "Additional General Notes": (a) The contractor is responsible to check and verify all dimensions and details on the design plans, and report any discrepancies, omissions and errors to the consultant, prior to commencement of construction works. (b) The contractor is responsible to properly fix, repair and reinstate, at their own expense, any damage to public and/or private owned properties, facilities and structures, as a result of any discrepancies, omissions and errors on the design plans. |
Additional general notes: Sewers & Watermains common notes
| 1 | Locating Existing City's Underground Services. Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": (a) The contractor is responsible to locate and verify the size of all existing City underground services including storm and sanitary sewers, watermains, and storm, sanitary and water service connections. (b) The contractor is responsible to properly repair any damage to the City's underground services infrastructure during construction at their own expense. |
| 2 | Removal Works. Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": "All municipal removal works shall conform to the latest City's spec TS 510. All removed facilities shall be properly disposed off-site." |
| 3 | Removal and Disposal of Abandoned Pipes and Facilities. Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": "All abandoned municipal pipes and facilities (e.g. storm and sanitary sewers, watermains, etc.), within the line of construction boundaries, if exposed, shall be removed from the ground, and properly disposed off-site, in accordance with the latest TS 510/ OPSS 510." |
| 4 | Grouting of Kept in Place Abandoned Pipes. Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": "All abandoned pipes up to 1200mm, to be kept in place, shall be filled with grout or concrete from end to end, in accordance with TS 510/ OPSS 510, especially the submerged abandoned pipes due to high ground water levels." |
| 5 | Supporting Existing Watermain & Sewer Pipes. Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": "Supporting existing water and sewer pipes shall be in accordance with the City's standard T-1007.01-1, T-1007.01-2, T-1007.01-3 & T-1007.01-4." |
| 6 | Groundwater Clay Seals (Blocks). Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": "Where groundwater table is at or above sewers and watermains bedding, groundwater barriers shall be constructed in adequate numbers, in accordance with OPSD 802.095 and OPSS 1205." |
| 7 | Water/Sewer Service Card for Water/Sewer Service Connection. Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": "Water/ sewer service cards, for new and/ or modified water/ sewer service connections, are required to be completed upon construction of water/ sewer service connections. Water/ sewer service cards are required to be submitted to the City, in both hardcopy and electronic (PDF) formats." |
| 8 | Hydrostatic Leak Test Record. Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": "Hydrostatic Leak Power Test Record, for buried water and wastewater pressure piping, is required to be completed upon construction of pressure pipes, in accordance with City's spec TS 441. The Hydrostatic Leak Power Test Record is required to be submitted to the City upon request." |
| 9 | Backfill for Relocated Sewers and Watermains in Existing Pavements within Public Right of Ways (ROW). Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": "Backfill used for all relocated sewers and watermains in the existing pavements within the public right-of-way shall be 'Unshrinkable Fill', in accordance with City's spec TS 4.60 and TS 13.10, to the satisfaction of the City." |
| 10 | Backfill for Relocated Sewers and Watermains in Existing Boulevards within Public Right of Ways (ROW). Add the following note to the "Sewers & Watermains Common Notes" section of "Additional General Notes": "'Unshrinkable Fill' is strictly prohibited in boulevards except for the following 2 scenarios: (a) Where cuts in close proximity to the road and the limits of the excavation encroach into the 1:1 structural prism commencing from the bottom of the adjacent curb, 'Unshrinkable Fill' shall be used within the envelope of the structural prism. (b) Where cuts are made in hard surfaces (curbs, public sidewalks, concrete driveways, and interlocking bricks/ flagstone on a concrete base) that are immediately adjacent to the road, 'Unshrinkable Fill' shall be used under these hard surfaces. In accordance with Municipal Consent Requirements (MCR), Appendix D, and City's spec TS 4.60, to the satisfaction of the City." |
Additional general notes: Sewers
