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1.1 Purpose of This Volume

This volume sets out the requirements of the National Water Services
Commission (SPAN) (referred to as the Commission in this document)
for the design, construction and testing of sewer networks and network
pump stations.

The owner must comply with the requirements set out in this volume
when submitting an application for the approval of the Commission.

This volume generally does not cover internal plumbing systems within
buildings. However, some guidelines are provided on the provision of
interceptors to protect public sewers from the discharge of oil and grease
from garage workshops, hotels, restaurants, canteens or any premises
that collect such matter.

1.2 Who Should Use This Volume

This volume is primarily intended for owners, developers, consulting

engineers, sewerage contractors, manufacturers, planners, and Public
Authorities who have a direct interest in the planning, design and
installation of sewer networks and/or network pump stations.

1.3 Related Reference Material

This volume does not cover all aspects of design and construction of
sewer networks and network pump stations. Where information is not
covered in this volume, the designer shall follow the requirements given
in MS 1228.

MS 1228 shall take precedence over other foreign standards in the event
when there are discrepancies on the requirements.

The following documents are also referred to in this volume.

a) Malaysian Standards

i) MS 28 Specification for test for water for making

concrete
ii) MS 29 Specification for aggregates from natural
sources for concrete
iii) MS 144 Specification for cold reduced mild steel wire
for reinforcement of concrete

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iv) MS 145 Specification for steel welded fabric for the

reinforcement of concrete.
v) MS 146 Specification for hot rolled steel bars for the
vi) MS 522 Specification for Portland cement (ordinary
and rapid hardening)
vii) MS 523 Specification for concrete including ready
mixed concrete
viii) MS 628 Specification for unplasticised PVC (uPVC)
pipes for water supply
Part 1 : Pipes
Part 2 : Joints and fittings for use with
unplasticised PVC pipes
ix) MS 672 Specification of rubber seals in water supply,
drainage and sewerage pipelines
x) MS 740 Specification for hot-dip galvanized coatings
on iron and steel articles
xi) MS 822 Specification for sawn timber foundation
piles
xii) MS 881 Specification for pre-cast concrete pipes and
fittings for drainage and sewerage
Part 1 : Specification for pipes and fittings
with flexible joints and manholes
xiii) MS 922 Specification for concrete admixtures
Part 1 : Accelerating admixtures, retarding
admixtures and water-reducing admixtures
MS 923 Specification for joints and fittings for use
with uPVC pressure pipes [delete]
Part 3 : Mechanical joints and fittings,
principally of uPVC [delete]
xiv) MS 979 Specification for unplasticizes sewerage pipes
and fittings
Part 1 : Pipes of diameter 100mm and
155mm
Part 2 : Pipes of diameter 200mm and
above
xv) MS 980 Specification for safety signs and colours :
Colorimetric and photometric properties of
materials
xvi) MS 981 Specification for safety signs and colours :
Colour and design

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xvii) MS 982 Specification for fire safety signs, notices and

graphic symbols.
xviii) MS 1037 Specification for sulphate-resisting Portland
cement
xix) MS 1058 MS 1058 Specification for polyethylene (PE)
piping systems for water supply
Part 1 : General
Part 2 : Pipes
xx) MS 1061 Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints
for drains and sewers
xxi) MS 1195 Code of practice for structural use of
concrete
xxii) MS 1227 Specification for Portland pulverised fuel ash
cement
xxiii) MS 1228 Code of Practice for Design and Installation
of Sewerage Systems
xxiv) MS 1347 Cathodic Protection : Part 1 Code of practice
for land applications
xxv) MS 1292 Specification for rubber seals – water stop
for sealing joints in concrete – Specification
of materials
xxvi) MS 1389 Specification for Portland blastfurnace
cement
xxvii) MS EN Specification for general criteria for certification
bodies operating product certification.
xxviii) MS ISO/ General requirements for bodies operating
product certification systems

b) British Standards

i) BS 65 Specification for vitrified clay pipes, fittings

and ducts, also flexible mechanical joints
for use solely with surface water pipes and
fittings
ii) BS 915 Specification for high alumina cement. Metric
unit.
iii) BS 3416 Specification for bitumen-based coatings for
cold application, suitable for use in contact
with potable water

