Archived SAWS Construction Specifications
Updated October 2019
Applicable for projects beginning design after Jan. 1, 2020
For all San Antonio Water System (SAWS) construction contracts, Trilateral Contracts, Counter Permits and General Construction Permits, all projects received for approval after January 1,2020 need to conform to the updated specifications.
The standard specifications and drawings (DD) are provided as a technical resource for engineering professionals for use in design and construction of water and wastewater projects managed and contracted by the San Antonio Water System.
At any time, these specifications and drawings may be altered or superseded by the general conditions, special conditions, supplementary conditions, or addenda included within the contract documents issued for each project.
For projects in process before the update, may reference previous specifications here.
Specifications for Water and Sanitary Sewer Construction specifications have been divided into a downloadable Adobe PDFs.
- 100 – Mobilization
- 101 – Preparation of Right-of-Way
- 110 – Recycle Water System
- DD-110-10 — Recycled Water Valve Detail
- DD-110-10 — Recycled Water Valve Detail
- 200 – Flexible Base
- 300 – Concrete (Natural Aggregate)
- 301 – Reinforcing Steel
- 307 – Concrete Structures
- 550 – Trench Excavation Safety Protection
- 804 – Excavation, Trenching and Backfill
- DD-804-01 – Sanitary Sewer Pipe Laid in Trench
- DD-804-02 – Trench Compaction Detail
- DD-804-01 – Sanitary Sewer Pipe Laid in Trench
- 808 – Reinforced Concrete Vaults
- DD-808-01 – Standard Details All Meter Vaults
- DD-808-02 – Vault for 3", 4", 6", & 8" Turbine Meter
- DD-808-03 – Concrete Vault for 6" & 8" Double Detector Check
- DD-808-04 – Concrete Vault for 10" Double Detector Check
- DD-808-05 – Concrete Vault for 12" Service with 10" Meter
- DD-808-05 – Concrete Vault for 12" Service with 10" Meter
- DD-808-05 – Concrete Vault for 12" Service with 10" Meter
- DD-808-06 – Concrete Vault for 6" & 8" Fire Flow Meter
- DD-808-07 – Concrete Vault for 6" & 8" Detector Check
- DD-808-08 – Concrete Vault for 10"x12" Detector Check
- DD-808-09 – Bolt Down Mechanism
- DD-808-10 – Bolt Down Mechanism
- DD-808-01 – Standard Details All Meter Vaults
- 809 – Reinforced Concrete Vaults for Metered Fire Line Services
- 812 – Water Main Installation
- DD-812-00 – Pipe Couplings
- DD-812-01 – Potable and Recycled Water Main Detail
- DD-812-00 – Pipe Couplings
- 813 – Water Service for Fire Lines
- 814 – Ductile Iron Pipe
- 816 – Steel Pipe Installation
- DD-816-01 – Coupling Harness Steel Pipe
- 818 – Water Pipe Installation PVC (C-900, and C-909) Pipe
- 820 – Concrete Steel Cylinder Pipe Installation
- DD-820-01 – Installation of C.S.C. in Conduit or Bore
- 822 – Customer's Yard Pipe (Water) & Reconnect Customer's Yard Piping
- 823 – Directional Boring for Yard Pipe (Water)
- 824 – Service Supply Lines (Water)
- DD-824-01 – Copper Service Installation Main in Terrace
- DD-824-01 – Copper Service Installation Unimproved Street
- DD-824-01 – Copper Service Installation Tapping Schedule
- DD-824-02 – Service Relay, Service Relocation 3/4' thru 2"
- DD-824-03 – Service Reconnection 3/4" thru 2"
- DD-824-03 – Service Reconnection 3/4" thru 2"
- DD-824-04 – Service Arrangement in Cul-De-Sac
- DD-824-04 – Service Arrangement in Cul-De-Sac w/Hydrant
- DD-824-05 – Typical Service Arrangement
- DD-824-05 – Typical Service Arrangement
- DD-824-06 – 3" Turbine Meter Installation
- DD-824-06 – 3" Turbine Meter Installation
- DD-824-07 – 4" Turbine Meter Installation
- DD-824-07 – 4" Turbine Meter Installation
