Utg design requirementS

on water reticulation
FATMA SAKINAH BINTI RAZALI
Jurutera Awam
Bahagian Kejuruteraan Awam ( Bangunan Am)
Cawangan Kejuruteraan Awam Dan Struktur
 agenda
● To give an overview of UTG
Requirements in Water Reticulation
design.
UTG!
• Uniform Technical Guideline for Water
Reticulation and Plumbing.
• The planning and design of water
distribution system encompassing
supply mains, pump stations, service
reservoirs, external reticulation system
and water fittings (internal plumbing
systems) to be uniformed throughout
States of Peninsular Malaysia, and the
Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur,
Labuan dan Putrajaya.
 UTG!
• Promote expedient approvals of water
distribution plans and designs ; lead to more
consistent development of water
distribution facilities exhibiting
sustainability, robustness, durability and
energy efficiencies and enable ore effective
operation and maintenance of built facilities
by the WDLs.
• However, these Guidelines do not address
all aspects pertaining to water distribution
for fire fighting purposes, except hydrants
installed on a public main
Water distribution system
 Who ?

•PERMIT
•DEVELOPERS
HOLDER

•WATER •GOVERNMENT
DISTRIBUTION TECHNICAL
LICENSEES AGENCIES

•COMPETENT/
QUALIFIED •PLANNERS
PERSON
Qualified person
 WHAT is the content?
PART A – INTRODUCTION
PART B – PLANNING & DESIGN OF SUPPLY
MAINS, EXTERNAL RETICULATION
SYSTEMS & APPURTENANCES
PART C - PLANNING & DESIGNS OF PLUMBING SYSTEMS
PART D – MECHANICAL DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATIONS
PART E – ELECTRICAL DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATIONS
PART F – TELEMETRY & SCADA SYSTEMS
PART G – WATER COMSUMPTION METERING
PART H – PARTICULAR CONSTRUCTION AND
COMMISIONING SPECIFICATIONS
PART I – REQUIREMENTS FOR HANDING OVER OF
SUPPLY MAINS, EXTERNAL RETICULATION
SYSTEMS AND APPURTENANCES
Part a
INTRODUCTION
 a.2: development responsibilities
● Water Distribution Licensee (WDL) may notify a
developer of their decision to implement a supply
main and centralized service reservoir to provide
water to the developer’s development area.
● If so, developer shall no longer be responsible for the
construction of a supply main and service reservoir
for their development area.
● The cost of implementing the supply main and
centralized service reservoir shall be recover through
imposition of an additional Capital Contribution Fee.
 a.1 : preamble & a.2: development
responsibilities
● Particular responsibilities of developers and water
distribution licensees (WDL)
● The developer shall be responsible for the planning,
design, construction, installation, testing and
commissioning, and handing over, of all parts of an
external reticulation system; as well as supply mains
and associated pumping systems, identifies by the
WDL as a source of water supply for the development.
 a.3 : PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLY
MAINS, EXTERNAL RETICULATION SYSTEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL
DEVELOPMENTS
● STAGE 1 : Allocation of Reserves for Water Supply Facilities
● STAGE 2 : Application for Water Supply Source
● STAGE 3 : Submission of Conceptual and Detailed Design
Proposals
● STAGE 4 : Construction of Facilities
● STAGE 5 : Handing Over/ Talking Over of Built Facilities and
Systems
 A.4: SUBMISSION OF PLAN AND DESIGNS
Developers, or premise owner shall engage the follow person to prepare,
submit and oversee the implementation of stages mentioned in A.3.

a) Planning of Water Supply Facilities – Competent Person

b) Application for Water Source – Competent Person
c) Concept and Detailed Design Submission - Competent Person
d) Construction of External Reticulation System and Internal
Plumbing System – Permit Holder / Competent Person
e) Handing Over of Built Water Supply System - Competent Person
a.5 : charges for design and construction approvals
a.6 : standards and specifications
a.7 : principal objectives of the uniform technical
guidelines
 Par t b:
Planning and design of
supply mains, external
reticulation system aND
appurtenance
 Factor of importance in planning water
supply systems
• To adhere to Water
Services Industry (Water
Reticulation and Internal A C • The estimated average
daily water supply demand
Plumbing ) Rules 2014