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iv) BS 3692 ISO metric precision hexagon bolts, screws

and nuts. Specification.
v) BS 4147 Specification for bitumen based hot applied
coating materials for protecting iron and steel
including suitable primers where required
vi) BS 4164 Specification for coal-tar-based hot-applied
coating materials for protecting iron and steel
including a suitable primer
vii) BS 4248 Specification for Supersulfated cement
viii) BS 4515 Specification for welding of steel pipelines
on land and offshore.
ix) BS 5153 Specification for cast iron check valves for
general purposes.
x) BS 5480 Specification for Glass Reinforced Plastic
(GRP) pipes, joints and fittings for use for
water supply or sewerage
xi) BS 5911 Part 1 : Precast concrete pipes, fittings
and ancillary products. Specification for
unreinforced and reinforced concrete pipes
(including jacking pipes) and fittings with
flexible joints (complementary to BS EN
1916)
xii) BS 5975 Code of practice for falsework.
xiii) BS 6076 Specification for polymeric film for use as a
protective sleeving for buried iron pipes and
fittings (for site and factory application)
xiv) BS 7123 Specification for metal arc welding of steel
for concrete reinforcement.
xv) BS 7874 Method of test for microbiological deterioration
of elastomeric seals for joints in pipework
and pipelines.
BS 8007 Code of practice for design of concrete
structures for retaining aqueous liquids
xvi) BS 8010- Code of practice for pipelines. Pipelines on
2.1 land : design, construction and installation.
Ductile iron
xvii) BS 8666 Specification for scheduling, dimensioning,
bending and cutting of steel reinforcement
for concrete.

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xviii) BS EN Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular

124 and pedestrian areas. Design requirements,
type testing, marking, quality control
xix) BS EN Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints
295-1 for drains and sewers. Requirements
xx) BS EN Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints
295-7 for drains and sewers. Requirements for vitrified
clay pipes and joints for pipe jacking
xxi) BS EN Ductile iron pipes fittings and accessories and
545 their joint for water pipelines – requirements
and test methods
xxii) BS EN Ductile iron pipes fittings and accessories
598 and their joint for sewerage applications –
requirements and test methods.
xxiii) BS EN Elastomeric seals. Materials requirement for
681 pipe joint seals used in water and drainage
applications.
xxiv) BS EN Elastomeric seals. Materials requirement for
682 pipe joint seals used in pipes and fittings
carrying gas hydrocarbons fluids.
xxv) BS EN Drain and sewer systems outside buildings
752
xxvi) BS EN Vacuum sewerage systems outside buildings
1091
xxvii) BS EN Specification for flake graphite cast iron
1561
xxviii) BS EN Specification for spheroidal graphite or nodular
1563 graphite cast iron
xxix) BS EN Copper and copper alloys. Ingots and
1982 castings.
xxx) BS EN Hot rolled products of non-alloy structural
10025 steels.
xxxi) BS EN Seamless and welded steel tubes. Dimensions
10220 and masses per unit length.
xxxii) BS EN Non-alloy steel tubes and fittings for the
10224 conveyance of aqueous liquids including water
for human consumption. Technical delivery
conditions.

