The Water Distributioncode - Wa-710

THE WATER
DISTRIBUTION CODE
VERSION 3.0
(WA-710)
THE WATER DISTRIBUTIONCODE
THE WATER DISTRIBUTION CODE
PREFACE................................................................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 1 GLOSSARY AND DEFINITIONS...........................................................................4
CHAPTER 2 WATER DISTRIBUTION GENERAL CONDITIONS......................................12
1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................12
2. SCOPE.................................................................................................................................................12
3. UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES................................................................................................12
4. THE WATER DISTRIBUTION CODE REVIEW PANEL..............................................................12
5. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DISCOs AND USERS ...............................................................13
6. MISCELLANEOUS ...........................................................................................................................13
7. OWNERSHIP OF PLANT AND/OR APPARATUS ........................................................................13
CHAPTER 3 WATER DISTRIBUTION PLANNING CODE...................................................15
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 15
2. OBJECTIVE........................................................................................................................................16
3. SCOPE.................................................................................................................................................16
4. PLANNING PROCEDURES AND DATA TRANSFER .................................................................16
APPENDIX A - WATER PLANNING DATA....................................................................................20
APPENDIX B - DISCO NETWORK DATA......................................................................................21
APPENDIX C – TECHNICAL PARAMETERS AND DESIGN GUIDELNES................................22
APPENDIX D – FIRE FIGHTING REQUIREMENTS....................................................................31
1) Water Distribution System ..................................................................................................................31
2) Internal Firefighting & Suppression Systems.....................................................................................32
CHAPTER 4 WATER DISTRIBUTION CONNECTION CODE ............................................33
2. OBJECTIVE........................................................................................................................................33
3. SCOPE.................................................................................................................................................33
4. PROCEDURE .....................................................................................................................................33
5. CONNECTION...................................................................................................................................33
6. TECHNICAL, DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL CRITERIA ..........................................................34
7. SITE RELATED CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................35
APPENDIX A - PROCEDURE TO BE USED IN THE PREPARATION OF SITE
RESPONSIBILITY SCHEDULES.....................................................................................................39
APPENDIX B - NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF APPARATUS TO BE INCLUDED ON
OPERATION DIAGRAMS................................................................................................................42
CHAPTER 5 WATER DISTRIBUTION OPERATING CODE................................................44
2. GENERAL SCOPE.............................................................................................................................44
3. DEMAND FORECASTS INCLUDING OUTAGE PLANNING.....................................................44
4. SAFETY CO-ORDINATION ............................................................................................................46
5. WATER QUALITY............................................................................................................................47
6. OPERATIONAL LIAISON................................................................................................................48
7. CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND PROCEDURES .....................................................................50
8. START-UP AND SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURES ...........................................................................52
9. NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE OF PLANT ....................................................................53
APPENDIX A - TYPICAL CONTINGENCY PLAN .........................................................................55
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PREFACE
The Water Distribution Code
The Water Distribution Code has been developed to reflect the organisation of the
Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Sector into the following Entities:
a) Desalinated Water Producers

b) The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC), the single buyer
and seller of Desalinated Water Producers capacity and output
c) A Transmission Operating Company and a Scheduling and Despatch Company
(TRANSCO)
d) Distribution Companies, initially Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, Al Ain
Distribution Company and Abu Dhabi Company For Servicing Remote Areas
(DISCOs)
e) The Abu Dhabi Company For Servicing Remote Areas is responsible for
well-field production and some Desalinated Water Production.
f) Customers
The Code is designed to allow operation of the Abu Dhabi Water Distribution
System and provide controlled connection arrangements at the entry and exit points to
the Water Distribution System between directly connected Water Producers, other
Distribution Companies (other connected DISCOs) and High Consumption
Customers respectively. In this Code, Users are defined as Water Producers
connected directly to the DISCO, other connected DISCOs and Customers with high
consumption levels.
The Water Distribution Code is divided into the following Chapters:
1. Glossary and Definitions that describe certain words and terms used
in the Code;
2. Water Distribution General Conditions that describe provisions of

general application and include requirements and arrangements not
otherwise referred to in the Code including the role and constitution of
The Water Distribution Code Review Panel;
3. A Water Distribution Planning Code which provides generally for

the supply of water demand data by Users in order for DISCOs to
undertake the planning and development of the Water Distribution
System;
4. A Water Distribution Connection Code which describes the

connection conditions criteria which must be complied with at
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Connection Sites and by Users already connected to or seeking new or

modified connections with the Water Distribution System;
5. A Water Distribution Operating Code, which is split into a number

of sections. These principally deal with the forecasting of short and
medium term water Demand, production requirements (for routine
operation and outage planning), safety co-ordination, maintenance of
water quality, operational liaison, contingency planning, start-up and
shut-down of plant and numbering and nomenclature of plant and
apparatus;
TRANSCO has produced a Water Transmission Code, approved by the Regulation

and Supervision Bureau for the Water and Electricity Sector, which defines the
technical aspects of the working relationship between TRANSCO and those
connected to the TRANSCO Transmission System. TRANSCO also has a duty to
manage and control Scheduling and Despatch of potable water to balance availability
with Demand at strategic locations in the Total System.
The Water Transmission Code makes provision for abstraction of groundwater from
well-fields to be included within the definition of a Water Producer. Water
Producers are generally connected with the water transmission system and the
transmission system in turn is connected with water distribution systems. In some
cases Water Producers supply DISCOs direct. All Customers are supplied and
billed by the DISCOs.
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CHAPTER 1 GLOSSARY AND DEFINITIONS
In the Water Distribution Code the following words and expressions shall, unless
the subject matter or context otherwise requires or is inconsistent therewith, bear the
following meanings:
ADWEC The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company

(ADWEC), the single buyer and seller of
Desalinated Water Producers capacity and output
Bureau The Regulation and Supervision Bureau for the

Water and Electricity Sector.
Completion Date Has the meaning set out in the Connection

Agreement with each User.
Connection Agreement An agreement setting out terms relating to a

connection with the DISCO Distribution System
(excluding any such agreement with TRANSCO).
Connection Point A Water Distribution System connection or

junction with a User System.
Connection Site A DISCO Site or User Site
Customer Any person who has an agreement with a DISCO

for the provision of potable water.
Customer Categories The categorisation of Customers into different

bands based on their indicative water consumption
and main purpose of use and tariff arrangements.
Customer Water Rationing Reducing the availability of potable water to a

User’s site, either on a reduced pressure or “time
supply” band or disconnecting a Customer in a
manner agreed between a DISCO and a User
Demand The required potable water needed to meet

Customer use, adjusted to take into account Water
Demand Management policies, which may include
water conservation, efficiencies of use and water
leakage.
Demand Control Any or all of the methods of achieving a Demand

reduction.
Despatch Issue by the Water Control Centre of instructions

for pumping/storage plant to meet Demand within
the Scheduling and Despatch Parameters as
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referred to in the Transmission Licence.
Determinant A Water Quality parameter which is the result of

direct in-situ measurement or testing of a water
sample. Determinants include test results for pH,
Electrical Conductivity, Chlorine Residual,
Hardness, Alkalinity, Chlorides and other
substances.
Directly Connected Water Water Producers having a direct connection to the

Producers Water Distribution System.
DISCO A holder of a Distribution Licence.
DISCO Site Means a site owned (or occupied pursuant to a lease,

licence or other agreement) by the DISCO in which
there is a Connection Point.
Distribution Entry Point A Connection Point at which a Directly

Connected Water Producer or TRANSCO or
DISCO is directly connected to a DISCO
Distribution System through which water can enter
the DISCO’s system
Distribution Exit Point A Connection Point at the exit from the DISCO
Distribution System.
Distribution System The system consisting (wholly or mainly) of water

pipes and associated plant which are owned or
operated by a DISCO and used for the distribution
of potable water to the point of delivery to
Customers, or other Users.
Flow Meter A device used for measurement of water flow which

is either read manually or recorded remotely.
Good Industry Practice In relation to any undertaking and any

circumstances, the exercise of that degree of skill,
diligence, prudence and foresight which would
reasonably and ordinarily be expected from a skilled
and experienced operator engaged in the same type
of undertaking under the same or similar
circumstances;
High Consumption Customer A Customer, generally metered, whose demand is

equal to or exceeds the stated amount of Paragraph 5
a) of Condition 27 of the DISCOs Licence such as
commercial, retail, industrial and other special
Customers. Also included in this category are other
high consumption Customers, sometimes metered,
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with a connection pipe > 50 mm diameter (or

multiple connection pipes each more than 50 mm
diameter).
Law Law No 2 of 1998 Concerning the Regulation of the

Water and Electricity Sector in the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi
Licence Any Licence granted to a DISCO or a User, under

Article 82 of the Law.
Licence Standards Those standards set out or referred to in Condition

254 of the Distribution License.
Low Consumption Customer A Customer whose demand is beneath the stated

amount of Paragraph 5a) of Condition 27 of the
DISCOs Licence
Modification Any actual or proposed replacement, renovation,

modification, alteration or construction by or on
behalf of a User or DISCO to either that User's
Plant or Apparatus or DISCO’s Plant or Apparatus,
or the manner of its operation which has or may
have a material effect on a DISCO or a User, at a
particular Connection Site.
Network Data The data to be provided by a DISCO to Users in

accordance with the Water Distribution Planning
Code, as listed in Appendix B to the Water
Distribution Planning Code
Network Security Standard A License Standard for planning and development

of the water network which employs best practice
planning tools and procedures to ensure that
pipelines, pumping stations, and reservoirs have
sufficient capacity to meet all reasonable demand
with view to the risk of interruption and
contingencies.
Operating Manuals A manual that describes operation, maintenance

needs and maintenance requirements for Potable
Water Plant or Apparatus, for the purposes of
maintaining secure day to day operation.
Operation Diagrams Diagrams which are a schematic representation of

the Potable Water Plant and the connections layout
at a Connection Site.
Operational Planning Planning through various timescales the matching of

Water Production output with Demand together
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with a reserve of production capacity to provide a

margin, taking into account outages of certain
Water Production Units or parts of the TRANSCO
Water Trunk Mains System and of parts of Water
Distribution Systems carried out to achieve, so far
as possible, the standards of security set out in the
DISCO Licence.
Potable Water Plant A generic term that describes the plant used in raw
water abstraction, water production, water
treatment, transmission and distribution that may be
both above and below ground.
Preface The Preface to the Water Distribution Code

(which does not form part of the Code and therefore
is not binding).
Pressure Transient A rapid change (+ or -) in water pressure within a

closed pipe network due to Pump Start-Up and
Shut-Down and Valve operation.
Pump Plant that mechanically raises water pressure within

a closed pipe network for the purposes of producing
water flow along the pipe.
Pumping Head The variable pressure, generally referred to in

metres of water, which is exerted on the pipe work
and pumping plant by operation of that pumping
plant. The operating pressures vary throughout the
Water Trunk Mains System or Distribution
System.
Record Drawings Sections and plans (usually to different scales) of a