| 1 | MOE Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA). Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "MOE Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) is required prior to the construction of the proposed sewers infrastructure works. MOE ECA is regulated under the Provincial Environmental Protection Act and the Ontario Water Resources Act." |
| 2 | Submerged Sewers. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "For partially or fully submerged sewers and maintenance holes, storm and sanitary sewers shall have watertight connection joints, and maintenance hole shall be equipped with flexible boot pipe connection." |
| 3 | Replacing Existing Sewers. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "When replacing existing sewers, including combined sewers, the service connections shall be replaced to the streetline, including clean-outs, if any." |
| 4 | Connection to Existing Trunk Sewer 650mm or Larger. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "Connection to City's trunk sewers 675 mm or larger shall be in accordance with the City's standard T-1006.01-1." |
| 5 | Riser for Sewer Service Connection and Catchbasin Lead. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "For deep sewers, riser for sewer service connection and catchbasin lead is required to be provided, in accordance with City's standard T-708-01, T-708-01-3 & T-1006.010, if the obvert depth of the sewer exceeds 4.0 m." |
| 6 | Maintenance Holes Steps. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": (a) All prefabricated maintenance hole steps shall be solid circular steps, in accordance with OPSD 405.020. (b) All cast-in-place maintenance hole steps shall be solid rectangular steps, in accordance with OPSD 405.020. |
| 7 | Construction Sequencing and By-Pass Flow Plan for Sewer Work. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "Construction Sequencing and By-Pass Flow Plan for sewer work is required in cases where temporary sewer by-pass work is proposed on the City's trunk and local sewers for any period. The Plan shall be in accordance with the City's 'Terms of Reference for Sewer Work'." |
| 8 | Construction Work Near City's Trunk Sewers. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "No work shall be conducted within the vicinity of any City's Trunk Sewer without prior approval from the City's Toronto Water or Engineering and Construction Services. Toronto Water requires a minimum of 2 weeks' notice prior to any work at or near the City's Trunk Sewers. The notice shall include details and schedule of work." |
| 9 | CCTV Inspection Specifications. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "CCTV inspection shall comply with the City's spec. TS 409." |
| 10 | CCTV Inspection for Existing Sewers. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "CCTV inspection is required for all existing sewers that may be affected during construction, prior to and after construction, to ensure that they have not been negatively impacted by construction. The CCTV inspection report shall be stamped, signed and dated by a professional engineer licenced in the Province of Ontario, and submitted to the City, upon request." |
| 11 | CCTV Inspection for Proposed Sewers. Add the following note to the "Sewers" section of "Additional General Notes": "CCTV inspection is required for all proposed sewers after construction, to ensure that they are properly constructed to the satisfaction of the City. The CCTV inspection report shall be stamped, signed and dated by a professional engineer licenced in the Province of Ontario, and submitted to the City, upon request." |
Additional general notes: Watermains
| 1 | Drinking Water Works Permit. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "Drinking Water Works Permit (DWWP) is required prior to the construction of the proposed watermains infrastructure works." |
| 2 | Watermains Wet Tapping Procedure. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "The wet tapping of watermains shall be performed in accordance with the Toronto Water 'Wet Tapping Watermains, Safe Operation Procedure, SOP-TW-048.'" |
| 3 | Watermains Tracer Wires. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "Tracer wires shall be installed, in accordance with TS 4.70, on all non-metallic watermains along the full length of the pipe to provide a means of locating the watermain." (Toronto Design Criteria for Sewers & Watermains, 1st Edition, November 2009, p. 126) |
| 4 | Watermains Electrical Continuity. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "Ductile iron watermains shall be connected with copper bond cables at each joint to ensure continuous electrical continuity throughout the watermain system." (Toronto Design Criteria for Sewers & Watermains, 1st Edition, November 2009, p. 125) |
