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File #: 25-212BPU    Version: 1 Name: Update to 2018 Water and Sewer Standards and Specifications
Type: BPU- Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/19/2025 In control: Board of Public Utilities
On agenda: 6/5/2025 Final action:
Title: REPORT - UPDATE TO 2018 WATER AND SEWER STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS BACKGROUND: Santa Rosa Water’s Design and Construction Standards (Standards) provide the specifications for designing and constructing additions and modifications to the public water and sewer systems. In October of 2018, the Board, via Resolution No. 1180, last approved an update to Santa Rosa Water’s current Standards. Santa Rosa Water was a participant in U.S. et al., ex rel. Hendrix v. J M Manufacturing Co., Inc., et al., Case No. EDCV 06 0055 GW (C.D. of CA) (“Action”), and therefore, the current Standards include a restriction on the use of PVC pipe manufactured by J M Manufacturing and JM Eagle. In May 2025, the City entered into an agreement settling the Action, and the settlement requires the City to remove the restrictions on J M Manufacturing and JM Eagle. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the City Attorney's Office that the Board of Public Utilities, by resolution, approve updat...
Sponsors: Water, Board of Public Utilities
Indexes: Exempt Project, Not a Project
Code sections: 15061(b)(3) - General Rule Exemption, 15378 - Not a Project
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 – Redlined Version – Water Distribution System Design Standards, 3. Attachment 2 – Clean Version – Water Distribution System Design Standards, 4. Attachment 3 – Redlined Version – Water Distribution System Construction Standard Specifications, 5. Attachment 4 – Clean Version – Water Distribution System Construction Standard Specifications, 6. Attachment 5 - Redlined Version - Sanitary Sewer Construction Standard Specifications, 7. Attachment 6 - Clean Version - Sanitary Sewer Construction Standard Specifications, 8. Resolution, 9. Exhibit A - Water and Sewer Standards and Specifications, 10. Presentation (Uploaded 6.3.2025)