- DD-824-09 – 6" Turbine Meter Installation
- DD-824-09 – 6" Turbine Meter Installation
- DD-824-10 – 6" Fire Flow Meter Installation
- DD-824-12 – 8" Service with a 8" Turbine Meter
- DD-824-12 – 8" Service with a 8" Turbine Meter
- DD-824-13 – 8" Fire Flow Meter Installation
- DD-824-14 – 10" Fire Flow Meter Installation
- DD-824-15 – 12" Service with 10" Turbine Meter
- DD-824-16 – Temporary 4" Service w/4" Meter
- DD-824-17 – 6" & 8" Detector Check for Fire Line
- DD-824-17 – 6" & 8" Detector Check for Fire Line
- DD-824-18 – 10"x12" Detector Check for Fire Line
- DD-824-18 – 10"x12" Detector Check for Fire Line
- DD-824-19 – 6" & 8" Double Detector Check Valve Installation
- DD-824-20 – 10" Double Detector Check Valve Installation
- DD-824-21 – 4",6",8" Non-metered Service
- DD-824-22 – Double Check Detector (DCDA) Assembly Above Grade Installation
- DD-824-01 – Copper Service Installation Main in Terrace
- 826 – Valve Box Adjustments
- 828 – Gate Valves
- DD-828-01 – Non-Geared Gate Valve w/Valve Box & Extension
- DD-828-02 – Geared Horizontal Gate Valve w/Valve Box Complete
- DD-828-03 – Geared Vertical Gate Valve w/Valve Box Complete
- DD-828-04 – Valve Marker
- DD-828-01 – Non-Geared Gate Valve w/Valve Box & Extension
- 830 – Butterfly Valves
- DD-830-01 – Buried Butterfly Valve w/Valve Box Complete
- DD-830-01 – Butterfly Valve Arrangement for D.I. 20' & Larger
- DD-830-01 – Butterfly Valve Arrangement for C.S.C. Pipe
- DD-830-01 – Reaction Block- Butterfly Valves & Blow-Off Assemblies
- DD-830-02 – Butterfly Assembly on PVC or DI Pipe
- DD-830-01 – Buried Butterfly Valve w/Valve Box Complete
- 831 – Cut-In Tee
- 832 – Tapping Sleeves and Valves
- 833 – Meter and Meter Box Installation
- DD-833-01 – Typical Meter Box Location (Residential)
- DD-833-02 – Temporary 3" Fire Hydrant
- DD-833-03 – Service Installation w/Pressure Reducing Valve
- DD-833-04 – Vault for 3", 4", 6", and 8" Turbine Meter & 6", 8" Detector Check Installation
- DD-833-01 – Typical Meter Box Location (Residential)
- 834 – Fire Hydrants
- DD-834-01 – Fire Hydrant Installation
- DD-834-02 – Fire Hydrant Guard Post
- DD-834-03 – Fire Hydrant Installation at Cul-De-Sac
- DD-834-01 – Fire Hydrant Installation
- 836 – Grey Iron and Ductile-Iron Fittings
- 839 – Anchorage/Thrust Blocking and Joint Restraint
- DD-839-01 – Thrust Blocks for Fittings (Water Only)
- DD-839-02 – Thrust Blocking for High Pressure System
- DD-839-03 – Typical Thrust Blocks (Sewer Only)
- DD-839-04 – Restrained Lengths for Tees
- DD-839-04 – Restrained Lengths for Tees
- DD-839-05 – Restrained Lengths for Dead Ends/Inline Valves
- DD-839-06 – Restrained Lengths for Vertical Offsets
- DD-839-07 – Restrained Lengths for Reducers
- DD-839-08 – Restrained Lengths for Horizontal Bends
- DD-839-01 – Thrust Blocks for Fittings (Water Only)
- 840 – Water Tie-Ins
- 841 – Hydrostatic Testing Operations
- 844 – Blowoff Assemblies
- DD-844-01 – 2" Temporary Blow-offs on 6" & 8" D.I. Mains
- DD-844-02 – 2" Permanent Blow-offs on 12" & 16" D.I. Mains
- DD-844-02 – Typical Blow-off Arrangement on Dead End Mains
- DD-844-02 – 2" Permanent Blow-offs on 6" & 8" D.I. Mains
- DD-844-03 – Blow-off Assembly on 2" Temporary Main
- DD-844-04 – 4" Temporary Blow-off- 20" & Larger D.I. Main
- DD-844-04 – 4" Temporary Blow-off- 20" & Lager C.S.C Main
- DD-844-05 – 4" Permanent Blow-off- 20" & Larger D.I. Main
- DD-844-05 – 4" Permanent Blow-off- 20" & Larger C.S.C.Main
- DD-844-01 – 2" Temporary Blow-offs on 6" & 8" D.I. Mains
- 845 – Gate, Fencing, And Property Marker Details
- DD-845-00 – SAWS Property Marker on Unfenced Property