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xxxiii) BS EN Bright steel products. Technical delivery

10277 conditions.
Part 1 : General
Part 2 : Steels for general engineering
purposes
Part 3 : Free cutting steels
Part 4 : Case-hardening steels
Part 5 : Steels for quenching and tempering
xxxiv) BS EN Dimensions and tolerances of bright steel
10278 products.
xxxv) BS EN Air quality – Determination of odour
13725 concentration by dynamic olfactometry.
xxxvi) BS EN Construction drawings. Simplified representation
ISO 3766 of concrete reinforcement.
xxxvii) BS EN Mechanical properties of corrosion-resistant
ISO 3506 stainless-steel fasteners
Part 1 : Bolts, screws and studs.
Part 2 : Nuts.

c) Australian / New Zealand and Australian Standards

i) AS/NZS PVC-u pipes and fittings for drain, waste and

1260 vent application (refer to uPVC profiled wall
pipe only)
ii) AS/NZS PVC pipes and fittings for pressure
1477 applications
iii) AS/NZS Buried flexible pipelines
2566
Part 1 : Structural design
iv) AS/NZS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
3518 compounds, pipes and fittings for pressure
applications.
v) AS/NZS Supplementary cementitious materials for use
3582 with portland and blended cement
Part 3 : Amorphous silica.
vi) AS/NZS Stationay source emissions
4323
Part 3 : Determination of odour concentration
by dynamic olfactometry.
vii) AS 3725 Loads on buried concrete pipes

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viii) AS 3750.2 Paint for steel structure – Ultra high-build

piant.
AS Paint for steel structure – Alkyd/micaceous
3750.12 iron oxide.
ix) AS 3751 Underground mining – Slope haulage –
coumplings, drawbars and safety chains.
x) AS 3996 Metal access covers, road grates and frames
xi) AS 4060 Loads on buried vitrified clay pipes

d) German Standards

i) DIN 16961 Thermoplastic pipes and fittings with profiled

outer and smooth inner surfaces
Part 1 : Dimensions
Part 2 : Technical delivery conditions

e) International Standards

i) ISO 1083 Spheroidal graphite cast irons -

Classification
ii) ISO 3506 Mechanical properties of corrosion-resistant
stainless-steel fasteners
iii) ISO TR Underground installation of flexible glass-
10465 reinforced thermosetting resin (GRP) pipes
Part 1 : Installation procedures
Part 3 : Installation parameters and
application limits

f) Water Industry Specifications (U.K)

i) WIS 04- Specification for PE 80 and PE 100 spigot

32-15 fittings and drawn bends for nominal sizes up
to and including 1000
ii) WIS 04- Specification for mechanical fittings and joints
24-01 for polyethylene pipes for nominal sizes 90
to 1000
iii) WIS 04- Specification for PE 80 and PE 100 electrofusion
32-14 fittings for nominal sizes up to and including
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g) American Society for Testing and Material

i) ASTM D Specifications for “Fiberglass” Glass-Fibre-

3262 Reinforced Thermosetting- Resin Sewer Pipe
ii) ASTM D Practice for Underground Installation of Flexible
2321 Thermo Plastic Sewer Pipe
iii) ASTM F Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Large
894 Diameter Profile Wall Sewer and Drain Pipe
iv) ASTM D Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics
3350 Pipe and Fitting Materials
v) ASTM D Standard Specification for Joints for Drain and
3212 Sewer Plastic Pipes Using Flexible Elastomeric
Seals

h) Other Reference Materials

i) Simplified Tables of External Loads on Buried Pipelines -

UK Transport Research Laboratory

The Commission will, from time to time, specify additional standards to be used in
the design and construction of sewerage works. These standards shall be referred
to as appropriate for the design and construction of sewer networks and network
pump stations.

All standards used in the design and construction of sewerage works shall be the
latest or the most updated. When any one of the above mentioned standards is
withdrawn or superseded, the latest or updated standards shall be referred to as
appropriate. This shall be the same for any applicable act, guideline, by-law, etc.
related to sewerage works endorsed by the government.

Other Guidelines in This Set

The Malaysian Sewerage Industry Guidelines comprise of 5 volumes:

a) Volume I Sewerage Policy for New Development

b) Volume II Sewerage Works Procedures
c) Volume III Sewer Networks and Pump Stations
d) Volume IV Sewage Treatment Plants
e) Volume V Septic Tanks

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