| 5 | Use of Anchor Tees & Valves for Fire Hydrants & Water Service Connections for New Watermain Replacement. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "Install anchor tees and valves for fire hydrants and water service connections for new watermain replacement in accordance with the City's 'Guideline on the Use of Anchor Tees'." (guideline on the City's Sewer and Watermain Design Criteria webpage) |
| 6 | Connection of Large Diameter PVC & Ductile Iron Pipes. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "The connection of large diameter 750 to 2300 mm PVC to Ductile Iron pipes shall be in accordance with T-1110.03-15." |
| 7 | Replacing of Water Service Connections of Replaced Watermains. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": (a) All substandard water services, other than the 19 mm diameter and larger copper water services, shall be replaced to the streetline. (b) The Cut and Connect option for existing 19 mm diameter and larger copper water services can only be applied if cutting can be done, that is, when shortening the existing copper service. (c) If the existing 19 mm diameter and larger copper water service must be extended to the newly installed watermain, it shall be replaced to the streetline. A buried coupling under the road is not acceptable. |
| 8 | Removal of Hydrants, Valves & Watermain Appurtenances. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "The removal work of hydrants, valves and all watermain appurtenances shall conform to the City's spec TS 510. All removed facilities shall be properly disposed off-site." |
| 9 | Watermain Valves Installation. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "All watermain valves shall be installed in accordance with the City's spec TS 441." |
| 10 | Watermain Valves for Fire Hydrants, Large Diameter Water Services and Side Street Connections. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "All secondary valves for fire hydrants and large diameter water services will use a 105mm diameter valve box with 149mm diameter cover as opposed to line valve boxes which are 130mm in diameter with a 184mm diameter cover in accordance with the City's 'Guidelines on the Use of Anchor Tees for New Watermain Replacement Construction Projects'." |
| 11 | Watermain Valve Restraints. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "All valves on 300mm diameter and greater PVC watermains shall be restrained, as per City standard T-1100.010-2 and T-1100.010-3. Approved restraining devices shall be used as indicated in Chapter 6, Material Specifications of the City's 'Sewer and Watermain Design Criteria Manual'." |
| 12 | Deep Watermain Valves. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "For deep watermain valves where a standard 8ft (2.4m) valve key cannot reach the valve knob, a maintenance-free stem extension shall be installed on the valve and extended to 4 to 5ft (1.2 to 1.5m) below the lid." |
| 13 | Material Specification for Large Diameter Watermains. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "The material specifications for large diameter watermain pipes, ranging from 750mm to 2300mm nominal diameter, shall conform to the City's spec TS 7.80." |
| 14 | Open Cut Concrete Encasement for Large Diameter Watermain Welded Steel Pipe. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "Open cut concrete encasement for large diameter watermain welded steel pipes, ranging from 750mm to 2300mm nominal diameter, shall conform to the City's standard T-1109.01-1." |
| 15 | Open Cut Protection for Non-Encased Large Diameter Watermain HDPE Pipe. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "Open cut protection for large diameter watermain High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, ranging from 750mm to 2300mm nominal diameter, shall conform to the City's standard T-1109.01-2." |
| 16 | Watermains Pressure Testing, Chlorination & Sampling. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "A watermain connection assembly shall be used for the purposes of pressure testing, chlorination and sampling of watermains, in accordance with the City's standard T-1104.03-4." |
| 17 | Disinfection Test. Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "Disinfection test for potable water is required to be completed in accordance with TS 7.30. The associated Disinfection Test Form TS 115 is required to be completed and submitted to the City upon request." |
| 18 | Construction of Temporary Watermains (numbered 12 in the source). Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "Temporary watermains shall be constructed in accordance with the City's spec TS 493, shall be protected from loads generated from vehicular traffic on the roadway, and shall be completely removed, after the construction of the permanent watermains, and properly disposed off-site." |