User’s Potable Water Plant that describe in detail
the above and below ground installation after
construction.
Responsible Engineer/Operator A person nominated by a User to be responsible for

System control.
Responsible Manager A manager who has been duly authorised by a User

or DISCO to sign Site Responsibility Schedules on
behalf of that User or DISCO.
Safety Co-ordinator A person or persons nominated by a DISCO and

each User to be responsible for the co-ordination of
safety precautions at each Connection Point when
work (which includes testing) is to be carried out on
a system.
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Safety Rules The rules of a DISCO or a User that seek to ensure

that persons working on plant to which the rules
apply are safeguarded from hazards arising from the
system.
Scheduling The process of compiling and issuing a potable

water schedule, as set out in Water Scheduling and
Despatch Code of the Transmission Code (Water).
Security Standard A coordinated set of criteria and methodologies

which Licensees shall use in the planning and
development of their Water Distribution Systems.
Shut-Down The condition of pumping plant when the motor is

static and the system becomes depressurised over
time once gravity equilibrium is achieved.
Site Common Drawings Drawings prepared for each Connection Site which
incorporate Connection Site pipe layout, pumping
plant, local storage and associated apparatus.
Site Responsibility Schedule A schedule containing the information and prepared

on the basis of the provisions set out in the Water
Distribution Connection Code.
Standby Generation Standby power supply capability for Potable Water

Plant (generally pumping stations remote from
Power Stations) in case of power cuts.
Start-Up The action of bringing pumping plant from

Shutdown into operation.
Supply Regulations Regulations issued by the Bureau pursuant to

Article 62 of the Law.
Tariff Customer A Customer, generally comprising domestic

premises with a connection pipe less than 50 mm
diameter (or multiple connection pipes each less
than 50 mm diameter), usually metered and supplied
on a tariff basis. Tariff Customers are not subject
to this Code.
TRANSCO The Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch

Company, operating the Water Trunk Mains
System, associated Potable Water Plant and
undertaking central Scheduling and Despatch
functions (at the Water Control Centre).
Transmission Code (Water) The Code required under the terms of the
Transmission Licence to be produced and
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maintained by TRANSCO.
Transmission Licence The Licence granted to TRANSCO under Article

82 of the Law.
User A term utilised in various sections of the Water

Distribution Code to refer to the persons connected
to the DISCO Water Distribution System, as more
particularly identified in each section of the Code
concerned.
User Development User Potable Water Plant and/or Apparatus to be

connected to the DISCO Water Distribution
System or a Modification relating to a User’s Plant
and/or Apparatus already connected to the DISCO
Water Distribution System.
User Site A site owned (or occupied pursuant to a lease,

Licence or other agreement) by a User in which
there is a Connection Point. For the avoidance of
doubt, a site owned by DISCO but occupied by a
User, is a User Site.
Valve Plant associated with pipe work within a pressurised

system that control flows, expulsion of air and
isolate sections of pipe.
Water Control Centre A location used for Scheduling and Despatch

of potable water to meet Demand.
Water Distribution Code The Distribution Code that is required to be drawn

up by each DISCO and approved by the Bureau, as
from time to time revised with the approval of the
Bureau.
Water Distribution Code Review The panel with the functions set out in the Water
Panel Distribution General Conditions
Water Demand Management The strategic management and control of Demand

for potable water that includes water conservation,
recycling of water, water losses management and
water rationing.
Water Distribution System The network of Potable Water Plant operated by

the DISCO as part of the system. For the purpose of
this Code this shall not include meters installed for
the purpose of measuring customer’s consumption.
Water Planning Data The water Demand data generally required by a

DISCO. It is also the data which a DISCO requires
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from a new User in an application for a Connection

Agreement.
Water Producer An entity producing potable water under a

desalination Licence or from well-field abstractions
Water Quality The quality of potable water defined by reference to

minimum acceptable standards that relate to bacteria
(hygienic quality), chemical composition, health
related characteristics, aggressive effects, odour,
taste and others as prescribed in the Water Quality
Regulations.
Water Trunk Mains System The network of trunk mains, pumping stations and
associated Potable Water Plant that constitutes the
water transmission system operated by TRANSCO.
Water Supply Regulations Regulations issued by the Bureau under Article 62

of the Law.
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Construction and Interpretation
In the Water Distribution Code:
a) A table of contents, a Preface and headings are inserted for convenience only
and shall be ignored in construing the Water Distribution Code;
b) Unless otherwise required, all references to a particular paragraph, sub-

paragraph, Appendix or Schedule shall be a reference to that paragraph, sub-
paragraph Appendix or Schedule in or to that part of the Water Distribution
Code in which the reference is made;
c) Unless otherwise required, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa,
references to any gender shall include all other genders and references to
persons shall include any individual and any other entity, in each case whether
or not having a separate legal personality;
d) References to the words “include” or “including” are to be construed without

limitation to the generality of the preceding words;
e) Unless there is something in the subject matter or the context which is

inconsistent, any reference to the Law or any Article of or Schedule to, or
other provision of the Law shall be construed as including a reference to any
Modification, extension or re-enactment thereof then in force and to all
instruments, orders and regulations then in force and made under or deriving
validity from the relevant Law;
f) References to “in writing” or “written” include word processing, printing, fax

and other modes of reproducing and transmitting words and text;
g) Where the Glossary and Definitions refers to any word or term which is more
particularly defined in a part of the Water Distribution Code, the definition
in that part of the Water Distribution Code, will prevail over the definition in
the Glossary and Definitions in the event of any inconsistency;
h) A cross-reference to another document or part of Water Distribution Code

shall not impose any additional, further or co-existent obligation or confer any
additional, further or co-existent right in the part of the text where such cross-
reference is contained; and
i) Nothing in the Water Distribution Code is intended to or shall derogate from

DISCO’s or User’s statutory or Licence obligations.
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CHAPTER 2 WATER DISTRIBUTION GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Water Distribution General Conditions (WDGC) contain provisions which are of
general application to all provisions of the Water Distribution Code. Their objective
is to ensure, to the extent possible, that the various sections of the Water
Distribution Code work together and work in practice for the benefit of all Users.
2. SCOPE
The General Conditions apply to all Users including the relevant DISCO.
3. UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
If circumstances arise which the provisions of the Water Distribution Code have not
foreseen, the DISCO shall, to the extent reasonably practicable in the circumstances,
consult promptly and in good faith all affected Users in an effort to reach agreement
as to what should be done. If agreement between the DISCO and those Users as to
what should be done cannot be reached in the time available, the DISCO shall
determine what is to be done. Wherever the DISCO makes a determination, it shall
do so having regard, wherever possible, to the views expressed by Users and, in any
event, to what is reasonable in all the circumstances. Each User shall comply with all
instructions given to it by the DISCO following such a determination provided that
the instructions are consistent with the then current technical parameters of the
particular User's System registered under the Water Distribution Code. The DISCO
shall promptly refer all such unforeseen circumstances and any such determination to
the Panel for consideration.
4. THE WATER DISTRIBUTION CODE REVIEW PANEL

The DISCOs shall jointly establish and maintain a single Panel, which shall be a
standing body to carry out the functions referred to below.
The Panel shall:
i) Keep the Water Distribution Code and its working under review;
ii) review all suggestions for amendments to the Water Distribution Code
which the Bureau or any User may wish to submit to the DISCOs for
consideration by the Panel from time to time;
iii) Publish recommendations as to amendments to the Water Distribution
Code that each DISCO or the Panel feels are necessary or desirable and the
reasons for the recommendations;
iv) Issue guidance in relation to the Water Distribution Code and its
implementation, performance and interpretation when asked to do so by any
User; and
v) Consider what changes are necessary to the Water Distribution Code
arising out of any unforeseen circumstances referred to it by each DISCO.
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The Panel shall consist of:
i) A Chairman and up to 3 members appointed by the DISCOs

ii) A person appointed by the Bureau
iii) A maximum of 1 person appointed on behalf of Water Producers directly
connected to a DISCO system
iv) A person appointed by the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company, and
the following members:
v) A person appointed on behalf of High Consumption Customers
vi) A person appointed on behalf of the Low Consumption Customers;
each of whom shall be appointed as set out below.
The Panel shall establish and comply at all times with its own rules and procedures
relating to the conduct of its business, which shall be approved by the Bureau.
The DISCO shall consult in writing all Users and representatives of Customers who
are liable to be materially affected in relation to all proposed amendments to the
Water Distribution Code and shall submit all proposed amendments to the Panel for
discussion prior to such consultation.
5. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DISCOS AND USERS

Unless otherwise specified in the Water Distribution Code, the methods of
operational communication and data transfer shall be agreed between the DISCO and
Users from time to time.
6. MISCELLANEOUS
Data and notices to be submitted to the DISCOs under the Water Distribution Code
(other than delivery of data which is the subject of a specific requirement of the
Water Distribution Code) shall be delivered in writing either by hand, sent by
registered pre-paid post, or communicated by telex or facsimile transfer.
Communications referred to above, shall be addressed to the Responsible Manager

of either a DISCO or a User at the addresses previously notified to all parties.
7. OWNERSHIP OF PLANT AND/OR APPARATUS

References in the Water Distribution Code to Plant and/or Apparatus of a User
include Plant and/or Apparatus used by or on behalf of a User under any agreement
with a third party.
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8. DUTY OF GOOD FAITH AND STANDARD OF CONDUCT
Each party to the Code shall at all times in its dealings with the other parties to this
Code:
(a) Act in good faith;
(b) Act in accordance with Good Industry Practice.
9. CODE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Water Distribution Code sets out procedures and principles governing the
relationship between the DISCO and all Users of the DISCO Water Distribution
System as required by the relevant sections of the Water Distribution Code.
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CHAPTER 3 WATER DISTRIBUTION PLANNING CODE
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
The Water Distribution Planning Code (WDPC) specifies the criteria and procedures
to be applied by a DISCO in planning and development of the DISCO Water
Distribution System and to be taken into account by Users in the planning and
development of their own needs. It details information to be supplied by Users to a
DISCO, and certain information to be made available by a DISCO to Users.
Development of the DISCO Water Distribution System, involving network

expansion (including new Mains) and its reinforcement or extension, will arise for a
number of reasons including, but not limited to:
i) New development and therefore increased water Demand by Users already

connected to a DISCO Water Distribution System;
ii) Introduction of a new Connection Site or the Modification of an existing

Connection Site between a User and a DISCO Water Distribution
System;
iii) Cumulative changes in both Low Consumption Customer and High

Consumption Customer water use, improved Customer levels of service
and security of Customer supply;
iv) The cumulative effect of a number of such developments referred to above

by one or more Users.
Accordingly, the expansion, reinforcement or extension of the DISCO Water

