COP SEWERAGE AND SANITARY WORKS PART-3

PART-3
SANITARY WORKS

Acceptable Design/Practices
Reference: Code of Practice on Sewerage and Sanitary Works (1st Edition-March-2000)
(Updated: Nov 2004)

3.1 Sanitary Drainage System

3.1.1 Objective
Sanitary drainage system
waste water sewerage pipe

3.1.2 Design Criteria

(a) Sanitary system waste water
pipes
sanitary system

(b)

(c) Branch main drain line

(d) Branch main drain line pipe line diameter

(e) Branch main drain line gradient Size gradient

(f) Gradient self-cleaning velocity (0.9m/s) scouring

velocity (2.4m/s)

(g) Drain line

1.5m
Head drain line upstream
branch or main
drain line line concrete haunching

(h) Main drain line

(i) sanitary waste branch drain line floor trap

Floor trap water seal minimum 50mm sanitary
drainage system

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(j) Floor trap anti-mosquito device

(k) sanitary drainage system

grease trap/interceptor capacity

(l) Commercial/Shopping complex waste pipe grease waste discharge

pipe

(m) Sewer connection UPVC pipe inspection

chamber road manhole
pipe 200mm diameter

(n) waste drain road drain

(i) Common corridors/Common verandahs

(ii) Covered areas (void deck except wash area)

(iii) Covered play areas

(iv) Multi - storey car park (except car washing area)

(v) Open areas in backyards/ courtyards/ airwells and other uncovered paved areas

within premies where rain water flows are expected.

(vi) Pump islands at petrol stations.

(vii) Footbaths, open shower point in public and private swimming pools.

3.1.3.1 Branch Drain Line (3-1a, 3-2 & 3-3)

Branch drain line main stack IC soil waste pipes

(a) Branch drain line minimum diameter 100mm stack IC

10meters

(b) Branch drain line IC

1.5meters
Back Drop or Tumbling Bay Pipe diameter 150mm

(c) Branch drain line IC

main drain line direction

invert level main drain line invert level

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3.1.3.2 Main Drain Line (3-1a)

Main drain line IC to IC
pipes

(a) Main drain line minimum diameter 150mm IC

meters 50

(b) IC slope or gradient materials pipe

diameter meters 50

3.1.3.3 Drain Line under Building (3-5)

(a) drain line

(b) Drain line building materials heavy duty

(eg. Ductile iron pipes) concrete haunching

(c) Drain line basement wall slab ductile iron pipes

(3-5)
3.1.3.4 Drain Line under Driveway and Car Park
(a) Drain line heavy
duty materials (eg. Ductile iron pipes)

Pipes concrete haunching

3.1.3.5 Bedding, Haunching and Backfilling the Drain Line (3-5 & 3-7)

3.1.3.6 Inspection Chamber and Ventilation (3-7)

(a) IC brick reinforced concrete
Design block maintenance

(b) IC vent pipes minimum diameter 100mm

(c) IC IC depth 2.5 meters

special design Drive way car park IC cover
heavy duty cast iron cover

(d) IC branch drain line

main drain line channel
main drain line channel

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(e) IC building boundary 2.5meters

(f) Food shop

IC (900x700) mm internal diameter first IC
level 750mm from finish ground level IC branch drain line
size (900x1100) mm IC 2

(3-6)
3.1.3.7 Floor Trap at Ground / First Storey Level
(a) IC
ground/first storey level floor trap internal
diameter 100mm

(b) Floor waste floor trap

grating floor trap water seal

(c) Sullage water floor trap cover frame

grating

(d) floor trap frame unperforated cover

(e) Floor Trap maintenance depth 600mm

Depth floor trap sump

3.1.3.8 Wash Area (3-8)

Wash area
Wash area floor waste
floor trap inspection chamber (IC) Drawing No. 3.8
Detail

