Skip to Main Content
Loading
Close
Loading
I Want To...
Services
Departments
Home
FAQs
Search
All categories
Animal Care & Control - Found Pet
Animal Care & Control - Lost Pet
Animal Care & Control - Pet Adoption
Animal Care & Control - Recurring Donations
Animal Care & Control - Services & Fees
Animal Care & Control - Shelter Plans
Birth Certificates
Cave Creek Landfill
Community Emergency Notification System
Constables - Frequently Asked Questions
Correctional Health Services
County Improvement Districts
COVID-19 Vaccine Vendor Frequently Asked Questions
Death Certificates
Dental Sealant Program
Dependency Court - Appeals
Dietetic Internship Full-Time Track
Dietetic Internship Tracks
Dietetic Internship WIC Track
Disinterment / Reinterment Permit
Emergency Management Preparedness and Response
Family Support
Fetal Death Certificates
Fetal Death Permit
Flood Control - Flood Insurance
Flood Control - Flood Insurance (Español)
Flood Control - Floodplains
Flood Control - Floodplains (Español)
Flood Control - General
Flood Control - General (Español)
Flood Control - Permits
Flood Control - Permits (Español)
Flood Control - Projects & Studies
Flood Control - Projects & Studies (Español)
Flood Control - Property & Maintenance
Flood Control - Property & Maintenance (Español)
Flood Control - Rainfall & Weather
Flood Control - Rainfall & Weather (Español)
Flood Control - Storm Assistance
Flood Control - Storm Assistance (Español)
Flu FAQ
HIV
HSD - CCRA Responses to Landlords
Human Services - Education / Head Start
Immunizations
Información sobre la clínica - Preguntas más frecuentes
Initiating a Remote Attestation
Internal Audit
Juvenile Court - Delinquency FAQs
Juvenile Court - Mental Competency
La Gripe - Preguntas Comunes
Maricopa County Lead Safe Phoenix Partnership
MCDOT
MCDOT - Permits
MCDOT Contracts
MCDOT Plat Index
MCDOT Roads
Non-Contagious Disease Letter
Office of the Medical Examiner FAQs
Onsite Wastewater Systems
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Planning & Development - Agricultural Exemption
Planning & Development - Commercial
Planning & Development - Community Residences / Recovery Community
Planning & Development - Compliance / Special Inspection
Planning & Development - Drainage
Planning & Development - Home Occupation
Planning & Development - Legal Non-Conforming
Planning & Development - Manufactured Housing
Planning & Development - Permits
Planning & Development - Plan of Development
Planning & Development - Property History
Planning & Development - Property Research
Planning & Development - Residential
Planning & Development - Temporary Power
Planning & Development - Temporary Use
Planning & Development - Variance Cases / Meetings
Planning & Development - Variance Requests
Planning & Development – Inspections
Procurement Services
Public Advocate
Public Advocate - Restoration of Rights
Public Defender
Public Defender - Courts & Case
Public Defender - Non-Criminal Matters
Public Defender - Office FAQ
Public Defender - Restoration of Rights
Public Fiduciary - Burial Information
Public Fiduciary - GUARDIANSHIP AND/OR CONSERVATORSHIP
Rabies
Real Estate
Solid Waste
Solid Waste - Bio-Hazardous Medical Waste Transportation
Solid Waste - Chemical Toilets, Portable Restroom Units & Portable Waste Holding Tanks
Solid Waste - Construction & Debris Landfills
Solid Waste - Non-Hazardous Liquid Waste (NHLW) Transportation
Solid Waste - Non-Hazardous Liquid Waste Transfer Facilities
Solid Waste - Non-Hazardous Solid Waste (NHSW) Transportation
Solid Waste - Refuse Containers
STD Clinic
Stormwater Quality Program
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Approvals
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Documentation
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Engineering Design
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Engineering Design - Reclaimed Water Facilities & Systems
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Engineering Design - Wastewater Facilities & Systems
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Engineering Design - Water Facilities & Systems
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Projects
Swimming Pools Management - Approvals
Swimming Pools Management - Construction
Swimming Pools Management - Design
Swimming Pools Management - General
Swimming Pools Management - Operating Permits
Swimming Pools Management - Operations & Maintenance
Swimming Pools Management - Projects
Swimming Pools Management - Variances
TB Control & Prevention
Vector Control - Roof Rats
Vector Control - West Nile Virus
Waste Resources - Disposals
Waste Resources - Operations
Water & Waste Management
Water & Waste Management: Approvals
Water & Waste Management: Documentation
Water & Waste Management: Drinking Water Approvals and Permits
Water & Waste Management: Drinking Water General
Water & Waste Management: Drinking Water Quality
Water & Waste Management: Engineering Design
Water & Waste Management: Engineering Design - Reclaimed Water Facilities & Systems Engineering Design
Water & Waste Management: Engineering Design - Wastewater Treatment Facilities & Systems Engineering Design
Water & Waste Management: Engineering Design - Water Treatment Facilities & Systems Engineering Design
Water & Waste Management: MAG 208 Certification
Water & Waste Management: Operating Permits
Water & Waste Management: Operations & Maintenance
Water & Waste Management: Projects
Women Infants & Children (WIC)