Distribution System may involve work:
i) At a Customer connection which is also a Connection Site where User's
plant is connected to the DISCO Water Distribution System;
ii) On distribution mains which join that Connection Site to the DISCO
Water Distribution Main System;
iii) On distribution mains at points remote from that Connection Site; or
iv) At the interface between DISCOs
The time required for the planning and development of a DISCO Water Distribution
System will depend on the type and extent of the necessary expansion, reinforcement
and/or extension work. Other influences may include the need or otherwise for local
planning consent, the associated possibility of the need for an independent planning
determination and the degree of complexity in undertaking the new work while
maintaining satisfactory security and quality of water supply on the existing DISCO
Water Distribution System.
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2. OBJECTIVE
The objectives of the WDPC are:
i) To promote DISCO/User interaction in respect of any proposed water
services development on the User System which may impact on the
discharge capacity or the network layout of the DISCO Water
Distribution Main System;
ii) To formalise the exchange of information on water Demand and;
iii) To provide sufficient information for a User to plan and develop his own
system and assess connection opportunities.
iv) To provide safe, reliable, and efficient water supply facilities by adopting
planning standards.
3. SCOPE
The Users to whom the Water Distribution Planning Code (WDPC) apply are those
who use or intend to use the DISCO Water Distribution System, as follows:
i) High Consumption Customers.
ii) Other connected DISCO
iii) Directly Connected Water Producers
Low Consumption Customers will become bound by their own Connection

Agreement on successful acceptance of their respective application to receive potable
water supply and therefore are not Users under this Code.
4. PLANNING PROCEDURES AND DATA TRANSFER

4.1 General
The means by which Users and potential Users of a DISCO Water Distribution
System are able to investigate connection to and use of the system comprises two
distinct parts, namely:
i) A planning statement, prepared by the DISCO which is available on

request; and
ii) An offer, in accordance with the Licence, by the DISCO to enter into a
Connection Agreement for connection to the DISCO Water
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4.2 Provision of Water Planning Data For Connection

4.2.1 Demand Data
This section of the WDPC specifies the information required from Users, other than
Directly Connected Water Producers, by the DISCO in order to ensure adequate
technical provision is made for new supplies or increases in the Demands of existing
supplies. The information required is termed Water Planning Data and detailed in
Appendix A.
At the time a User applies for a Connection Agreement, the User shall submit to the
DISCO, the Water Planning Data.
Subsequent to receiving an offer and entering into a Connection Agreement, the

User shall submit to the DISCO any changes to the Water Planning Data previously
submitted. Similarly, updated Water Planning Data, including validated actual
values and updated estimates for the future shall be submitted subsequent to a
connection being made.
An existing User proposing a new Connection Site shall similarly provide data
within the requirements of the WDPC.
4.2.2 Data Provided by Directly Connected Water Producers
The Water Distribution System that is developed by a Directly Connected Water

Producer must be developed in conjunction with that of a Directly Connected
Water Producer, in order to ensure compatibility between systems. Directly
Connected Water Producers shall provide the DISCO with Planning Data that
includes data on existing and proposed pump and pressure specifications and Water
Quality equipment that supplies potable water to the Water Distribution System.
The Water Planning Data shall be provided at the same time as the application and
confirmed and updated on entering into a Connection Agreement and subsequent to
the connection being made. Any subsequent changes shall also be advised to the
DISCO.
4.3 Offer of Terms for Connection

The completed User application form for a Connection Agreement will include:
i) A description of the new plant to be connected to the Water Distribution

System or of the Modification relating to the Users plant already
connected to the system;
ii) The Water Planning Data as listed in Appendix A WDPC; and
iii) The desired Completion Date of the proposed User Development.
The completed application form will be sent to the DISCO.
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Any offer of a Connection Agreement made by the DISCO, must be accepted by the
applicant User within the period stated in the offer, after which the
offer automatically lapses. Acceptance of the offer renders the DISCO works
relating to that User Development, reflected in the offer, committed and binds both
parties to the terms of the offer. Within 28 days (or such longer period as the DISCO
may agree in any particular case) of acceptance of the offer the User shall
confirm the Water Planning Data pertaining to the User Development, as
listed in Appendix A of WDPC.
Before entering into a Connection Agreement it will be necessary for the DISCO
to be satisfied that the Users system at the boundary with the Water
Distribution System will comply with all appropriate requirements of the
Water Distribution Code.
The User installation shall comply with the principles contained in the
Supply Regulations.
4.4 Planning Statement

On request the DISCO will prepare a statement detailing present and
future distribution system network arrangements, capacities and any other
restrictions that may limit water supplies. The statement will be prepared by the
DISCO within 28 days after the date of receipt of the request or the date on which
the DISCO receives agreement from the person making the request to pay any fee.
4.5 Information to be provided to Users

Where the DISCO has received from a User any information or Demand data,
or where the DISCO proposes to make changes to the Water Distribution
System which may impact upon the User’s system, the DISCO shall notify the
User, subject to any confidentiality provisions.
The DISCO will also make available to Users relevant details of its System. This
is termed DISCO Network Data as referred to in Appendix B of the WDPC.
4.6 Network Security Standards

The DISCO shall take into consideration the following Network Security Standards
in the planning and development of the Water Distribution System:
1- Network Capacity Planning Criteria as outlined in Clause 4.6.1 which set the
general guidelines for the technical design criteria and performance
requirements for the planning and development of the Water Distribution
System.
2- Performing network risk analysis to the existing network and for major system
developments to determine if the risk of interruptions is in accordance with the
Security Standard risk criteria as defined in Clause 3 (planning tools) of
Appendix B of the Planning Code.
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3- Contingency planning and procedures as outlined in the Water Distribution

Operation Code with emphasis on areas not meeting the Security Standard risk
criteria.
4.6.1 Network Capacity Planning
This section sets out the technical design criteria guidelines and performance
requirements for the Water Distribution Systems. Network Capacity Planning is
divided into three parts: Technical Parameters and Design Guidelines, Sizing of
distribution system main components and Planning Tools as set in Appendix C and
for fire fighting requirements Appendix D of Chapter 3 (Water Distribution Planning
Code).
4.7 Water Demand Management

Longer term and strategic management of water Demand and the application of
relevant policies and strategies is not detailed in this Code but will be determined by
the Bureau.
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APPENDIX A - WATER PLANNING DATA
1. Demand Data
Water Planning Data (water Demand data) is required for new or modified
connection applications from Users, for the DISCO to provide planning statements to
Users. Water Planning Data shall be submitted in accordance with the WDPC.
This data shall include forecast or validated actual water Demand over at least the
next three years. More particularly, the average daily water Demand during the week
of maximum consumption in the year and the average annual daily consumption, both
in MIG/D should be provided. The water planning data shall make due allowance for
operational use of the system, system network efficiencies, losses within the system
and where applicable, current Demand Control policies that may be in place.
Ml/d is mega litres/day (106 litres/day)
Conversions: 1 Ml/d = 41.67 m3/hour (cubic metres/hour)
1 MIG/D = 4.55 Ml/d

(million imperial gallons per day)
The DISCO shall maintain a database of Water Planning Data of historic and three
year forecast Demand data for Users and Low Consumption Customers. Such data
shall be maintained on a network node by node basis.
2. Data to be Provided by Directly Connected Water Producers
The following data shall be provided:

i) Existing and proposed capacities, flow rates and pressure variations;
ii) Pump specifications;
iii) Storage tank volumes including top and bottom water levels and usable
storage;
iv) Water Quality equipment.
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APPENDIX B - DISCO NETWORK DATA
Both the DISCO and Users may need to undertake hydraulic analysis and in more
complex cases, numerical modelling of the Water Distribution System in order to
check the pipe network and pumping capacities that feed potable water to the Water
Distribution System. Users may seek to confirm hydraulic feasibility in principle
before an application is submitted to modify an existing connection or expand the
system with a new connection. Network Data made available by DISCO for
inspection will include the following;
i) Network node data, normal range of operating pressures

ii) Operating and design flow rates
iii) Pipe materials, age (hence friction factor) and lengths
iv) Variable head storage reservoir levels and storage volumes
v) Pipe diameters
vi) Pump type and characteristics (time switched, level controlled or pressure
controlling)
vii) Control valve settings/characteristics
The DISCO shall maintain a database of Network Data of the existing and planned
Water Distribution System. Network Data shall incorporate all data as identified
above, extending from the Distribution Entry to Exit Points and include connections
to High Consumption and Low Consumption Customers.
The DISCO shall also maintain a database of all Water Quality monitoring,
sampling and dosing points on the Water Distribution System and retain a register
of Water Quality results data.
The DISCO shall also maintain data on any Directly Connected Water Producers
that shall include existing and proposed pumping plant specifications and Water
Quality treatment equipment.
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APPENDIX C – TECHNICAL PARAMETERS AND DESIGN GUIDELNES
The following are the technical parameters and design guidelines used in sizing the
distribution system main components.
i) Demand Criteria
Demand is the required potable water needed to meet Customer use, adjusted to take
into account Water Demand Management policies, which may include water
conservation efficiencies of use and water leakage. However other demand criteria are
generally applied depending in the Water Distribution System planning application.
Table 1- Demand Criteria
The following
provides the
factors used in
Abbreviation Definition
assigning the
demand
calculations
Total Yearly Demand / 365 days
Average Daily
ADD (calculated by averaging annual daily
Demand
rate of consumption)
Maximum Demand in a single day in
a relevant year (calculated by
Peak Daily averaging the daily water demand
PDD
Demand during the week of maximum rate of
consumption in the years or by using
the Peak Daily Factors)
Peak Maximum Hourly Demand in
Instantaneous PID relevant year excluding fire flow
Demand
Table 2- Peak Daily Factors (PDF) used where customer storage is available
Peak Factors,
Peak Daily Demand (PDD)
PDF (range)
1.25 1.5 PF x Average Daily Demand
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Table 3- Peak Hourly Factors (PHF) without customer storage
Peak Factors,
Population Peak Hourly Demand (PID)1
PHF
100,000 or Low 1.5
PF x Average Daily Demand
more High 2.0
5,000 to Low 2.0
100,000 High 2.5
Less than Low 2.5
5,000 High 3.0
Table 4- Intermittent Water Supply – Permanent