| 19 | Construction Sequencing and Watermain Shut Plan for Watermain Work (numbered 13 in the source). Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "Construction Sequencing and Watermain Shut Plan for watermain work is required in cases where temporary shut/isolation is proposed on the City's transmission and distribution watermains for any period. The Plan shall be in accordance with the City's 'Terms of Reference for Watermain Work'." |
| 20 | Excavation Monitoring for Transmission Mains (numbered 14 in the source). Add the following note to the "Watermains" section of "Additional General Notes": "No work shall be conducted within the vicinity of a City's Transmission Watermain without the approval of a City's Toronto Water Inspector. Toronto Water inspector is required to monitor and/or approve any installation or excavation in the vicinity of a City's Transmission Watermain. Toronto Water requires a minimum of 2 weeks' notice prior to any excavation. Prior to conducting any mechanical digging or any other works, Transmission Watermain shall be daylighted and its 'as built' details shall be provided to Toronto Water inspector. Hydro-vac or hand excavation methods shall only be used to daylight." |
Additional general notes: Roads
| 1 | Concrete Sidewalks Expansion Joints. Add the following note to the "Roads" section of "Additional General Notes": "Crosswise and longitudinal expansion joints are required to be installed for concrete sidewalks in accordance with the City's standard T-310.010-1 and spec TS 3.70." |
| 2 | Raised Tactile Walking Surface Indicators at Pedestrian Crossings. Add the following note to the "Roads" section of "Additional General Notes": "Raised Tactile Walking Surface Indicators shall be constructed at the bottom edge of curb ramps and depressed curbs at all pedestrian crossings. Raised Tactile Walking Surface Indicators shall be in accordance with the City's standard T-310.030-7, T-310.030-8, T-310.030-9, T-310.030-10 and T-310.030-11, and City's spec TS 3.70." |
| 3 | Vehicular Loading for Soil Cells on Boulevards. Add the following note to the "Roads" section of "Additional General Notes": "The sidewalk slab, together with the underlying soil cell system and soils, are designed to withstand vehicular loading pursuant to the current version of the Canadian Highway Bridge Code." |
| 4 | Vehicular Loading for Areaway Sidewalk Slab. Add the following note to the "Roads" section of "Additional General Notes": "The sidewalk slab and associated bearing walls and foundations of the Areaway are designed to withstand vehicular loading pursuant to the current version of the Canadian Highway Bridge Code." |
Lands ownerships & easements plan
| 1 | The plan is colour coded. |
| 2 | The plan shows proposed underground municipal services, including sewers and watermains. |
| 3 | The plan shows existing and proposed Rights-of-Way (ROW). |
| 4 | The plan shows municipal addresses. |
| 5 | The plan shows ownership of lands (private, City, MTO, CN, etc.), colour coded or shaded by ownership. |
| 6 | The plan shows existing and proposed City easements, including dimensions, colour coded or shaded by status. |
Sanitary drainage plans (comply with City standards)
| 1 | The plan is colour coded. |
| 2 | The plan shows existing versus proposed sanitary catchment area boundaries. |
| 3 | The catchment areas serviced by the sanitary sewers are limited from maintenance hole to maintenance hole. |
| 4 | The re-aligned sanitary sewers accommodate the catchment areas of the abandoned/removed sanitary sewers. |
| 5 | Each catchment area is labelled, in a circular shape, with its area (ha), ID and number of persons, and the label is shown on the legend. |
| 6 | Each catchment area is labelled with the land use and population densities (e.g. residential, commercial, institutional, etc.). |
| 7 | Shows the sanitary sewers and appurtenances, including pipe size, length, slope, direction of flow, maintenance hole number, etc. |
Storm drainage plans (comply with City standards)
| 1 | The plan is colour coded. |
| 2 | The plan shows existing versus proposed storm catchment area boundaries for minor storms. |
| 3 | The plan shows existing versus proposed storm catchment area boundaries for major storms. |
| 4 | The catchment areas, including external flows, for minor storm, serviced by storm sewers are limited from maintenance hole to maintenance hole. |
| 5 | The re-aligned storm sewers accommodate the catchment areas, for minor storm, of the abandoned/removed storm sewers. |