- DD-845-01 – Standard Gate and Fence around SAWS Property
- DD-845-00 – SAWS Property Marker on Unfenced Property
- 846 – Air Release Assemblies
- DD-846-01 – Installation of 1" Air Release Valve
- DD-846-02 – Installation of 2" Air Release Valve
- DD-846-01 – Installation of 1" Air Release Valve
- 847 – Disinfection
- DD-847-01 – Standard Chlorination Installation
- 848 – Sanitary Sewers
- DD-848-01 – Go, No Go Deflection Testing Mandrel
- DD-848-01 – Go, No Go Deflection Testing Mandrel Chart
- 849 – Sanitary Sewer Acceptance Testing
- 850 – Sanitary Sewer Structures
- DD-850-01 – Typical Sanitary Sewer Structure
- 851 – Adjusting Existing Manholes
- 852 – Sanitary Sewer Manholes
- DD-852-01 – Standard Precast Manhole
- DD-852-01 – Standard Monolithic Manhole
- DD-852-03 – Manhole Ring Encasement Detail
- DD-852-04 – Shallow Manhole Detail
- DD-852-05 – Precast Manhole Base Straight Through
- DD-852-06 – Precast Manhole Base 45 Degree Angle
- DD-852-07 – ERGO Assembly Installation - Manhole Ring and Cover Detail
- DD-852-07 – ERGO Assembly - Manhole Ring and Cover Detail
- DD-852-07 – ERGO XL Assembly - Manhole Ring and Cover Detail
- DD-852-07 – Manhole Ring and Cover Detail
- DD-852-08 External Drop Manhole Detail
- DD-852-09 Internal Drop Manhole Detail
- DD-852-10 Tee-Base Fiberglass Drop Manhole
- DD-852-11 Tee-Base Fiberglass Manhole
- DD-852-11 Tee-Base Fiberglass Manhole Detail
- DD-852-12 Typical Fiberglass Manhole Detail
- 853 – Glass-Fiber Reinforced Polyester (FRP) Manholes
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854 – Sanitary Sewer Laterals
- DD-854-02 – Typical Clean out Detail
- DD-854-03 – Lateral Connection
- 855 – Reconstruction of Existing Manholes
- 856 – Jacking, Boring or Tunneling Pipe
- DD-856-01 – Railroad Installation of Pipe In Conduit
- DD-856-01 – Installation of Pipe in Conduit
- DD-856-02 – Pavement Installation of Pipe in Bore
- DD-856-02 – Installation of Pipe in Bore
- DD-856-01 – Railroad Installation of Pipe In Conduit
- 857 – Fiberglass Reinforced Pipe for Large Diameter Gravity Sanitary Sewer
- 858 – Concrete Encasement, Cradles, Saddles, and Collars
- DD-858-01 – Typical Concrete Encasement Details
- DD-858-02 – Typical Concrete Details
- DD-858-01 – Typical Concrete Encasement Details
- 860 – Vertical Stacks
- DD-860-01 – Typical Vertical Stack Detail
- 862 – Abandonment of Sewer Mains and Manholes
- 864-S2 – Bypass Pumping (Large Diameter Sanitary Sewers)
- 865 – Bypass Pumping (Small Diameter Sanitary Sewers)
- 866 – Sewer Main Televising Inspection
- 868 – Sewer Main Cleaning
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869 – Project Signs
- DD-869-01 – Project Sign for SAWS Construction
- DD-869-01 – Project Sign for SAWS Construction
- 900 – Pipe Bursting Replacement Process
- 901 – Rehabilitation of Sanitary Sewer by Cured-In-Place Pipe (Hot Water or Steam Cured)
- 902 – Safety and Health Program
- 903 – Construction QC/QA Program
- 904 – Construction Phase Procedures
- 906 – Water Use Accountability
- 910 – Manhole Rehab
- 1015—Service Line Breaks/Leak Repairs
- 1020 – Water Main Breaks/Leak Repairs
- 1100 – Sliplining Sanitary Sewers
- 1101 – Sliplining Grout
- 1103 – Point Repairs and Obstruction Removals
- 1109 – Sanitary Sewer Service Stubs and Reconnections
- 1110 – Progress Schedule
- 1112 – Project Record Documents
- 1114 – Pre-Construction Videos
- 3000 – Handling Asbestos Cement Pipe Backflow Protection for Water Hauling Equipment and/or Mixing Tanks
- Backflow Prevention Assembly Installation Standards Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Program
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