Categories
All Categories
Animal Care & Control - Found Pet
Animal Care & Control - Lost Pet
Animal Care & Control - Pet Adoption
Animal Care & Control - Recurring Donations
Animal Care & Control - Services & Fees
Animal Care & Control - Shelter Plans
Birth Certificates
Cave Creek Landfill
Community Emergency Notification System
Constables - Frequently Asked Questions
Correctional Health Services
County Improvement Districts
COVID-19 Vaccine Vendor Frequently Asked Questions
Death Certificates
Dental Sealant Program
Dependency Court - Appeals
Dietetic Internship Full-Time Track
Dietetic Internship Tracks
Dietetic Internship WIC Track
Disinterment / Reinterment Permit
Emergency Management Preparedness and Response
Family Support
Fetal Death Certificates
Fetal Death Permit
Flood Control - Flood Insurance
Flood Control - Flood Insurance (Español)
Flood Control - Floodplains
Flood Control - Floodplains (Español)
Flood Control - General
Flood Control - General (Español)
Flood Control - Permits
Flood Control - Permits (Español)
Flood Control - Projects & Studies
Flood Control - Projects & Studies (Español)
Flood Control - Property & Maintenance
Flood Control - Property & Maintenance (Español)
Flood Control - Rainfall & Weather
Flood Control - Rainfall & Weather (Español)
Flood Control - Storm Assistance
Flood Control - Storm Assistance (Español)
Flu FAQ
HIV
HSD - CCRA Responses to Landlords
Human Services - Education / Head Start
Immunizations
Información sobre la clínica - Preguntas más frecuentes
Initiating a Remote Attestation
Internal Audit
Juvenile Court - Delinquency FAQs
Juvenile Court - Mental Competency
La Gripe - Preguntas Comunes
Maricopa County Lead Safe Phoenix Partnership
MCDOT
MCDOT - Permits
MCDOT Contracts
MCDOT Plat Index
MCDOT Roads
Non-Contagious Disease Letter
Office of the Medical Examiner FAQs
Onsite Wastewater Systems
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Planning & Development - Agricultural Exemption
Planning & Development - Commercial
Planning & Development - Community Residences / Recovery Community
Planning & Development - Compliance / Special Inspection
Planning & Development - Drainage
Planning & Development - Home Occupation
Planning & Development - Legal Non-Conforming
Planning & Development - Manufactured Housing
Planning & Development - Permits
Planning & Development - Plan of Development
Planning & Development - Property History
Planning & Development - Property Research
Planning & Development - Residential
Planning & Development - Temporary Power
Planning & Development - Temporary Use
Planning & Development - Variance Cases / Meetings
Planning & Development - Variance Requests
Planning & Development – Inspections
Procurement Services
Public Advocate
Public Advocate - Restoration of Rights
Public Defender
Public Defender - Courts & Case
Public Defender - Non-Criminal Matters
Public Defender - Office FAQ
Public Defender - Restoration of Rights
Public Fiduciary - Burial Information
Public Fiduciary - GUARDIANSHIP AND/OR CONSERVATORSHIP
Rabies
Real Estate
Solid Waste
Solid Waste - Bio-Hazardous Medical Waste Transportation
Solid Waste - Chemical Toilets, Portable Restroom Units & Portable Waste Holding Tanks
Solid Waste - Construction & Debris Landfills
Solid Waste - Non-Hazardous Liquid Waste (NHLW) Transportation
Solid Waste - Non-Hazardous Liquid Waste Transfer Facilities
Solid Waste - Non-Hazardous Solid Waste (NHSW) Transportation
Solid Waste - Refuse Containers
STD Clinic
Stormwater Quality Program
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Approvals
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Documentation
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Engineering Design
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Engineering Design - Reclaimed Water Facilities & Systems
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Engineering Design - Wastewater Facilities & Systems
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Engineering Design - Water Facilities & Systems
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Projects
Swimming Pools Management - Approvals
Swimming Pools Management - Construction
Swimming Pools Management - Design
Swimming Pools Management - General
Swimming Pools Management - Operating Permits
Swimming Pools Management - Operations & Maintenance
Swimming Pools Management - Projects
Swimming Pools Management - Variances
TB Control & Prevention
Vector Control - Roof Rats
Vector Control - West Nile Virus
Waste Resources - Disposals
Waste Resources - Operations
Water & Waste Management
Water & Waste Management: Approvals
Water & Waste Management: Documentation
Water & Waste Management: Drinking Water Approvals and Permits
Water & Waste Management: Drinking Water General
Water & Waste Management: Drinking Water Quality
Water & Waste Management: Engineering Design
Water & Waste Management: Engineering Design - Reclaimed Water Facilities & Systems Engineering Design
Water & Waste Management: Engineering Design - Wastewater Treatment Facilities & Systems Engineering Design
Water & Waste Management: Engineering Design - Water Treatment Facilities & Systems Engineering Design
Water & Waste Management: MAG 208 Certification
Water & Waste Management: Operating Permits
Water & Waste Management: Operations & Maintenance
Water & Waste Management: Projects
Women Infants & Children (WIC)
Is emergency power required for ground water production facilities?
