• Evaluate the overall distribution system within the project area to ensure adequate capacity and pressure to all customers. • Replace break-prone or obsolete water mains and appurtenances and provide transfer of existing services to new mains. • Ensure adequate fire protection for all residences, businesses, and facilities. • Locate new water mains and appurtenances in the public right of way, avoiding acquisition of private easements and avoiding placing new mains under street pavement as much as possible. If a private easement is necessary, the proposed alignment should cause the least disturbance to existing features and improvements. • Eliminate dead ends within the system by providing main loops within the system. • Provide sufficient valves to isolate mains into segments to maintain water service to adjacent customers to the maximum extent feasible. • Locate valves on all sides of proposed water main junctions. • Perform QA/QC reviews prior to all plan submittals.
