Section 1020. Location

The pumping station shall be located so that the proposed site will meet the requirements of the sanitary protection of the water quality and the hydraulics of the system and be protected against interruption of service by fire, flood, or any other hazard. The station shall be:

1. Elevated to a minimum of one foot above the 100-year flood elevation or protected to such elevation;

2. Accessible at all times unless permitted to be out of service for a period of inaccessibility;

3. Graded around the station so as to lead surface drainage away from the station; and

4. Protected to prevent vandalism and entrance by animals or unauthorized persons,

5. Located with respect to availability of a power or a fuel supply.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR355-18-010.02 § 3.39, eff. August 1, 1991.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-170 of the Code of Virginia.