3.1.3.9 Provisions for Sullage Water Discharge (3-6, 3-10a & 3-11a)
(a) Sullage water sewerage system
Sullage water

Connection via Floor Trap (3-6)

(i) Backwash from swimming pool filter

(ii) Boiler blow down via cooling pit

(iii) Covered wash area/service yard within building

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(iv) Steam condensate via cooling pit

(v) Waste water from cooling tower

Connection via Cast Iron Gully Trap with Strainer

(Standard Drawing No. PUB/WRN/STD/044)

(3-11a)
(vi) Bin Center
(3-11a)
(vii) Refuse chute

Connection via Cast Iron Garage Gully Trap with Strainer

(Standard Drawing No. PUB/WRN/STD/043)

(viii) Basement car park

(1) Basement car park

sewerage system floor waste
IC

cast iron gully trap (Standard Drawing No.PUB/WRN/STD/043)
Car parking

(2) basement car park car washing area

car parking
area drainage system storm-water drain
oil interceptor
floor waste Open drain
discharge
water NEA discharge

Connection via Petrol and Oil Interceptor

(Standard Drawing No.PUB/WRN/STD/042)

(ix) Lubrication bay and car washing bay of petrol station

(x) Motor garage

(b) Waste discharge pipe waste sump maintenance

Waste sump detail Drawing No 3-10a
(3-9b)
3.1.3.10 Provision of Grease Trap for Food Shop
(a) Grease trap maintenance operation
maintenance
Grease trap

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(b) Standard circular grease trap (Standard Drawing No.PUB/WRN/STD/040

PUB/WRN/STD/041)

(c) Standard grease trap portable grease interceptor

Portable grease interceptor individual food shop
maintenance

(d) Portable grease interceptor free-floating grease oil

mechanical oil-skimming device

(e) Kitchen grease trap sullage water floor waste/floor

trap

(3-12a)
3.1.3.11 Sanitary Drainage System for Market
(a) scupper drain service corridor common passageway
sullage water floor sump (3-13) design
Drawing No.3-12a

(b) Waste sump (3-10a) service corridor main public area

IC

3.1.3.12 Sanitary Drainage System for Shower / Bathroom Compartment /

Wash Area at Beach Site / Construction Site / Other area where silt
discharge is expected (3-14)
(a) Shower / bathroom compartment / wash area sullage water IC
silt trap sewerage system

(b) sewered area

temporary septic tank temporary sewer existing
sewer

(c) sewer
construction site public sewer Sullage water portable chemical
toilet capacity temporary holding tank (i.e. no discharge to
sewer/drain) (design flow is 200 litres per person per day and minimum capacity is 2000
litres) Temporary holding tank / chemical toilet

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3.1.3.13 Sewer Connection (3-4)

IC sewer/manhole
Standard Drawing PUB/WRN/STD/007A

3.1.4 Material and Component (Addendum No.1-Feb 2001)

material sanitary drainage system

(a) Pipes and Pipe-fittings

(i) uPVC - SS 272: 1983

(ii) Ductile iron - BS EN 598: 1995

(iii) Heavy-duty cast iron - BS 4622: 1970

(iv) Vitrified Clay - BS EN 295: 1991

(v) Reinforced concrete - SS 183 :1978

(b) Manhole/Inspection chamber - SS 30: 1999

Frames and covers.

3.2 Sanitary Plumbing System

3.2.1 Objectives
Sanitary plumbing system soil, waste, vent
sewerage system

3.2.2 Design Criteria

(a) Sanitary Plumbing System

(b) Sanitary pipe work

[Reference may be made to the British Standard (BS 5572), U.S National Standard Plumbing
Code or other acceptable standards for the sizing of pipework to provide reliable service.
However, the minimum sizes for discharge stacks/ pipes and ventilating stacks/ pipes to be
provided shall be in accordance with the requirements laid down in this Code]

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(c) Sanitary plumbing system

pipe Sanitary
floor trap water seal 2 (50mm) Pipe
line pressure fluctuation water seals

(d) sanitary sanitary main

discharge stack
Single Stack System
Ventilated Stack System

(e) Sanitary plumbing system

facilitate access line

(f) discharge pipe

(- electrical transformer/
switchgear )

(g) discharge pipe

(-

)

(h) Floor trap anti-mosquito devices

(i) Ground level

sewage collected system sewage ejector,
solid divertor () pumping installation

(j) Sanitary plumbing system installation

-air test, smoke test or water test. (Reference can be made to BS 5572 for details.)

