Part Two, Section 1.

Terminology and Abbreviations

SEWER DESIGN GUIDELINES

1. Terminology and Abbreviations:

The following terms and abbreviations are used in Part Two of the Design Manual. a. General. WSSC WSSD ASTM AWWA ANSI AISI AASHTO DIPRA MDE MSHA Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Washington Suburban Sanitary District. American Society for Testing and Materials. American Water Works Association. American National Standards Institute. American Iron and Steel Institute. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association. Maryland Department of the Environment. Maryland State Highway Administration.

b. Type of Pipelines. Lateral or Branch Sewer Collector Sewer Gravity Sewer pipeline designed and constructed to convey wastewater from the house/dwelling to the Collector Sewer. Gravity Sewer pipeline designed and constructed to convey wastewater from Lateral or Branch Sewers to the Outfall or Trunk Sewer. Gravity Sewer pipeline designed and constructed to convey wastewater from a series of Collector Sewers to the Interceptor Sewer. Gravity Sewer pipeline (large diameter) designed and constructed to convey wastewater from a series of Outfall or Trunk Sewers to a wastewater treatment plant. Pressure Sewer pipeline designed and constructed to convey wastewater from a pumping station to the Gravity Sewer. Pressure Sewer pipeline designed and constructed to convey wastewater from single grinder pump to the Lateral or Branch Sewers

Outfall Sewer or Trunk Sewer

Interceptor Sewer

Force Main Pressure Sewer

c. WSSC Documents. Specifications Standard Details Drawings Plumbing Code d. Pipe Material. DIP CIP PCCP PVC PVC (AWWA C900 or C905) ACP
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WSSC General Conditions and Standard Specifications. WSSC Standard Details for Constructions. Contract design drawings. WSSC Plumbing and Fuel Gas Code.

Ductile Iron Pipe Cast Iron Pipe Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe Polyvinyl Chloride (Sewer Pipe) Polyvinyl Chloride (Water Pipe) Asbestos Cement Pipe S-1.1

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CISP RCP HDPE e. Miscellaneous. psi ID OD HGL R/W PIE PUE SHC WHC

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Reinforced Concrete Pipe High Density Polyethylene

pounds per square inch. Pipe inside diameter. Pipe outside diameter. Hydraulic grade line. Right of Way. Public Improvement Easement. Public Utility Easement. Sewer House Connection. Water House Connection.

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