Intermittent (6 to 18hrs) 1.5 to 2.5 (permanent intermittent
supply)2
ii) Water Pipe Velocities
The velocity in water distribution mains shall range between 0.3 m/s and 2.00 m/s
depending on the pipeline size and material of construction. Ideally, distribution
mains (generally less than 300mm diameter) shall be designed to achieve minimum
pressure criteria in the distribution system in a hydraulically and economically
efficient manner. However, under extreme conditions (e.g. fire flows in high fire risk
areas) velocities up to 3 m/s are acceptable.
The velocities in the following table are applied for the design and operational
purposes for the Cement Coated Ductile Iron (DI) pipelines;
1
Peak Hourly Demand factors are applied in certain applications where varying daily demand
requirements in pressurized systems and in the absence of grounds tanks.
2
In case of permanent intermittent water supply i.e. agricultural, the Management of the relevant
DISCO shall confirm/approve the supply regime. The pipeline design shall be sized to meet the daily
demand with due consideration to demand management.
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Table 5 - Min. /Max. Velocities (m/s)
Minimum Maximum
Pipelines
(operational) (Design/operational) Remarks
Type
m/s m/s
Distribution
1 0.30 1.00
sub-mains Design velocity
Distribution vary for pipeline
2 ≥0.40 1.5
mains material other
Primary / than Cement
3 Pressure Ring ≥0. 50 2.00 Coated DI pipes
mains
ii) Water System Pressure
Water distribution system shall be sized to ensure that the minimum residual pressures
at the customer connection boundary shall be generally not less than 12.5 meters head
(1.25 bar) at all times for standard length of connections or sufficient to meet the
supply to the roof tank of low-rise buildings.
The maximum static pressure at any point should not exceed water system design
pressure at any point including the connection part to the customers which are
generally ranging between 6.0 bar and 9.0 bar for Ductile Iron pipes with pressure
nominal rating of 10.0 bar. The pipeline test pressure shall be 1.5 times the design
pressure or as directed by the Distribution Company.
iv) Water Distribution System Pipelines
Table 6- Pipeline Categories
Minimum Maximum
Pipeline Categories Remarks
mm mm
Distribution sub- 150
1 100 Pipelines smaller
main (recommended)
than DN150mm
2 Distribution main ≥150 300 may be used in
locations where
Primary / Pressure few consumer
3 Ring ≥ 300 900 or higher connections are
Pipeline(mains) required.
The above table is applicable to Ductile Iron pipes; other pipeline material made of
GRP, HDPE, Steel or UPVC may have different maximum sizing categories related to
their technical characteristics.
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v) Water Pumps Configuration
a. A pump-group(s) in a pumping station shall have a combination of duty

and standby pumps.
b. Where more than one pump-group is installed in a pumping station, each

pump-group shall have its own standby pump.
c. The level of security shall be between 30% to 40% standby capacity

provided at the pumping station. This is to maintain security of water
supply in case of duty pump(s) failure (depending on the frequency of the
failure) or in planned maintenance situations.
d. The number of standby pumps required to be provided shall be in

accordance with Table 1 shown below. However increased number of
standby pumps must be justified by undertaken risk analysis to individual
parts of the system to ascertain the optimum number of standby pumps.
Increased numbers are also needed to be considered in the case where no
alternative supplies is available in the event of frequent failures or to
areas classified as critical i.e. hospitals, centres for the disabled, aged and
sick and military.
Table 7- Standby Pumps Provision
Number of Number of Number of Standby

Duty Standby Pumps Pumps (Increased)
Pumps (standard) (43%)*
(33%)
1 1 1
2 1 1
3 1 2
4 1 2
5 2 2
6 2 3
7 3 3
8 3 3
vi) Water Network Configuration
a. The water distribution network shall be designed preferably as loop/

grid network without dead-ends.
b. In locations where only single or few consumer connections,

permanent blow-off arrangement is required.
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c. The water supply system shall be designed to provide two alternate

sources to sectors and areas. Risk analysis shall be undertaken to assess
the risk of supply interruptions in case of single feed lines or single
source. In areas with few customers, single feed line pipeline may be
considered.
d. The fire hydrant location must be in accordance with to Fire

Department requirements (Appendix D). However, each segment of
pipe between cross-connections should have a hydrant to facilitate
flushing and disinfection of pipeline particularly after repair works.
e. District, area or zone metering shall be considered in the planning

process for the purposes of leakage control and demand management.
vii) Water Distribution System Isolation Valves
The isolation valve layouts shall be arranged so as to minimize customer interruptions

during the repair work at any section of the main Water Distribution System. Location
of isolation valves under road pavements shall be avoided.
For mains within encasements, a stop valve shall be provided at each end of the
encasement.
The system valve layout in the Water Distribution System shall have the following as
a guideline:
a. Three (3) numbers of isolation valves to be provided at all cross-

connections of the distribution network.
b. Two (2) numbers of valves to be provided at all the distribution points

(Tees) except connection branches (tees), which shall have one (1)
isolation valve.
c. Each area or block shall have an isolation valve in order to make

repairs or other works without affecting the adjacent areas.
d. The isolating valves shall be located between 200 to 300m apart from
each other in distribution network having high-density customers
(Business, commercial and residential areas)
In a distribution network having wide-spaced customers, the isolating valves shall be

located as per the following arrangements:
a. To isolate maximum of 1,000metres of pipe length of distribution main.

b. To isolate maximum of 2,000metres of pipe length of secondary main.
c. To isolate maximum of 3,000metres of pipe length of primary / ring main.
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Distribution network shall be designed and developed such as that no segment length
shall require more than four (4) valves to isolate it.
Flow / pressure control valves may need to be installed in certain systems in

accordance with system pressure management configuration in coordination with
other parties.
viii) Stand-by Generators for Pump Stations
Standby generators (either fixed or mobile) shall be provided at sites where no

alternative power supply is available (for example, through dual feeds) and where a
risk assessment, as per the risk analysis has shown that service to customers is
compromised.
ix) Sizing of Water Distribution System Main Components
All system components should be sized with due consideration to the Demand growth
projections of the various demand categories (domestic, agricultural, industrial) and
determine 24hour demand pattern for all the categories based on best engineering
judgments.
a. Pump sizing
All Pumps including fixed speed and variable speed pumps must be capable of
supplying output required (pressure and flows) to meet the level of service set
by the local supply requirements. The pumps should be able to:
i) Deliver the maximum flows with the pressures required

ii) The duty pump(s) must have adequate capacity to satisfy the flow and
pressure requirements of the water distribution system with view to pressure
management.
iii) The standby pump(s) shall have the same capacity of the maximum size duty
pump(s) to meet pumping rate, in case any of the duty pump/s is out of
service.
b. Pipeline Sizing
i) Use engineering judgement to set out and size pipes along routes to serve
future requirements.
ii) All water distribution pipelines shall be sized to deliver the Peak Daily
Demands (PDD) whilst ensuring head loss not exceeding 3 m/km.
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iii) Primary mains shall be sized to deliver peak daily demand (PDD) at
connection nodes and head loss not exceeding 5 m/km.
iv) Special attention shall be given to the fire flow requirements.
c. Reservoir Sizing:
Service reservoirs shall be designed to serve mainly water storage for operational
purposes and to balance downstream diurnal variations in demand with relatively
constant rates of inflow mainly during high demand.
In addition to provide contingency storage in the event of a failure in transmission

system or during maintenance outages. It also provides damping effect so that small
fluctuations are not reflected in the Water Distribution System.
In considering the provision of Water Distribution System storage the following shall
be taken into consideration:
 Volume should be calculated based on Average Daily Demand (ADD)

including fire reserve and the volume of storage so calculated shall be
usable and exclusive of any unusable top or bottom water storage.
 All water storage facilities should have a minimum of two tanks, or
one storage tank with minimum of two section or more that can be
isolated, at each location;
 The volume of storage tanks at Distribution pumping station acting as
forwarding station to other pump stations and to the network should be
based on the Average Daily Demand (ADD) including fire reserve in
addition to 10% of the design output to the pump station.
 All reservoirs should have interconnecting arrangements.
3- Planning Tools
The planning tools should be used in the process for planning the Water distribution
system.
i) Network Modelling
Network hydraulic analysis of the water distribution system shall be undertaken

by DISCO to ensure that an adequate and secure water supply is available to all
consumers connected to the system for all defined technical requirements.
The Network Hydraulic Model constructed shall be calibrated and updated in

accordance with the international best practice. The procedure used for model
construction and validation and the criteria applied for determining the adequacy
of the model calibration shall be in accordance the Water Research Centre (WRC)
Code of Practice of Network Modelling or similar validation standards.
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ii) Asset Failure Data (Risk Analysis)
DSICO shall set up systems for recording asset failures and repair times to
improve the quantity and quality of the data to support risk assessment analysis.
The minimum data recording requirements are set out in following table.
Table 8: Asset Failure Data to Support Risk Analyses
Asset Type Failure data Attributes

Date, diameter, material, location,
Pipelines Bursts failure type, response time, repair
time
Power Date, location, outage duration
Power outages
supplies
Date, location, asset reference (e.g.
pump no. 1), asset type (e.g. pump
motor), failure type (e.g. failed
Pumping motor windings), failure mode (e.g.
Pump outages
stations pump over-running and motor
operating outside design
parameters), response time, repair
time
To facilitate cluster analysis (geographical analysis of failure hotspots) all asset

failure data should have a geographical reference so that it can be displayed in
Geographical Information System.
The representation of the risk analysis is provided by Return Period in the

following Risk Criteria Figure: The reciprocal of probability is expressed in return
period in years. Thus a probability represented by return period of 100 years is
1/100=0.01
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100.00
Desirable
10.00
Return Period (Yrs)
Acceptable
1.00
0.10
Unacceptable
0.01
1 10 100
Cumulative Duration of Interruption (hours)
Target Trigger
iii) Whole-life Costs
In considering alternative investment options for network and storage planning,

DISCOs to demonstrate that its preferred options are the most economic through
undertaking whole-life cost analyses.
Whole-life costs shall be used to determine planning horizons and the appropriate
phasing of development, taking account of growth in demand and changing
operating conditions. In addition to size mains in conjunction with their associated
pumping stations to determine the most economical sizes.
Distribution Companies shall use the discount interest rate stipulated by the
Bureau for whole-life costing.
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APPENDIX D – FIRE FIGHTING REQUIREMENTS
1) WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

The design criteria of fire fighting requirements in water distribution systems in all
new developments shall be connected to a water distribution system in accordance
with the following:
Table 1 Water Distribution System – Minimum Fire Fighting Flow