• WDL’s specific • The location, quantity and

requirement to suit the B D pressure of available sorce
local environment of water supply
 Factor of importance in planning water
supply systems
• Requirement for on-site
water service reservoires • Optimizing life cycle costs
or off-site centralised E G and promotes energy
service reserviurs as efficiencies
instructed by WDL

• The need of pumping

• Monitoring and controlling
systems to deliver
water to the F H distribution of water supply
of an adequate quality.
development
 DESIGN STAGE – WATER RETICULATION
The requirements of Design of water
Service Reservoir, reticulation,submission
Suction Cisterns, for WDL’s approval,
Pumping and land selection of materials
allocation and its appertunance

STEP 01 STEP 02 STEP 03 STEP 04

Determining
Estimating Water location, quantity
Demand for and pressure of
Development Area available source of
water supply
 STEP 1 – Estimation of water demand
● The information on the water supply needs of the
development are to be provided in terms of daily
demands.
● These are estimated based on the submitted Layout
Plans, proposed types of physical development and
unit rates of demand by various types of premises are
listed in Table B.1
 Step 2 : Service reservoirs, suction cistern,
pumping stations, & land allocation
● The WDL shall be consulted on the need for allocating land areas
to accommodate a service reservoir and/or suction cistern and
pumping stations within a development.
● Location for service reservoirs, suction cistern and pumping
stations shall be
i. Positioned at lots capable of servicing all within
development area (service reservoir);
ii. Or a number of discrete development in the case of a
centralized service reservoir.
iii. Level ground and not on slopes
iv. Preferably within rectangular shaped lots
 Step 2 : Service reservoirs, suction cistern,
pumping stations, & land allocation
● Dedicated access shall be provided to service reservoirs,
suction cistern or pumping station site
● In extreme topographical conditions such as platform levels
being greater than 30m in elevation, pressure zoning of
distribution areas according to ground elevations may be
necessary.
● Land reserve required to accommodate service reservoirs,
pumping station and suction cistern shall be adequately sized to
provide for vehicular access, building setbacks and to allow
inspection and maintenance of the facilities.
Site dimension
( utg table b.2,b.3 & b.4)
 Step 3 : application for source of water supply
● Competent Person on behalf of owners/developers
shall submit the application for water supply source
to WDL.
● The exercise shall be performed once a Planning
Permission has been obtained from Local Authority
 step 4 : designing water reticulation system
● EXTERNAL RETICULATION NETWORKS AND SUPPLY
MAINS

The design of pipelines within external reticulation system

shall take into consideration the following factors:-
i. The selection of pipeline routes shall take into
consideration the cost of securing way leaves, the
difficulty of construction in rocky , waterlogged or
compressed ground.
step 4 : designing water reticulation system
ii. The routing shall be kept as far away as possible
from the crest of the toe of and engineered slope
or retaining structure.
iii. Minimum cover of 1.0m measured above the
crown of the pipe.
iv. Water pipe shall not be laid below sewer. A
minimum of 1.0m vertical clearance and 3.0m
horizontal clearance shall be provided between
sewer and water pipelines.
 step 4 : designing water reticulation system
v. The pipes shall be laid of minimum of 600mm away
from any other utilities and also from drain.
vi. All pipe shall be laid at locations which are readily
accessible for carrying out maintenance works.
vii. Pipelines shall not be laid beneath road pavement
unless permitted by Commission/Certifying Agency.
viii. All supply mains of nominal diameter greater than
900mm shall be installed within pipeline or utility
reserve. The width of pipeline reserve shall be
calculated using, W = 3 + Dt + St.
step 4 : designing water reticulation system
ix. Hydrant pipelines shall be installed separately
from water pipelines. Separate water meters
shall be provided for hydrant and domestic
pipelines.
x. All supply mains and external reticulation system
pipelines shall cross above culverts with
minimum vertical clearance of 300mm from the
top of the culvert.
 step 4 : selection of pipe materials
● Pipe materials for supply mains and external
reticulation pipelines shall be selected based on
laying conditions; under different terrain condition or
if subjected to traffic loadings or not and have been
summarized in Table B.6.1, B.6.2 and B.6.3 in UTG.
● For the list of registered materials/manufacturers,
refer to SPAN website which is www.span.gov.my
 Hydraulic requirements
The design of external reticulation system and supply
shall comply with the following boundary conditions:

i. Convey peak flows in external reticulation

networks ( 2.5 times the average daily
demand flow) and supply mains (1.2 times the
average daily demand flow without incurring
head losses of greater than 2m/1000m for
gravity flow
ii. Convey
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 Hydraulic requirements
The design of external reticulation system and supply
shall comply with the following boundary conditions:

iii. Convey flows with a velocity of not less than

0.3m/sec and not to exceed 2.0m/sec.
iv. The minimum pipe size in an external
reticulation network system shall be 100mm.
v. The static pressure at any point along a
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 Hydraulic requirements
The following residual pressure shall be maintained
within external reticulation system:

i. During peak flow conditions the minimum

residual pressure at each node shall be such a
magnitude as to enable water to flow directly
into a storage cistern located up to 15 meters
above building platform.
ii. The discharge residual pressure at the
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 Hyrdraulic requirements
The following residual pressure shall be maintained
within external reticulation system:

i. During combined average flow and fire flow

conditions the minimum residual pressure at
each node shall be maintained at 7.5 meters
above the building platform level.
ii. All pipeline within an external reticulation
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ISOLATING VALVE SCOUR VALVE AIR VALVE

1. 1.Pipe dead ends

2. 2. Supply mains at
LOCATIONS All junctions/ All peak points along in
not greater than
branches of pipeline pipeline profile
5km (full bore)

1. Same size as pipe

2. For pipe size more
size than 900mm, one Table B.8 Table B.9
size smaller for
valve

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 Water sampling District meter zones
stations (dmz)
For new development areas, DMZ facility may be
a water sampling station, installed and
incorporating a pressure constructed at the
gauge shall be provided at discretion of the WDL
every service reservoir of
suction cistern outlet.
Refer Table B.10 for
reference
Service reservoirs
Shall be designed to store or
contain within its storage
compartment a maximum
volume of water equivalent to a
cumulative day’s estimated
total water demand from all
type of premises located within
its demarcated service area.
 Hyrdraulic requirements
The following residual pressure shall be maintained
within external reticulation system:

i. Minimum residual pressure at reservoir/tank’s

Top Water Level (TWL) shall not be less than
4.5m, where the connection source of
incoming has no connection to any other
reticulation main.
ii. Minimum residual pressure at reservoir/tank’s
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 Hydraulic requirements
The following residual pressure shall be
maintained within external reticulation
system:

iii. Maximum residual pressure above

HSL at any case shall not exceed 15m
for gravity fed reservoirs/tanks and
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 Boundary setback

1. The boundary shall be flat all-around and

shall be at least 6.0m for ground
reservoirs , suction cistern and pumping
station structures, and 9.0m for elevated
reservoirs.
2. Minimum distance between two
structures shall
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 Boundary setback

1. The boundary shall be flat all-around and

shall be at least 6.0m for ground
reservoirs , suction cistern and pumping
station structures, and 9.0m for elevated
reservoirs.
2. Minimum distance between two
structures shall
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Pumping stations

Pumping stations shall be

reinforced concrete type,with
non-load bearing walls
constructed with bricks.
 Geotechnical considerations

Foundation design
Proximity to existing
structure
Slope stability
analysis & design Slope protection and
drainage measures
 Geotechnical considerations

Recommended
Lateral soil loads
maintenance of
sloped areas

Communication pipes
materials
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