Standards
Design standards depict current design and construction practices by the Department of Public Utilities for capital improvement and developer construction projects.
Public Utilities Engineering Division
The Department of Public Utilities is seeking feedback on the proposed updates to the Design Standards Manual.
The proposed revisions to the manual include reorganizing the manual to incorporate common elements into individual sections and capturing current design practices.
Comments will be accepted through Friday, June 30.
Submit Your FeedbackStandards & Details
The purpose of the Design Standards Manual is to provide conformity in the design and engineering review of public water and wastewater utility improvements, that are owned and maintained by the City of Virginia Beach, Department of Public Utilities.
To assist with designing pump stations to conform with the City's standards, a prototype drawing is available for reference purposes.
Lateral CCTV inspections are performed as part of the acceptance process for developer-installed gravity sewer infrastructure that will be contributed to the City. A copy of the policy is available to view.
Infrastructure Standards
- 1 Precast sanitary sewer manhole
- 2 Inside drop connection precast manhole
- 3 Shallow precast sanitary sewer manhole
- 4 Precast sanitary sewer manhole joint
- 5 Brick sanitary sewer manhole
- 6 Shallow brick sanitary sewer manhole
- 7-1 Manhole frame and cover
- 7-2 Manhole frame and cover
- 8 SS Manhole invert shaping
- 9 SS Main line cleanout box
- 10 House lateral cleanout
- 11 Typical lateral layout
- 11A Typical lateral layout general notes for CIP projects
- 12 Typical lateral layout for developer projects
- 12A Typical lateral layout general notes (developer)
- 13-1 FM connections 4-inch and smaller
- 13-2 Low pressure force main connection
- 13-3 Force main saxophone connection
- 13-4 Single family private force main connection to sanitary sewer lateral
- 14-1 Vacuum system connection
- 14-2 Vacuum system connection
- 14-3 Vacuum system valve pit detail with tracer wire
- 14-4 Vacuum system valve pit plan view
- 15-1 Water meter box service line installation
- 15-2 Meter box setting
- 15-3 Meter box
- 15-4 Valve box
- 15-5 Valve stem extension
- 16-1 Detector check and domestic meter layout
- 16-2 Detector check and domestic meter layout notes
- 17-1 Combination meter assembly 10-inch and smaller
- 17-2 Wall reinforcement
- 17-3 Wall reinforcement section a-a
- 17-4 Bottom slab reinforcement detail
- 17-5 Top slab reinforcement detail
- 18-1 Fire hydrant setting
- 18-2 Fire hydrant connections
- 18-3 Fire hydrant temporary out of service sign
- 19 Air vent-blow off assembly
- 20 Pipe crossing bedding
- 21 Utility witness post
- 22 Encasement
- 23 Vertical offset water and sanitary sewer facilities
Standard Pump Station Details
Details that are applicable to a specific project are to be inserted into construction drawing sets and shall not be altered in any way. Redrawn details will not be acceptable.