Requirements
Characteristic Minimum
1.25 Bar (12.5m
Residual Pressure
Head)
Fire flow 1800 l/min (2)
Network Supply Pipe
100 - 150 mm
Diameters
Duration 120 minutes
NOTES
1) Residual pressure should be measured at the fire hydrant connection
with simultaneous design fire flow discharge and Peak Daily Demand
(PDD).
2) Supplementary fire flow may be required for high fire risk premises.
To determine if there is a need for supplementary fire flow (above and beyond the
minimum network capacity outlined in Table 1), it will be necessary to assess the fire
risk presented by their proposed land use, having regard for the proposed fire
protection measures, and obtain approval from the Town Planning Department and
formal instruction of the General Directorate of Civil Defence. The same residual
pressure requirement is applicable where increased fire flows are deemed necessary.
Ground storage tanks requirements in premises shall be in accordance with the Water
Supply Regulations. If additional water supplies are required by the General
Directorate of Civil Defence, ground storage tanks should be provided either at the
building plot or at a planned district level following the approval of the Distribution
Company.
Location
The number and location of external fire hydrants is dependant on site planning,
building design and the fire risk associated with the development land use. Hydrants
are to be positioned along Civil Defence access routes and in no case should hydrants
be located more than 150m apart where applicable. Their use should not render
emergency access routes unusable and they should not be positioned in any location
where access to the hydrant can be restricted. Hydrants should be clearly visible and
marked with approved signage.
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Specification
Hydrant specifications should be in accordance with the requirements of the
Directorate of Civil Defence.
2) INTERNAL FIREFIGHTING & SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
The following fire fighting & suppression systems should meet Town Planning
Department requirements and those of the Directorate of Civil Defence:
 Fire Mains (Dry & Wet)

 Automatic Suppression Systems
 Fire Hose Reels
There may be a requirement to provide stored water capacity on site for these systems
in addition to any supplementary water supplies provided to meet fire flow
requirements for high risk premises.
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CHAPTER 4 WATER DISTRIBUTION CONNECTION CODE
The Water Distribution Connection Code (WDCC) specifies the minimum technical,
design and operational criteria which must be complied with by any User connected
to or seeking connection with the Water Distribution System. The WDCC also
specifies the minimum technical, design and operational criteria with which the
DISCO will comply in relation to the part of the Water Distribution System at the
Connection Site.
2. OBJECTIVE
The objective of the WDCC is to ensure that by specifying minimum technical, design
and operational criteria, the basic rules for connection to the Water Distribution
System are common for all Users. This will enable the DISCO to comply with its
Licence obligations.
3. SCOPE
The Users to whom the Water Distribution Connection Code (WDCC) apply are as
follows:
i) High Consumption Customers;
ii) Other connected DISCOs; and
Low Consumption Customers are bound by their own Connection Agreements and
are not Users under this Code.
4. PROCEDURE
The Connection Agreements contain provisions relating to the procedure for
connection to a DISCO Water Distribution System and include requirements
relating to certain conditions to be complied with by Users prior to the DISCO
notifying the User that the connection can become operational.
5. CONNECTION
The provisions relating to connection to the Water Distribution System are
contained in each Connection Agreement and include provisions relating to the
submission of information, reports relating to compliance with the relevant connection
conditions for that User, Safety Rules, commissioning programmes, Operation
Diagrams and approval to connect.
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5.1 Requirements for Completion
Prior to the Completion Date in the Connection Agreement, the following should be
submitted:
i) The most up to date water planning data available, which prior to the
Completion Date shall include the latest forecast, estimated or validated
actual water Demand, as required by the WDPC Appendix A;
ii) Copies of all Safety Rules and local safety instructions applicable at Users'
Sites which will be used at the DISCO /User interface ;
iii) Information to enable the DISCO to prepare Site Responsibility Schedules
on the basis of the provisions set out in Appendix A to WDCC;
iv) An Operation Diagram for all Potable Water Plant on the User side of
the Connection Point;
v) The proposed name of the User Site (which shall not be the same as, or
confusingly similar to, the name of any DISCO Site or of any other User
Site);
vi) A list of Safety Co-ordinators;
vii) The name and contact details for routine and emergency communications
between the DISCO and the User.
viii) The name of the manager who has been authorised to sign Site
Responsibility Schedules on behalf of the User;
ix) information to enable the DISCO to prepare Site Common Drawings;
6. TECHNICAL, DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL CRITERIA
6.1 DISCO Water Distribution System Characteristics

The DISCO shall ensure that its Distribution System complies with the following
technical, design and operational criteria at the Connection Site.
6.1.1 Distribution Main Pressure Variations

Distribution main working pressures will vary depending on location within the pipe
network and the pumping head required to transmit the flow rate needed. There is a
requirement on each DISCO during valve operations, to control Pressure Transients
to the extent that the effect on User Potable Water Plant will be minimised. At each
Connection Site the DISCO will provide any potential User with flow and other
relevant operating details.
6.1.2 Distribution Main Pipe Work

All new pipe work and connection arrangements will be installed to meet the Licence
Standards as updated from time to time. All details of existing distribution main
pipe work in situ including its location and material shall be available from the
DISCO.
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6.1.3 Water Quality

Water Quality throughout the Water Distribution System shall be the responsibility
of the DISCO from system entry point to point of system exit point and will meet the
minimum acceptable standards as based on World Health Organisation Standards.
The minimum acceptable standards in use will be set and updated by the Bureau in
Water Quality Regulations.
6.2 Plant Relating to a DISCO/User Connection Site

The following requirements apply to plant relating to a DISCO/User Connection
Point, which each User and the DISCO must ensure are complied with in relation to
their plant. Where appropriate the DISCO must ensure that the requirements are
complied with in relation to its plant.
Connections between the Water Distribution System and Users will be consistent
with the Licence Standards and other Customer connection standards applicable to
Users.
All connections with the Water Distribution System shall be consistent with the
Supply Regulations and designed to meet the Licence Standards, as updated from
time to time. The main components of plant at the connection will be gate valves
either side of the flow meter (available for continuous real time flow data monitoring
and transfer). The most suitable locations in the distribution systems for sampling
points and disinfection monitoring facilities will be determined by the respective
DISCOs.
6.3 Communications
Where, for operational reasons, a DISCO decides that a means of routine and
emergency communications between the DISCO and the User is required then the
same shall be provided and maintained by the DISCO.
7. SITE RELATED CONDITIONS

In the absence of agreement between the parties to the contrary, construction,
commissioning, control, operation and maintenance responsibilities follow ownership.
Unless otherwise specified, the boundary interface between the DISCO and the User
will be on the underground connection pipe from the Distribution Main at entry into
the User plot or premises. The User will generally be responsible for all the pipe
work and plant downstream of the valve and flow meter chamber. The flow meter
and associated plant will be the responsibility of the DISCO.
7.1 Access to DISCO Plant

Users will not be allowed in any circumstances to enter and work on any Potable
Water Plant operated and owned by the DISCO. In emergency or other
circumstances the DISCO may enter a User’s site to work on the DISCO Plant
adopting the DISCO Safety Rules, operating standards and technical specifications.
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Where possible, at least seven days warning will be given by the DISCO to the User
in respect of any work deemed necessary on the User premises to protect the DISCO
Potable Water Plant.
7.1.1 Site Responsibility Schedules

In order to inform DISCO site operational staff and The User of agreed
responsibilities and the Safety Rules applicable for plant at the operational interface,
a Site Responsibility Schedule shall be produced by the DISCO with input from
Users.
The format, principles and basic procedure to be used in the preparation of Site
Responsibility Schedules are set down in Appendix A.
Each Site Responsibility Schedule shall include a reference to the Safety Rules
which apply at each item of Plant.
7.1.2 Operation Diagram

An Operation Diagram shall be prepared for each Connection Site at which a
Connection Point exists using graphical symbols as agreed between DISCOs and
Users.
The Operation Diagram shall include all Potable Water Plant above and below
ground in the vicinity of the connection, approximate site plot boundaries and
information describing any User’s Potable Water Plant on the site.
The Operation Diagram is intended to provide a diagrammatic but accurate record of

pipes, valves and Pump interconnections, pump ratings and referencing of Potable
Water Plant.
A non-exhaustive guide to the types of Potable Water Plant to be shown in the

Operation Diagram is shown in Appendix B, together with certain basic principles to
be followed.
Referencing (Numbering and Nomenclature) for Potable Water Plant will be in

accordance with the procedures set down in the WDOC.
7.1.3 Preparation of Operation Diagrams for User Sites

In the case of a User Site, the User shall prepare and submit to the DISCO an
Operation Diagram for all Potable Water Plant on the User side of the Connection
Point. The DISCO shall provide the User with an Operation Diagram for all Potable
Water Plant on the DISCO side of the Connection Point, in accordance with the
Connection Agreement.
The User will then prepare, produce and distribute, using the information submitted
on the User Operation Diagram and the DISCO Operation Diagram, a composite
Operation Diagram for the complete Connection Site, also in accordance with the
Connection Agreement.
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7.1.4 Preparation of Operation Diagrams for DISCO Sites

In the case of a DISCO Site, the User shall prepare and submit to the DISCO an
Operation Diagram for all Potable Water Plant on the User side of the Connection
Point, in accordance with Connection Agreement.
The DISCO will then prepare, produce and distribute, using the information
submitted on the User's Operation Diagram, a composite Operation Diagram for
the complete Connection Site, also in accordance with the Connection Agreement.
7.1.5 Changes to Operation Diagrams

When a DISCO has decided that it wishes to install new Potable Water Plant (or it
wishes to change the existing referencing, numbering and nomenclature) of its
Potable Water Plant at a DISCO Site, the DISCO will, one month prior to the
installation or change, send to each such User a revised Operation Diagram of that
DISCO Site.
When a User has decided that it wishes to install new Potable Water Plant, or it
wishes to change the existing referencing of its Potable Water Plant at one of its
Sites, the User will one month prior to the installation or change, send to the DISCO
a revised Operation Diagram of that User Site.
7.1.6 Validity
The composite Operation Diagram prepared by the DISCO or the User, will be the
definitive Operation Diagram for all operational and planning activities associated
with the Connection Site. If a dispute arises as to the accuracy of the composite
Operation Diagram, a meeting shall be held at the Connection Site, as soon as
reasonably practicable, between the DISCO and the User, to endeavor to resolve the
matters in dispute.
7.2 Site Common Drawings

Site Common Drawings based where possible on Record Drawings, sufficient to
show the layout will be prepared for each Connection Site. They will include
Connection Site layout, pipe work layout, chambers, valves, meters and other
equipment.
The DISCO will with information from the User prepare, produce and distribute, Site
Common Drawings for the Connection Site in accordance with the Connection
Agreement.
When a User becomes aware that it may be necessary to change any aspect of the Site
Common Drawings at a Connection Site it will advise the DISCO of the changes
proposed and the DISCO will prepare, produce and distribute, revised Site Common
Drawings.
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When the DISCO becomes aware that it is necessary to change any aspect of the Site
Common Drawings at a Connection Site it will prepare, produce and distribute
revised Site Common Drawings.
The Site Common Drawings for the Connection Site prepared by the DISCO will
be the definitive Site Common Drawings for all operational and planning activities
associated with the Connection Site. If a dispute arises as to the accuracy of the Site
Common Drawings, a meeting shall be held between the DISCO and the User, to
endeavour to resolve the matters in dispute.
7.2.1 Site Operational Procedures