| 6 | Each catchment area is labelled, in a circular shape, with its area (ha), ID and run-off coefficient (c), and the label is shown on the legend. |
| 7 | Locations of critical low points at intake structures (on the ROW/channels, etc.) are labelled with LP#, with a table for each critical low point giving the Right of Way/Channel Flow Capacity (m³/sec) and Intake Flow Capacity (m³/sec), to check the intake structure can accommodate the flow at the ROW critical low point. |
| 8 | Shows the storm sewers and appurtenances, including pipe size, length, slope, direction of flow, maintenance hole number, etc. |
Grading plan: general
| 1 | Existing grades, shown in italics. |
| 2 | Major storm overland flow arrows illustrating how the major storm overland flow will be captured by outlet structures, corresponding to the major overland flow direction in the SWM drainage plans. |
| 3 | Minor storm overland flow arrows illustrating how the minor storm overland flow will be captured by the storm sewers, corresponding to the minor overland flow direction in the SWM drainage plans. |
| 4 | Road flags along the centreline of roadway at points where grade changes, practically at the low and high points. |
| 5 | Roadway slopes between road flags. |
| 6 | Slopes along roadway cross-falls. |
| 7 | Slopes along roadway gutters, including roadway intersections. |
| 8 | Shows existing and proposed catchbasins. |
Grading plan: roads
| 1 | Road flags shown on profile. |
| 2 | Road grades shown on profile. |
| 3 | Vertical curve information, if any, on profile, including the start and end points of the vertical curve and the vertical curve "K" value. |
Plan and profile: general
| 1 | The plans comply with the City's latest CADD Standards. |
| 2 | The plan is colour coded. |
| 3 | The horizontal scale is 1:200 and the vertical scale is 1:100. |
| 4 | The horizontal and vertical scales show on the title block. |
| 5 | The plan includes the existing, abandoned and proposed City underground municipal services combined, including other utilities such as gas, hydro, telephone, cable TV, etc. |
| 6 | Abandoned facilities are marked with "X" to distinguish them from existing facilities to remain. |
| 7 | All facilities including maintenance holes, pipes and ducts, for City municipal services and other utilities, are shown to scale (double line (outer diameter) for pipes and ducts) on plan and profile, to check their separations. |
| 8 | Separation between facilities is in accordance with the City's standards and design criteria. |
| 9 | Cross-sections at points where separation between facilities is not in accordance with the City's standards and design criteria. |
| 10 | Applicable site-specific customized details, as required, such as maintenance holes, benching, backfilling, etc. |
Plan and profile: sewers
| 1 | The slope of STM & SAN pipes is not less than the City's design criteria. |
| 2 | The length of STM & SAN pipes does not exceed the City's design criteria. |
| 3 | Direction of flow is shown on SAN & STM pipes, on plan. |
| 4 | SAN & STM pipes on plan are labelled with length, diameter, material, type and slope; the label is placed along the pipe length. |
| 5 | SAN & STM pipes on profile are labelled with length, diameter, material, type, class and slope; the label is placed along the pipe length. |
| 6 | SAN & STM pipe length, diameter, material, type and slope match on plan and profile. |
| 7 | SAN & STM service connections are labelled if the size of the service connection exceeds 150 mm |
| 8 | Material of SAN & STM pipes, with respect to diameter, is in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 9 | SAN & STM bedding is shown separately on profile and is in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 10 | The depths of SAN & STM sewer pipes are in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 11 | The DR of PVC pipe and the class of reinforced concrete pipe of SAN & STM sewers correspond to the height of fill specified in OPSD 806.040 & 806.060 for PVC pipes, and OPSD 807.010 & 807.030 for reinforced concrete pipes respectively. |
| 12 | SAN & STM maintenance holes are all located on the roadway pavement. |
| 13 | The horizontal and vertical clearances between SAN, STM & WM are in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 14 | The change of alignment angle for pipes 675 mm and greater is not greater than 45 degrees. |
| 15 | SAN & STM pipes are connected obvert to obvert. |
| 16 | The hydraulic jump of the HGL is shown if SAN & STM pipes are connected invert to invert. |
| 17 | All service connections for STM, SAN and WM are shown on all plan & profile drawings |
