Sewer Standards

Organizations

NASSCO - National Association of Sewer Service Companies

Water Environment Federation - Existing Sewer Evaluation and Rehabilitation

ASTM Standards

ASTM F2620-06: Standard Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings

ASTM D232 - Standard Practice for Underground Installation of Thermoplastic Pipe for Sewers and other Gravity Flow Applications.

ASTM: F1417 - Standard Test Method for Installation Acceptance of Plastic Gravity Sewer Lines using Low-Pressure Air.

ASTM F585 - Standard Practice for Insertion of Flexible Polyethylene Piping into Existing Sewers.

ASTM: D3261 - Standard Specification for Butt Heat Fusion Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Fittings for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe and Tubing.

ASTM: D3350 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastic Pipe and Fittings Materials.

ASTM: F1055 - Standard Specification for Electrofusion Type Polyethylene Fittings for Outside Diameter Controlled Polyethylene Pipe and Tubing.

NSF Standards

NSF/ANSI: NSF/ANSI 14 - Standard for Plastics Piping System Components and Related Materials.

PPI Publications

PPI MS-X/2004: Currently under development.

TR-3 Policies and Procedures for Developing Hydrostatic Design Basis (HDB), Pressure Design Basis (PDB), Strength Design Basis (SDB), and Minimum Required Strength (MRS) Ratings for thermoplastic Piping Materials or Pipe.
TR-3 2006
TR-3 2004
TR-3 2000

TR-4 PPI Listing of Hydrostatic Design Basis (HDB), Strength Design Basis (SDB), Pressure Design Basis (PDB) and Minimum Required Strength (MRS) Ratings for Thermoplastic Piping Materials or Pipe.

TR-14 Water Flow Characteristics of Thermoplastic Pipe.
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TR-19 Thermoplastics Piping for the Transport of Chemicals.

TR-33 Generic Butt Fusion Joining Procedure for Polyethylene Gas Pipe.

TR-41 Generic Saddle Fusion Joining Procedure for Polyethylene Gas Piping.

TN-15 Resistance of Solid Wall Polyethylene Pipe to a Sanitary Sewage Environment.

Handbook of Polyethylene Pipe.