Design and Construction Standards

The following documents are to be used for design and/or construction of water and wastewater mains owned and operated by DWU. All documents below are in Adobe PDF format unless noted otherwise.

Sustainable Development and Construction – Manuals

Water and Wastewater Procedures and Design Manual
- March, 2012 (11.4 MB)

• Design and Survey Resource Files
• City of Dallas Benchmarks, April 2013 (1.28 MB)
• DWU AMI Guidelines, May 2012 (274 KB)

Elevated Storage Tank & Ground Storage Tank Design Manual (December 2012) (288 KB)

DWU Drafting Standards for Water/Wastewater Projects (July 2012) (2.39 MB)

• DWU Drafting Resource Files

DWU Standard Drawing for Water and Wastewater Construction October 2012 Edition (6.18 MB)

DWU Bid Item and Cost Estimating Manual (October 1, 2011) (3.49 MB)

• DWU Bid Manual Pay Item List (Microsoft Excel)
• DWU Probable Cost Template (Microsoft Excel)

DWU Average Costs Manual for Pipeline Construction Estimation (September 2012) (663 KB)

2011 City of Dallas NCTCOG Addendum
(October 1, 2011) [Most Recent Edition] (2.73 MB)

DWU Standard Technical Specifications for Water & Wastewater Construction, Edition 1.0 (Aug, 2011)
(986 KB)

• DWU Standard Specifications in MS Word Format

DWU Soil Groundwater Management Manual for Construction Sites and Utility Design (9.67 MB)
(Please contact Chad Kopecki if you have comments or questions on this manual.)

Design Standards Archives

CD-Rom copy of these documents may be obtained for a fee of $5.00 plus tax from:

Dallas Water Utilities Vault
320 E Jefferson Boulevard, Room 215
Dallas, Texas 75203
(214) 948-4626

Commercial Water/Wastewater Service Installation Bond

Contractor’s and Visitor’s Policy

Environmental Policy

Quality Policy