| 18 | The City's standard "T-708.020" is specified on plan for all SAN & STM pipes connected to existing maintenance holes. |
| 19 | The City's standard "T-708.01" is specified for rigid service connection pipes connected to rigid SAN & STM pipes. |
| 20 | The City's standard "T-1006.010" is specified for rigid service connection pipes connected to flexible SAN & STM pipes. |
| 21 | The City's standard "T-1006.010" is specified for flexible service connection pipes connected to flexible/rigid SAN & STM pipes. |
Plan and profile: maintenance holes (comply with the City's CADD Standards)
| 1 | The "OPSD#" or City standard "T#" of standard maintenance holes is shown on profile. |
| 2 | The "OPSD#" of the maintenance hole frame and cover is shown on profile (closed cover for sanitary and storm maintenance holes). |
| 3 | The size of SAN & STM maintenance holes is shown on profile and corresponds to the associated connecting pipes, in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 4 | The inverts of SAN & STM pipes are shown on profile. |
| 5 | The drop of inverts between upstream and downstream SAN & STM pipes is in accordance with the City's design criteria to compensate for hydraulic losses. |
| 6 | Drop structures are provided at maintenance holes, depending on the height between the inverts of upstream and downstream sewers, in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 7 | Safety platforms are provided, depending on the depth of the SAN & STM maintenance holes, in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 8 | Details of non-standard maintenance holes are provided, including structural and benching details. |
| 9 | Benching details of offset maintenance holes are provided. |
| 10 | Benching details of existing maintenance holes that have a new sewer connection. |
Plan and profile: catchbasins (comply with the City's CADD Standards)
| 1 | Catchbasin spacing is in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 2 | All roadway catchbasins have a sump, to capture debris before entering the storm sewers. |
| 3 | Catchbasins are not connected to each other. |
| 4 | The maximum CB lead is not greater than 30.0 m, in accordance with the City's best practices. |
| 5 | The City's standard "T-708.01" is specified for rigid catchbasin leads connected to rigid STM pipes. |
| 6 | The City's standard "T-1006.010" is specified for rigid catchbasin leads connected to flexible STM pipes. |
| 7 | The City's standard "T-1006.010" is specified for flexible catchbasin leads connected to flexible/rigid STM pipes. |
Plan and profile: watermains
| 1 | WM design conforms to the City's New Watermain Installation Procedure guideline (on the City's Sewer and Watermain Design Criteria webpage). |
| 2 | WM pipes on plan are labelled with diameter, material and type; the label is placed along the pipe length. |
| 3 | WM pipes on profile are labelled with diameter, material, type and class; the label is placed along the pipe length. |
| 4 | WM pipe diameter, material and type match on plan and profile. |
| 5 | WM bedding and type of pipe restrained joints are shown separately on profile, in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 6 | Thrust blocks for all WM bends are shown on plan and labelled; the label includes the City or OPS standard. |
| 7 | The typical 1.8 m minimum depth of WM is shown on profile, measured from the top of the WM to the top of the centreline of the road or existing grade. |
| 8 | A WM connection assembly is provided to connect new WM to existing WM, as per the City's standard T-1104.03-4. |
| 9 | Fire hydrant spacing is in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 10 | Fire hydrant is labelled as "fire hydrant (T-1105.01)". |
| 11 | Number of WM valves at intersections is in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 12 | WM valve spacing is in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 13 | WM valve for WM less than 400 mm diameter is in a valve box, labelled "xxx mm valve & box (T-1101.02-2)". |
| 14 | WM valve for WM equal to or more than 400 mm diameter is in a valve chamber, labelled "xxx mm valve & chamber (T-1101.010, T-1101.030-5 & T-1102.01-4)". |
| 15 | A WM air release valve is provided at high points for WM 400 mm and larger in diameter. The City's standard "T-1101.030-3 & T-1101.030-4" is specified for WM air release valves for WM from 400 mm to 600 mm diameter. |
| 16 | A WM drain valve is provided at low points for watermains 400 mm and larger in diameter. The City's standard "T-1101.030-5" is specified for WM drain valves for watermains up to 600 mm in diameter. |
