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Engineering & Construction

Engineering & Construction

I. Water System Standards 2002

  • Water System Standards Divisions 100 – 300:
    • Division 100 – Planning
    • Division 200 – Materials
    • Division 300 – Construction
  • Water System Standards Division 400 Approved Material List and Standard Details:
    • 401 – General
    • 402 – Approved Material List
    • 403 – Standard Details
      • I – Concrete Reaction Blocks, Valve Anchor Blocks, Beams, and Jackets (B)
      • II – Chain Link Fence and Gate (F)
      • III – Fire Hydrant and Appurtenances (FH)
      • IV – Service Laterals (L)
      • V – Meter Boxes, and 3-Inch and Larger Meters (M)
      • VI – Manholes (MH)
      • VII – Trench Detail, and Concrete Cylinder Pipe and Appurtenances (P)
      • VIII – Valves and Appurtenances (V)
  • Appendix A – List of Tables
  • Appendix B – Index
  • Amendment No. 1, Effective September 12, 2003
  • Amendment No. 2, Effective February 20, 2004
  • Amendment No. 3, Effective August 8, 2005
  • Amendment No. 4, Effective November 30, 2006
  • Amendment No. 5, Effective February 19, 2013
  • Amendment No. 6, Effective November 14, 2013
  • Amendment No. 7, Effective December 16, 2013
  • Amendment No. 8, Effective May 20, 2015
  • Amendment No. 9, Effective May 30, 2018

Amendment – Any amendment(s) to the Water System Standards on this website is posted for the Department of Water Supply, County of Hawaiʻi only. For all other amendments, viewers should check with each respective Department as they are unique.

II. General Requirements and Covenants

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