The DISCO and Users where necessary, must make available staff to take necessary
safety precautions and carry out operational duties as may be required to enable
work/testing to be carried out and for the operation of plant connected to the
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APPENDIX A - PROCEDURE TO BE USED IN THE PREPARATION OF

SITE RESPONSIBILITY SCHEDULES
1. PRINCIPLES
At all Connection Sites the following Site Responsibility Schedules shall be drawn
up using the performa attached or with such variations as may be agreed between the
DISCO and Users.
i) Schedule of Potable Water Plant

ii) Schedule of services and supplies; telecommunications measurement and
sampling equipment.
Each Site Responsibility Schedule for a Connection Site shall be prepared by the
DISCO in consultation with other Users at least 2 weeks prior to the Completion
Date referred to in the Connection Agreement. Each User shall provide information
to the DISCO to enable it to prepare the Site Responsibility Schedule. The Schedule
shall be sent by the DISCO to the User for confirmation of accuracy.
Each Site Responsibility Schedule will be subdivided to take account of any separate
Connection Sites for the same User Site.
Each Site Responsibility Schedule shall detail for each item of plant;
i) Plant ownership;
ii) Site Manager (Controller);
iii) Applicable Safety Rules and Safety Co-ordinator, or such other person
who is responsible for safety;
iv) Operations (applicable Operational Procedures and control engineer).
v) Responsibility to undertake maintenance and contact details.
The Site Responsibility Schedule for each Connection Site must include pipework
emanating from the Connection Site.
Every page of each Site Responsibility Schedule shall bear the date of issue and the
issue number.
The Site Responsibility Schedule shall be signed on behalf of the DISCO by the
Manager responsible for the area in which the Connection Site is situated and on
behalf of each User involved by its Responsible Manager.
A DISCO and Users must make the Site Responsibility Schedules readily available
to their operational staff involved.
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2. ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SCHEDULES
When a User identified on a Site Responsibility Schedule becomes aware that an

alteration is necessary, it must inform the DISCO prior to any change taking effect.
Where the DISCO has been informed of a change by a User, or itself proposes a
change, it will prepare a revised Site Responsibility Schedule prior to the change
taking effect.
When the DISCO or a User identified on a Site Responsibility Schedule, becomes

aware that an alteration to the Site Responsibility Schedule is necessary urgently to
reflect, for example, an emergency situation, the User shall notify the DISCO, or the
DISCO shall notify the User, immediately and will discuss:
i) Change(s) necessary to the Site Responsibility Schedule;

ii) Whether the Site Responsibility Schedule is to be modified temporarily or
permanently;
iii) The distribution of the revised Site Responsibility Schedule.
The DISCO will prepare a revised Site Responsibility Schedule as soon as possible,
and in any event within seven days of it being informed of or knowing the necessary
alteration. The Site Responsibility Schedule will be confirmed by Users and signed
on behalf of the DISCO and Users as soon as possible after it has been prepared and
sent to Users for confirmation.
3. RESPONSIBLE MANAGERS
Each User shall, prior to the Completion Date under each Connection Agreement,
supply to the DISCO a list of Managers who have been duly authorised to sign Site
Responsibility Schedules on behalf of the User ("Responsible Manager"). The
DISCO shall, prior to the Completion Date supply to that User the name of the
Manager responsible for the area in which the Connection Site is situated.
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ATTACHMENT TO APPENDIX A
PROFORMA FOR SITE RESPONSIBILITY SCHEDULE
____________________ AREA
COMPLEX: ____________________________ SCHEDULE:
_____________
CONNECTION SITE: ___________________
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APPENDIX B - NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF APPARATUS TO BE

INCLUDED ON OPERATION DIAGRAMS
1. BASIC PRINCIPLES
Where practicable, all the Potable Water Plant on any Connection Site shall be
shown on one Operation Diagram. Provided the clarity of the diagram is not
impaired, the layout shall represent as closely as possible the geographical
arrangement on the Connection Site. It will not be necessary to produce the diagram
to scale.
Where more than one Operation Diagram is unavoidable, duplication of identical

information on more than one Operation Diagram must be avoided.
The Operation Diagram must show accurately the current status of the equipment;
e.g. commissioned or decommissioned.
Provision will be made on the Operation Diagram for signifying approvals, together
with provision for details of revisions and dates.
Operation Diagrams will be prepared in A4 format or such other format as may be

agreed with the DISCO.
The Operation Diagram should normally show a pipe as a single line. Symbols for
pumps, meters, chemical dosing points, chemical dosing equipment, surge vessels,
storage facilities, valves, electrical supplies, telecommunication lines and SCADA
equipment will be based on the abbreviations agreed by the DISCO and Users.
2. APPARATUS TO BE SHOWN ON OPERATION DIAGRAM
i) Potable water mains and interconnections

ii) Wash out pipe work
iii) Storage tanks
iv) All valves (showing method of operation i.e. manual or powered)
v) Other pipe work fittings
vi) Pumps including motors
vii) Standby generation facilities
viii) Flow meters
ix) Chemical dosing points
x) Chemical dosing equipment
xi) Sampling/analyser points
xii) Surge vessels
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xiii) Electrical supplies and Switchgear

xiv) Telecommunications lines
xv) Remote data transmitting units and SCADA interfaces
Locations of site boundaries, pipe sizes and other relevant information shall be shown
on the diagram.
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CHAPTER 5 WATER DISTRIBUTION OPERATING CODE
The Water Distribution Operating Code (WDOC) is concerned with forecasting
short and medium-term water Demand for routine operation and outage planning,
safety co-ordination, maintaining Water Quality, operational liaison, contingency
planning and procedures, Start-up and Shut-down of plant and numbering and
nomenclature of plant.
2. GENERAL SCOPE
This Code applies to the following Users:
i) High Consumption Customers

ii) Other connected DISCOs
3. DEMAND FORECASTS INCLUDING OUTAGE PLANNING.

3.1 Introduction
This section specifies procedures to be followed in forecasting Demand over periods
between one year and one day in advance to accommodate operational requirements,
and the procedures to be followed when programming outages of all Potable Water
Plant for maintenance or repair.
The Water Transmission Code specifies the TRANSCO requirements for

forecasting Demand for Water Producers subject to the Scheduling and Despatch
process controlled from the Water Control Centre. Forecast availability of the
Directly Connected Water Producers plant is subject to the Scheduling and
Despatch process incorporated within the Water Transmission Code.
The Water Distribution Code specifies the forecasts required by all other Users of
the DISCO Distribution System to the DISCO so these requirements can be met.
3.2 Objective
i) To set out the requirements for Users to provide Demand data to the
DISCO to enable it to fulfil its obligations under the Licence.
ii) To enable the DISCO and Users to accommodate outages of all Potable
Water Plant owned by a DISCO or Users for maintenance or repair whilst
continuing, so far as possible, to meet Demand.
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3.3 Procedures
3.3.1 Forecasts
Users connected to a Water Distribution System shall provide to a DISCO by week
39 each year, estimates of their average and peak daily water Demand for each week
for a period of 52 weeks starting from the first week of the following year.
DISCOs shall, upon receipt of the above forecasts, prepare corresponding forecasts
taking account of Demands, operational use and losses within the distribution system
network and any Demand Control policies approved by the Bureau.
In preparing the above forecasts, DISCOs shall take account of the following factors:
i) Forecasts received from Customers subject to this Code;
ii) Historic trends and Demand patterns over yearly and weekly periods
(including the effects of holidays) by Customer Category;
iii) Projected growth in Demands from existing Customers by Customer

Category;
iv) Forecast Demands from new Customers by Customer Category;
v) Forecasts Demands for all Customers not subject to this Code by

Customer Category;
vi) Initiatives by DISCOs to promote the efficient use of water.
Should Users connected to the DISCO Water Distribution System become aware of
factors which would result in material changes to their forecasts, they shall provide
updated forecasts to the DISCO without delay.
Upon provision of the relevant information and any further or additional or modified
information to Transco in accordance with the requirements of the Water
Transmission Code the Disco shall also provide a copy to ADWEC for information.
3.3.2 Outage Planning
Users other than High Consumption Customers shall provide to the DISCO, by
weeks 13, 26, 39 and 52 each year, a detailed programme showing all planned outages
of Potable Water Plant over the following 12 months.
Users other than High Consumption Customers shall give notice to the DISCO, at
the earliest opportunity, of unplanned and forced outages of Potable Water Plant.
Should any User other than High Consumption Customers become aware of factors
which would result in material changes to their outage programme, they shall provide
updated programmes to the DISCO without delay.
The DISCO shall determine, in consultation with Users, planned availability of

distribution mains and other operational plant to maximise the meeting of Demand.
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Planned outages within distribution systems shall be co-ordinated to take account of

this objective. The DISCO may ask a User to advance or defer planned outages
where this is necessary to meet obligations under either the Licence or the Code.
Users shall not be required by the DISCO to defer an outage if this would result in
risk of injury to persons, serious damage or deterioration to plant. The DISCO is
obliged to take a reasonable view on the priority that may be attached to the need for
outage maintenance and repair and must take due notice of a substantiated need
identified by a User.
The DISCO shall give Users at least three months notice of planned outages of
pipelines and operational plant which will affect water supplies to their connections.
The DISCO shall, where practicable, give notice to both High Consumption and
Low Consumption Customers connected to a distribution system, of unplanned and
forced outages of pipelines and operational plant where this outage could affect water
supplies.
4. SAFETY CO-ORDINATION
4.1 Introduction
This Section specifies the standard procedures to be used by the DISCO and Users
for the co-ordination of health and safety precautions to allow work to be carried out
on a DISCO Water Distribution System.
This Section does not impose a particular set of health and Safety Rules on the
DISCO and Users, although Users are able to agree the application of common
health and safety procedures should that be of benefit.
This Section only applies to those Users designated by the DISCO as having systems
of sufficient size and complexity to warrant application of the Procedure. This
determination will be made by the DISCO.
4.2 Objective
The objective is to achieve safe working conditions when work on a system
necessitates safety precautions on another connected system.
4.3 Procedure
The DISCO and Users shall, where the DISCO requires, exchange copies of health
and safety procedures relating to their respective sides of the Connection Point.
The DISCO and Users shall, where the DISCO requires, have a nominated Safety
Co-ordinator responsible for health and safety precautions on their system. The
DISCO and Users shall notify each other of the identities of their respective Safety
Co-ordinators.
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If work is to be carried out on a Potable Water Plant which necessitates health

and safety precautions on a connected system, the requesting Safety Co-ordinator
shall contact the Safety Co-ordinator responsible for that system.
Records of requests for application and implementation of health and

safety precautions shall be maintained by the DISCO and Users. The health
and safety precautions to be taken shall be agreed between the Safety Co-ordinators
concerned.
Implementation of the agreed health and safety precautions shall be confirmed

by both the requesting and implementing Safety Co-ordinators before work on
the system is begun. Should any health and safety precaution become
ineffective, the relevant Safety Co-ordinator shall advise the other
Safety Co-ordinator immediately.
The DISCO and Users shall maintain health and safety logs which shall contain
a chronological record of all communications relating to health and safety sent
or received in accordance with this section of the WDOC. The health and safety
logs must be retained for a period of not less than one year.
5. WATER QUALITY
5.1 Introduction
This section covers matters relating to Water Quality monitoring sampling,
analysis and control.
It is the responsibility of the DISCO to decide the location of monitoring and

sampling points within the Water Distribution System that ensure compliance
with the Water Quality standards required at Customer boundary interfaces.
5.2 Objective
To provide procedures for Water Quality monitoring, reporting and remedial
action in the event that Water Quality falls below defined standards.
5.3 Water Quality Standards