| 17 | For deep WM valves where a standard 8 ft (2.4 m) valve key cannot reach the valve knob, the note is added: "Install a maintenance-free stem extension on the valve and extend it to 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5m) below the lid." |
| 18 | A WM connection assembly is provided for pressure testing, chlorination and sampling, as per the City's standard T-1104.03-4 |
| 19 | WM loops, i.e. no WM dead ends. |
| 20 | The horizontal and vertical clearances between SAN, STM & WM are in accordance with the City's design criteria. |
| 21 | All service connections for WM are shown on all plan & profile drawings. |
| 22 | The City's standard "T-708.01-4" is specified for shallow watermain and/or service connection. |
Plan and profile: groundwater
| 1 | Borehole locations are shown on plan and profile. |
| 2 | Groundwater levels shown on profile. |
| 3 | For partially or fully submerged sewers and maintenance holes, STM & SAN sewers have watertight connection joints, and maintenance holes have flexible boots at the connection of the sewer to the maintenance hole, to prevent infiltration of groundwater into sewers. |
| 4 | Where the groundwater level is at or above sewer and watermain bedding, groundwater barriers are provided in adequate numbers per OPSD 802.095 and OPSS 1205, to prevent groundwater migration down sewer and/or watermain trenches washing out the pipe bedding. |
Plan and profile: hydraulic grade line (HGL)
| 1 | The 100-year HGL is shown on profile for surcharged STM pipes where the HGL elevation exceeds the obvert of the sewers. |
| 2 | If there is no surcharged STM pipe and the HGL is not required on profile, the note is added: "Hydraulic Grade Line is the obvert of sewers unless otherwise noted." |
Plan and profile: outlet structures, safety and aesthetics
| 1 | The outfall structure is constructed in accordance with T-804.0, with proper scour protection (rip-rap, etc.). |
| 2 | The outfall structure has safety provisions to prevent unauthorized access or debris accumulation, as per OPSD 804.05. |
| 3 | Grates shall be installed with means for locking. |
| 4 | Provisions are made for opening or removing the grate for cleaning. |
| 5 | Grates are designed to break away or swing open under extreme hydraulic loads due to blockage. |
| 6 | Outfalls are made as safe as possible by using fencing along the headwalls and wing walls to prevent accidental falls. |
Pavement design
| 1 | Pavement design is in accordance with the City's Pavement Structural Design Matrix. |
| 2 | ROW cross-sections showing pavement structures, including roadways, boulevards, lay-bys, sidewalks, walkways, trails, etc. |
| 3 | Property lines are clearly shown and properly labelled on all ROW cross-sections. |
| 4 | Soil cell pavement structural design details are additionally stamped, signed & dated by a professional structural engineer licensed in Ontario. |
| 5 | A note is added to soil cell pavement structural design details indicating that the RC slab cover of soil cells withstands vehicular loading pursuant to the current version of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) |
Composite utility plan
| 1 | The plans comply with the City's CADD Standards. |
| 2 | The plan is colour coded. |
| 3 | The scale is 1:200. |
| 4 | The plan includes the existing, abandoned and proposed City underground municipal services combined, including other utilities such as gas, hydro, telephone, cable TV, etc., and street furniture. |
| 5 | Abandoned facilities are marked with "X" to distinguish them from existing facilities. |
| 6 | All facilities including maintenance holes, pipes and ducts are shown to scale (double line (outer diameter) for pipes and ducts) on plan, to check their clearances. |
| 7 | The plan includes a "Pipe Crossing Table" showing all pipe crossings of City municipal underground services, with separate columns for Pipe Crossing ID, Bottom/Top of Pipe elevations, Clear Separation (mm) and Mitigation (the mitigation measures required should the City's minimum clear separation not be met). |
Technical studies: general
| 1 | All technical studies, memos and certificates are stamped, signed and dated by a certified professional licensed in the Province of Ontario. |
Design sheets: general
| 1 | SAN design sheets in a tabular format. |
| 2 | 2-year STM design sheets in a tabular format. |
| 3 | Design sheet showing the capacity of critical low points on the plan for 100-year overland flow (i.e. capacity of ROW or channel or inlet structure, etc. to accommodate the 100-year overland flow without flooding). |
Design sheets: sanitary sewers
| 1 | Average residential/commercial/institutional flow. |
| 2 | Infiltration/extraneous flow. |
| 3 | Manning roughness coefficient. |
| 4 | Maximum Harmon peaking factor. |
| 5 | Minimum Harmon peaking factor. |