3.2.3 Acceptable Design / Practice

3.2.3.1 Fully Ventilated Sanitary Plumbing System (3-15a) & (3-16a)

(a) Fully ventilated system sanitary appliances

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(b) Fully ventilated system discharge pipe ventilation pipe vent

pipe Sanitary appliances discharge pipe
trap vent pipe branch vent main ventilation stack

(c) Discharge stack pipe diameter 100mm

(d) Trap discharge pipe

branch ventilation pipe
diameter 50mm

(e) Branch ventilating pipe main stack

main stack sanitary appliances spill over level

() floor trap The details are shown in Drawings No. 3-
19 & 3-20.

(f) Ventilation stack main discharge stack

sanitary appliances spill over level 150 mm

(g)
discharge pipe minimum diameter 100mm Secondary discharge stack
pipe diameter 75mm ventilation stack

(h) Cross ventilation every 10 storeys ventilation stack discharge stack

(3-17b)
3.2.3.2 Single Stack Sanitary Plumbing System

(a) sanitary appliances stack

ventilating stack single stack

(b) Main discharge stack length diameter 150mm

offset

(c) Main discharge pipe

drain line 2.5m

(3-18b)
3.2.3.3 Ventilated Stack Sanitary Plumbing System

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(a) sanitary appliances

ventilated stack system

(b) Main discharge stack 150mm diameter

(c) sanitary appliances main discharge stack

secondary discharge stack Pipe diameter 100mm
ventilated stack

(d) Cross ventilation

main stack second stack

(e) Main discharge pipe

drain line 2.5m

3.2.3.4 Discharge Pipe/Stack, Ventilating Pipe/Stack for Sanitary Plumbing

(3-15a) to (3-21)
System

sanitary plumbing system

(a) Discharge pipe diameter 100mm pipe length

material pipe diameter

(b) Fully ventilated system ventilated stack system discharge stack length
offset Offset 200mm
offset
cross venting ventilation stack
discharge stack

(c) Discharge pipe discharge stack

(d) Discharge pipe discharge stack ()

(e) Discharge pipe stack access opening

Access opening pipe invert
Discharge stack junction access opening

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(f) Ventilation pipe trap

(g) Ventilation stack private roof area

Ventilation stack building
Ventilation stack

3.2.3.5 Connection of Discharge Stack to Branch Drain-Line (3-22)

(a) Drainage stack inspection chamber

(b) inspection
chamber
discharge stack ventilation stack
IC ventilation stack pipe discharge stack

3.2.3.6 Access to Pipework Enclosure

(a) No pipe other than the ventilating pipe or ventilating stack and waste pipe shall be encased in
columns, beams, walls or floor slabs.

(b) Discharge pipes or stacks may be accommodated in enclosures such as ducts which shall be
of suitable size and provide ready access openings for maintenance and testing.

(c) Access openings shall preferably be provided to joints or junctions of discharge pipes/stacks
and other fittings that may require maintenance.

3.2.4 Materials and Component (Addendum No.1-Feb 2001)

The following materials that comply with the stipulated standards are acceptable for use in
sanitary plumbing system viz:

(i) uPVC - SS 213: 1998

(ii) Ductile iron - BS EN 598: 1995

(iii) Hubless cast iron - CISPI: 301: 1995

- CISPI: 310: 1995

- BS 6087: 1990

- ASTM C 564: 1995

(iv) Spigot/Socket cast iron - SS 33: 1975

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