Over the years, engineering design criteria based on generally accepted good engineering practice in

Ontario have been developed and the following ministry guidelines were published: Guidelines for the
Design of Water Treatment Works (1982) Guidelines for Water Distribution Systems (1979, 1985)
Guidelines for Water Storage Facilities (1979, 1985) Guidelines for Servicing in Areas Subject to Adverse
Conditions (1985) Guidelines for Water Supply for Small Residential Developments (1985) Guidelines for
Seasonally Operated Water Supply Systems (1985) These guidelines have been revised and updated
based on Ontario-specific engineering practice, the latest Ten States Standards (Recommended
Standards for Water Works, 2003) and other relevant North American design guidelines and published
as the Design Guidelines for Drinking-Water Systems (2008).