| 6 | The slope of SAN pipes complies with the City's design criteria. |
| 7 | The actual flow velocity (Vact) and full flow velocity (Vfull) of the pipe (m/s). |
| 8 | The actual flow velocity (Vact) does not exceed the maximum velocity permitted for the pipes, and is not less than the self-cleaning (minimum) velocity, per the City's design criteria. |
| 9 | The actual flow (Qact) and full flow (Qfull) of the pipe (m³/s). |
| 10 | Shows "Qact/Qfull", and the value does not exceed the City's design criteria. |
| 11 | For realigned sewers, the design sheet shows the Qfull of existing vs. proposed sewers, to ensure the proposed sewers have the same capacity as the existing sewers. |
Design sheets: storm sewers
| 1 | Minor storm (2-year storm event). |
| 2 | Time of concentration. |
| 3 | Intensity formula: I = A·T^C |
| 4 | Manning roughness coefficient "n". |
| 5 | The slope of STM pipes complies with the City's design criteria. |
| 6 | The actual flow velocity (Vact) and full flow velocity (Vfull) of the pipe (m/s). |
| 7 | The actual flow velocity (Vact) does not exceed the maximum velocity permitted for the pipes, and is not less than the self-cleaning (minimum) velocity, per the City's design criteria. |
| 8 | The actual flow (Qact) and full flow (Qfull) of the pipe (m³/s). |
| 9 | Shows "Qact/Qfull", and the value does not exceed the City's design criteria. |
| 10 | If a STM pipe is surcharged (i.e. Qact/Qfull exceeds 1.0), the HGL of the surcharged pipe is shown on the profile of the plan & profile drawings. |
| 11 | For realigned sewers, the design sheet shows the Qfull of existing vs. proposed sewers, to ensure the proposed sewers have the same capacity as the existing sewers. |
Functional servicing report: sanitary sewers
| 1 | Explains how the area influenced by the project can be serviced by sanitary sewers. |
| 2 | Explains how the proposed re-aligned sanitary sewers can accommodate the existing sanitary sewers. |
| 3 | Includes the existing and proposed sanitary drainage plans, as identified in the engineering drawings. |
| 4 | Includes schematic key plans of proposed versus abandoned sanitary sewers. |
Functional servicing report: storm sewers
| 1 | Explains how the area influenced by the project can be serviced by storm sewers. |
| 2 | Explains how the proposed re-aligned storm sewers can accommodate the existing storm sewers. |
| 3 | Includes the existing and proposed storm drainage plans, as identified in the engineering drawings. |
| 4 | Includes schematic key plans of proposed versus abandoned storm sewers. |
Functional servicing report: watermains
| 1 | Explains how the area influenced by the project can be serviced by watermains. |
| 2 | Explains how the proposed re-aligned watermains can accommodate the existing watermains. |
| 3 | Includes schematic key plans of the proposed versus abandoned watermains. |
Functional servicing report: structures
| 1 | Explains the conditions of the City's existing structures, such as bridges, retaining walls, etc., including photos. |
| 2 | Explains the proposed project works at the City's existing structures, such as bridges, retaining walls, etc. |
| 3 | Explains the proposed project works, and remedial works if required, at the City's existing structures. |
| 4 | Explains the effects of the proposed project works on the City's existing structures. |
Stormwater management report
| 1 | Explains how stormwater is managed in the areas influenced by the project, following the City's latest Wet Weather Flow Management Guidelines. |
| 2 | Includes the existing and proposed storm drainage plans, as identified in the engineering drawings. |
Geotechnical report: pavement design
| 1 | Recommendations for pavement design. |
| 2 | The pavement design is equal to or exceeds the City's design criteria. |
Geotechnical report: pipe bedding design
| 1 | Recommendations for pipe bedding design. |
| 2 | The pipe bedding design is equal to or exceeds the City's design criteria. |
| 3 | Backfilling recommendations. |
Hydraulic analysis report
| 1 | Hydraulic analysis report, if the size of the proposed new watermains is equal to or exceeds 300 mm (a Toronto Water, Watermain Asset Planning requirement). |
| 2 | For the re-alignment of existing watermains 300 mm or larger, a certificate from the proponent's consultant illustrating:
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Permits this checklist is for
- Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA): Municipal Sewage Works
- Drinking Water Works Permit (DWWP) / Watermain Approval
- TPUCC Sign-off (utility design circulation)
- Municipal Servicing / Infrastructure Agreement
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