Groundwater production facilities (typically a groundwater well, reservoir and booster pump station that do not treat the groundwater) usually do not require emergency power. However, emergency power may be required to meet the regulatory requirements for the distribution system. For more information, please call 602-506-1058.
▼
Subdivision & Infrastructure - Engineering Design - Water Facilities & Systems
Show All Answers
1.
Is emergency power required for ground water production facilities?
Groundwater production facilities (typically a groundwater well, reservoir and booster pump station that do not treat the groundwater) usually do not require emergency power. However, emergency power may be required to meet the regulatory requirements for the distribution system. For more information, please call 602-506-1058.
2.
Is emergency power required for water distribution system facilities?
The requirement for back-up power for distribution system facilities is driven by 3
Arizona Administrative Code requirements
.
3.
What are the design requirements for venting wet wells, tanks and reservoirs?
The requirements are specified in the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality's (ADEQ) Engineering Bulletin No. 10, "Guidelines for the Construction of Water Systems," Chapter 6, Section E.9.
In addition to the installation of inverted 'U' type vents, MCESD also allows the use of recent designs such as 'chair' or cross-flow vents provided that these vents have an air flow direction change of 90 degrees in the horizontal plane prior to air entering/leaving the containment vessel.
In all cases, vents shall have a 16-mesh corrosion resistant screen installed to prevent the ingress of birds and insects. For more information, download the Guidelines for the
Construction of Water Systems (PDF)
.
4.
What are the design requirements for wet well, tank or reservoir overflows?
The requirements are specified in the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality's (ADEQ) Engineering Bulletin No. 10, "Guidelines for the Construction of Water Systems," Chapter 6, Section E.6.
In addition to the installation of overflow piping with a 16-mesh corrosion resistant screen, MCESD also allows the use of alternative designs such as the use of counter-weighted flapper valves or self-sealing valves that will open and close automatically when an overflow occurs.
In all cases, overflows shall have a 16-mesh corrosion resistant screen installed or provide a mechanical means of sealing the overflow opening to prevent the ingress of birds and insects.
If the overflow from a storage vessel is not connected to a sewer or storm water system, a suitable means of onsite containment must be included in the design. Onsite retention basins with riprap line channels and sides are typically used to contain an overflow and prevent erosion. Care should be taken in the design to insure that underground vaults and access points are not located in close proximity to overflow channels or retention basins. For more information, download the Guidelines for the
Construction of Water Systems (PDF)
.
5.
What are the design requirements for entry hatches on wet wells, tanks and reservoirs?
The requirements are specified in the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality's (ADEQ) Engineering Bulletin No. 10, "Guidelines for the Construction of Water Systems," Chapter 6, Section E.8.
Entry hatches shall be constructed with seals to prevent the entry of unsafe water, birds and insects into the containment vessel. Typical entry hatch designs include frames with integral curbs and frame overlapping covers with rubber or plastic seals. For more information, download the Guidelines for the
Construction of Water Systems (PDF)
.
6.
Can pump seal water be discharged to a drinking water booster pump station wet well?
Pump seal water shall only be discharged to a drinking water booster pump station wet well if the seal water is free of contaminants and of equal water quality to the water contained in the wet well. A drinking water pump utilizing plant service water for the pump seal water source cannot discharge the seal water into the wet well as this installation would be a cross connection between potable and non-potable water systems. For more information, please call 602-506-1058.
7.
What are the disinfection requirements for commissioning piping or equipment in potable water service?
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Bulletin No. 8, "Disinfection of Water Systems", specifies the methodology and requirements for the disinfection of new piping and equipment. Bulletin No. 8 also discusses disinfection using chlorination as well as safety measures and emergency disinfection procedures.
In addition to the disinfection procedures specified in ADEQ Bulletin No. 8, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards may be used.
(AWWA) standards may be used
.
Live Edit
Close
Arrow Left
Arrow Right
[]
Slideshow Left Arrow
Slideshow Right Arrow