Concentrations of health-related constituents are required to lie within the limits
laid down in World Health Organisation (WHO) “Guidelines for Drinking-
Water Quality”. Aesthetic quality standards must also be consistent with WHO
guidelines. The Bureau will be responsible for specifying and reviewing potable
water quality standards and for administering independent sampling and testing
audits.
5.4 Procedures for Monitoring and Reporting

The DISCO shall monitor the quality test, analysis and monitoring data of water
at the Distribution Entry Point as provided by TRANSCO a Water Producer or
other DISCO. The DISCO shall determine how best to comply with its Water
Quality responsibilities at the Customer boundary interface and if the distribution
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network is such that sampling monitoring
necessary to manage this responsibility effectively, then these facilities must be
installed.
Procedures to cover more serious and widespread water contamination are included in
Section7 of this chapter on Contingency Planning and Procedures.
The DISCO shall prepare annually, in consultation with the Bureau a programme for
routine sampling of water from the Distribution System. Samples shall be obtained
and analysed in accordance with this programme and records of the analyses shall be
maintained by the DISCO at a location to be notified to Customers. The records
shall be provided immediately to TRANSCO and made available for reference by
Customers at all reasonable times.
Analysis and testing of water samples shall be carried out at a laboratory accredited
for the purpose.
Customers may sample and test Water Quality for their own independent purposes,
on their own Sites.
6. OPERATIONAL LIAISON
6.1 Introduction
This section sets out the requirements for the exchange of information relating to
routine operation and/or unplanned events which might occur, or which have
occurred, and which could affect
i) The DISCO Water Distribution System in the case of an operation and/or

event on a User System, or
ii) A User System in the case of an operation and/or event on the Water
6.2 Objective
To specify:
i) The information to be exchanged between Users and the DISCO to identify
the potential impact of an operation and/or event and to assess the potential
risk arising from it so that appropriate action can be taken.
ii) The information to be exchanged between Users and a DISCO when an
unplanned operation or event has occurred which may have resulted in risk
or damage to Potable Water Plant.
The Procedures below do not deal with actions arising from the exchange of
information, but merely with that exchange.
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6.3 Procedures for Notification

In the case of an operation or event on the DISCO system which may affect User
systems, the DISCO will notify the Users whose systems may be affected.
In the case of an operation or event on a User system which may affect the DISCO
system, the User will notify the DISCO who will, in turn, notify other Users whose
systems may be affected.
The notification must contain sufficient detail to enable the recipient to assess the
implications and risks. It should also contain the following specific information.
i) Name and contact details for the individual making the notification;
ii) The nature of the operation/event;
iii) The extent of any effects of the operation/event; and
iv) The timing of the operation/event.
The notification shall be given as far in advance as practicable and in writing if there
is sufficient time to do so. If notification is given orally, it shall be recorded by the
recipient and confirmed by the sender in writing at the earliest opportunity.
The following are examples of effects where notification will be required:
i) Where plant is being operated under conditions which presents a hazard to

personnel;
ii) Where an alarm or other indication of abnormal operating conditions has

been activated;
iii) Breakdowns, faults or temporary changes in performance of plant;
iv) Breakdowns of or faults to control or communication equipment or

instrumentation; or
v) Damage or bursts to pipelines.
In the case of an unforeseen operation or event on the DISCO system which may
have affected User systems, the DISCO will notify, at the earliest opportunity, the
Users whose systems may have been affected.
In the case of an unforeseen operation or event on a User system which may have
affected the DISCO systems, the User will notify, at the earliest opportunity, the
DISCO who will, in turn, notify other Users whose systems may have been affected.
The notification shall contain the same information as that required for an operation or
event which is expected to take place in the future.
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7. CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND PROCEDURES

7.1 Introduction
This section covers:
i) The implementation of procedures following failures which result in, or may

result in serious, widespread loss or disruption of public water supplies to
Users;
ii) The establishment of communications between Responsible Managers of the

DISCO and Users to facilitate urgent managerial action at all times; and
iii) Procedures to be followed when normal routine Scheduling and Despatch

activities are inoperative.
Such failures might include:
i) A total or partial Shut-Down of the electricity supply system which would

render pumping plant inoperative at sites where Standby Generation facilities
are not provided;
ii) A major pollution or water contamination event;
iii) A burst main in the DISCO or a User system;
iv) Forced outages resulting in loss of production capacity; or
v) Any of the above that may occur on TRANSCO Trunk Mains and has
consequential impact on the DISCO Water Distribution System.
7.2 Objective
i) To restore water supplies to meet User Demands in the shortest possible
time.
ii) To ensure that communications arrangements for use in circumstances of
serious disruption of water supplies are available between appropriately
authorised representatives of the DISCO and Users.
iii) To ensure that the Water Distribution System can continue to operate in
circumstances where routine Scheduling and Despatch arrangements are
inoperative.
7.3 Procedures
The DISCO is responsible for co-ordinating action in the event of a failure which
results in, or may result in serious, widespread loss or disruption of public water
supplies.
Following a failure which results in serious, widespread loss or disruption of public

water supplies, standards of continuity, pressure or water quality may not be met.
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Scheduling and Despatch of Water Producers in accordance with the Water

Transmission Code may be suspended until the Water Control Centre decides that
normal procedures can be re-implemented.
The complexities of recovery in the event of a major failure of the system will require
a flexible approach to operation and hence preclude setting out detailed procedures or
operational sequences.
Where parts of the system are isolated while emergency work is carried out, the
DISCO shall ensure that parts of the system isolated under these circumstances are
minimised and that maximum integration is achieved with the minimum possible
delay.
Users shall abide by instructions issued by the DISCO in the event of a failure which
results in, or may result in serious, widespread loss or disruption of public water
supplies.
If a User is unable to comply with instructions issued by the DISCO, the User shall
advise the DISCO accordingly so that the DISCO can consider whether to issue
revised instructions or provide conditions within the distribution network which
enable the User to comply.
The DISCO shall advise all Users when normal operation has been resumed.
The DISCO shall initiate and co-ordinate system studies and investigations to enable
emergency plans to be prepared and updated as development of the system takes
place. This plan shall be made available to Users.
A manual of emergency operating procedures covering all plausible events in general

terms will be developed and maintained by the DISCO, in consultation with Users
connected to the system. The procedure to be used in any particular event, however,
will be determined by the DISCO concerned at the time.
As part of the manual of emergency operating procedures, the DISCO shall maintain
a complete set of Record Drawings for all pipe work and fixed installations and
operating manuals according to the Performa identified below for all plant and
equipment under its control.
The Performa identified in Appendix A has been designed to aid in the development
of these plans. These guidelines should read in conjunction with the Performa
developed around the following minimum identified elements:
i) Summary Sheet – General information on the contingency plan.
ii) Decision Flow Chart – This should identify the process by which a
contingency plan is selected for use depending on the failure scenario
iii) Action Plan – Step by step summary of actions to be taken to resolve issues
and reinstate supply
iv) Procedures – Specific details of activities identified in the action plan
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iv) Plan Specific Information – Essential information for those managing the
event, for example consumers affected, volumes not supplied, location and
availability of materials
vi) Pumping Station and Valve Arrangements – Details and timings of
operations to be performed
vii) Contact Details – details for all personnel who should be contacted whilst
implementing the contingency plan
vii) Time Line – A program of work to be undertaken and the expected duration
until reinstatement
ix) Network Schematic – Location plan of area with relevant valves, pumping
stations and pipelines identified.
x) In addition to this list, the date the plan was originally produced, the date it was
revised, the version number and the scenario description and location (where
appropriate) should be included.
Subject to procedures agreed between the DISCO and Users to ensure proper
confidentiality, copies of the emergency plans and manual of emergency operating
procedures shall be maintained by the DISCO at a location to be notified to Users.
The plans and procedures shall be available for reference by Users at all reasonable
times.
In circumstances where Demand cannot be met, the DISCO shall supply water
intermittently in accordance with a Customer Water Rationing schedule issued by
the Water Control Centre and approved by the Bureau drawn up for the purpose of
securing Demand Control. Demand Control can include any of the following:
i) Demand reduction initiated by Users;

ii) Implementation of rota cuts by the DISCO;
iii) Demand reduction instructed by the DISCO;
iv) Reduced Customer consumption initiated by water conservation and
pricing incentives; and
v) Other Water Demand Management policies.
8. START-UP AND SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURES

8.1 Introduction
This section makes provision for procedures relating to
i) The Start-up and Shut-down of Potable Water Plant or valve operations

which may cause Pressure Transients within the DISCO system or those
of Users; and
ii) Recharging pipe work or other installations following internal access by
personnel.
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8.2 Objective
i) To avoid damage to Potable Water Plant or unstable operating conditions
resulting from plant Start-up or Shut-down or valve operations; and
ii) To avoid bacterial contamination of the water supply following internal
access by personnel.
8.3 Procedures
Users shall ensure that routine Start-Up and Shut-Down of all Potable Water Plant
is carried out in accordance with sound operating practices where,
i) Action by a User, may influence hydraulic conditions within the Water

Distribution System; or
ii) Action by the DISCO may influence hydraulic conditions within Users’
systems.
These practices shall, so far as possible, ensure that Pressure Transients generated as
a result of plant Start-up or Shut-down or Valve operations are maintained within
the rated working pressures of connected pipelines and other plant and equipment.
Should a situation arise in which it becomes necessary to operate a Pump or Valve in

a manner other than in accordance with normal practice, the entity responsible for it’s
operation shall, if possible, advise other affected entities in advance of the operation.
Following internal access by personnel to pipe work or other installations in contact

with potable water for supply, flushing and disinfection shall be carried out in
accordance with the Licence Standards as updated from time to time.
9. NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE OF PLANT

9.1 Introduction
This section sets out requirements regarding numbering and nomenclature of the
DISCO Potable Water Plant and certain designated User plant.
9.2 Objective
The overall objective of this section is to ensure, so far as possible, the safe and
effective operation of the water supply system. The risk of human error is minimised
by requiring that the numbering and nomenclature of User Potable Water Plant shall
be in accordance with the system used by the DISCO.
9.2 Procedures
The DISCO Potable Water Plant on Users sites shall have numbering and
nomenclature in accordance with the system used by the DISCO.
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The DISCO shall advise the User of the numbering and nomenclature to be used at
least one month prior to the proposed date of installation of such plant and equipment.
Notification will be made in writing and will consist of both an Operation Diagram
showing the plant to be installed, the proposed numbering and nomenclature and the
proposed date of installation.
The Responsible Manager shall, on receipt of the notification, confirm that no other
Potable Water Plant at the site has numbering and nomenclature which could be
confused with that proposed by the DISCO.
User plant on the DISCO site shall have numbering and nomenclature in accordance
with the system used by the DISCO.
When either the DISCO or a User installs Potable Water Plant which is the subject
of this section of the WDOC, either the DISCO or the User respectively shall be
responsible for the provision of clear and unambiguous labelling showing the
numbering and nomenclature.
Where the DISCO changes the system of numbering and nomenclature of its plant,
the provisions of this section shall apply.
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APPENDIX A - TYPICAL CONTINGENCY PLAN
Covering Sheet
CONTINGENCY PLAN SUMMARY INFORMATION
Scenario Equipment Failure - Pipeline

Geographic Location Al Grayyeh
Reference AADC/Pipe failure/AL Grayeeh
Control Authority of Plan AADC
Location of Master Document With HoD AADC
Copies held by
Name Location
Date Produced Version Originator Checker Approver
Date revised Version Revisor Checker Approver
This contingency plan should be reviewed as and when network or supply alterations impact on the
application of this plan. As a MINIMUM, this contingency plan should be updated once every twelve months
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Decision Flow Chart
Date produced: 02/12/2003 Date Revised: Version: A

Scenario: Equipment Failure - Pipeline Reference: AADC/Pipe failure/AL Grayeeh
Supply location: Al Grayyeh Control authority for plan: AADC
EQUIPMENT FAILURE - DISCO CONTINGENCY PLAN
Direct Consumers Consumers
Storage Storage 1 2
Distribution
TRANSCO responsibility DISCO responsibility
FLOW CHART
Distribution failure reported to DISCO
customer complaints centre or directly
to HoD of affected area by DISCO
operatives or by Consumer
DISCO confirmation of problem

received?
Yes
No
DISCO operators assess cause of
failure
DISCO operators report cause

of failure to HoD for area.
HoD for area assesses need for

contingency plan depending on cause
and severity of failure
Pump Station Failure Pipeline Failure
1 2
DISCO to instigate Contingency Plan DISCO to instigate Contingency Plan y1, in

x1, in conjunction with WCC conjunction with WCC Contingency Plan
Contingency Plan X1 Y1
- Assess level of storage - Assess level of storage
- Inform WCC if reduced supply required - Inform WCC if reduced supply required
- Expedite supply to affected consumers - Expedite supply to affected consumers
- Operate alternative valving schedule - Operate alternative valving schedule
- Instigate repair schedule - Instigate repair schedule
Note 1: Insert relevant reference number here.
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Action Plan

ACTION PLAN
Size of Main and Main diameter: 600mm
Repair Time Expected repair time (see time line chart attached) 10-12 hours
Item Action Required
Action Plan
(Carry out HoD for area to advise
actions in contingency plan in operation and
conjunction with provide information on progress of
planning chart, repair and reinstatement
network
schematic and
additional Inform O&M Inform Customer Services
information contingency plan of problem and expected
contained in this operational progress
plan)
Assess storage and

likely duration of event Customer services to
Inform TRANSCO of provide information to
impact on supply and to Isolate failure consumers when
shutdown of Military PS contacted
Inform DISCO
Tankering unit
Implement alternative No
Normal supply
supplies if available resumed?
Arrange supplies
to Critical/VIP
consumers Normal Continue
supply alternative
resumed? supply Yes
Arrange supplies to Customer services
other consumers No inform consumers
Inform O&M normal supply resumed
repair teams
Yes
Carry out repair

Continue Normal
tankering supply
resumed? Normal
No supply Update HoD of area of
any change in schedule
No resumed?
Yes
Yes
Stop tankering If event >6 hours repair
incident report for RSB and
submit within 48 hours of
event
Reinstate normal supply
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Procedures

PROCEDURES
Available Storage Assess whether customer storage will cover duration of event by estimating duration between last supply to area and
Assessment the average consumption to assess remaining hours storage.
VIP consumers Tankered supply required immediately for critical customers without storage. Secondary supplies must also be in
supply place for sensitive customers, before storage is no longer available.
Arrangements
Other consumer If event will rely on >24 hours usage of customer storage, tankered supplies should be arranged as above, once all
supply critical and sensitive customers are supplied.
arrangements
Valve schedule Operate valves as shown on valving schedule and network schematic.
Water Quality Follow AADC standard flushing, disinfection and recommisioning procedure.
HSE Procedure Follow AADC standard HSE procedures.
Contamination N/A
Repair procedure See time line.
Customer If event will impact on customers, inform customer complaints of reason for failure and expected time for repair. Keep
Notification customers complaints up to date with progress.

PLAN SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Affected Customers in the following locations could be affected:
Customers Reference Location Supply Hours supply Demand Other information
Al Grayyeh South Timed 5 hrs/day 0.46 MGD
Agricultural 0.6 MGD & 0.3 MGD storage
available
Type Customer Location Demand Supply Hours

Large Customers Al Grayyeh South 0.46 MGD Timed 5 hours/d
Vulnerable
Customers
Sensitive Customers Agrilcultural 0.5 Timed 5 hours/d
Comment:
Secondary During a contingency event the Supply required during Nr 3000 gallon tanker trips
Supply following domestic and essential Location event MGD required
Requirements use demand may need to be met Al Grayyeh South 0.23 77
through tankered supplies.
Valving Shut off plan checked: Yes / No Yes

operations Valves checked: Date:
By Whom:
Status: HoD area
Materials / Fittings required (for guidance) 600mm Pipeline
Fittings Couplings to fit 630 - 647mm
Availability Repair clamps to fit 625 - 645 mm
repair clamp to fit ranges 584 - 680
Availability All available
Location of parts AW02
Water Quality Under normal conditions, it is reasonable to resume supply after an acceptable result from a physical test of the
following parameters whilst waiting for laboratory water quality results.
Parameter Value Parameter Value
Residual Chlorine Colour
Turbidity pH
Solids
In any other situation the standard water quality regulations must be followed.
Contacts Name Position Number
Additional Comment:
Information
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Critical Valve Arrangement

CRITICAL VALVE ARRANGEMENT
Valves List the critical valves within the network considered in this contingency plan and shown on Network Schematic. On
implementation of contingency plan identify which valves will require operation to isolate failure and for any rezoning
operations.
Valve reference Location Operation Information Select
V1/V2 Close
V5/V6 Close
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Time Line

TIME LINE
Actual Time
Actual Time
Actual Time
Actual Time
Valving
Secondary Customer
Hours operations Repair activities Other activities Milestones
supplies Relations
and rezoning
Time in hours after notification of burst

Inform
Close off main
Initiate
repair team
plan
complaints
Mobilise
1 department
Collect fittings
Rezoning
Inform customers
tankering/alternati
of problem and
arrangements
2
vulnerable
Tankers to
customers
ve supply
Excavate
3
pipe
4
and cut out Make repair Quality
broken pipe
Fittings to
Excavate
5 Tankers to large and

sensitive customers
site
8
Water
Tankers to all other

Test
9
customers
recommision
Recharge
10
and
11
Pressure
12 Test
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
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Network Schematic

NETWORK SCHEMATIC
Awaiting schematic
V2
Failure
V3
V4
V1
V5
Failure
V6
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THE WATER

THE WATER DISTRIBUTION CODE

The Water Distribution Code

a) Desalinated Water Producers

The Water Distribution Code is divided into the following Chapters:

2. Water Distribution General Conditions that describe provisions of

3. A Water Distribution Planning Code which provides generally for

4. A Water Distribution Connection Code which describes the

Connection Sites and by Users already connected to or seeking new or

5. A Water Distribution Operating Code, which is split into a number

TRANSCO has produced a Water Transmission Code, approved by the Regulation

CHAPTER 1 GLOSSARY AND DEFINITIONS

ADWEC The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company

Bureau The Regulation and Supervision Bureau for the

Completion Date Has the meaning set out in the Connection

Connection Agreement An agreement setting out terms relating to a

Connection Point A Water Distribution System connection or

Connection Site A DISCO Site or User Site

Customer Any person who has an agreement with a DISCO

Customer Categories The categorisation of Customers into different

Customer Water Rationing Reducing the availability of potable water to a

Demand The required potable water needed to meet

Demand Control Any or all of the methods of achieving a Demand

Despatch Issue by the Water Control Centre of instructions

referred to in the Transmission Licence.

Determinant A Water Quality parameter which is the result of

Directly Connected Water Water Producers having a direct connection to the

DISCO A holder of a Distribution Licence.

DISCO Site Means a site owned (or occupied pursuant to a lease,

Distribution Entry Point A Connection Point at which a Directly

Distribution System The system consisting (wholly or mainly) of water

Flow Meter A device used for measurement of water flow which

Good Industry Practice In relation to any undertaking and any

High Consumption Customer A Customer, generally metered, whose demand is

with a connection pipe > 50 mm diameter (or

Law Law No 2 of 1998 Concerning the Regulation of the

Licence Any Licence granted to a DISCO or a User, under

Licence Standards Those standards set out or referred to in Condition

Low Consumption Customer A Customer whose demand is beneath the stated

Modification Any actual or proposed replacement, renovation,

Network Data The data to be provided by a DISCO to Users in

Network Security Standard A License Standard for planning and development

Operating Manuals A manual that describes operation, maintenance

Operation Diagrams Diagrams which are a schematic representation of

Operational Planning Planning through various timescales the matching of

with a reserve of production capacity to provide a

Preface The Preface to the Water Distribution Code

Pressure Transient A rapid change (+ or -) in water pressure within a

Pump Plant that mechanically raises water pressure within

Pumping Head The variable pressure, generally referred to in

Record Drawings Sections and plans (usually to different scales) of a

Responsible Engineer/Operator A person nominated by a User to be responsible for

Responsible Manager A manager who has been duly authorised by a User

Safety Co-ordinator A person or persons nominated by a DISCO and

Safety Rules The rules of a DISCO or a User that seek to ensure

Scheduling The process of compiling and issuing a potable

Security Standard A coordinated set of criteria and methodologies

Shut-Down The condition of pumping plant when the motor is

Site Responsibility Schedule A schedule containing the information and prepared