A properly designed stormwater management system is required
for all developments and shall conform to county, and any other applicable,
comprehensive stormwater management plans, this article and all other
ordinances of the City. All developments, whether public or private,
shall include provisions for the construction of a stormwater runoff
conveyance system. When required, a storm sewer system shall be separate
and independent of the sanitary sewer system. All streams, channels,
or storm sewers shall be designed to accommodate stormwater runoff
from all areas which naturally flow to the area of development.
A.
Design. All storm sewer shall be designed to handle a ten-year, sixty-minute
storm in accordance with the requirements of the Berrien County Drain
Commissioner.
B.
Storm sewers.
(1)
Storm sewers shall be designed such that the hydraulic gradient shall
not be above the gutter flow line.
(2)
Minimum storm sewer size shall be 12 inches.
(3)
Storm sewers shall be laid straight in both horizontal and vertical
planes between structures unless otherwise approved, in writing, by
the City Engineer.
(4)
Storm sewers of differing diameters shall join at structures only.
The invert elevations shall be adjusted to maintain a uniform energy
gradient by matching the 0.8 depth points of the differing diameters.
(5)
Inlets shall be provided so that surface water is not carried across
or around street intersections. Inlets shall be spaced such that overland
flow shall not build up a flow exceeding two cubic feet per second
except that curb inlets shall be located such that not more than 350
feet of gutter is tributary to an inlet or as otherwise approved by
the City Engineer. Inlets shall be provided at all low points.
(7)
Perforated storm drains may be required in areas of high water levels,
as determined by the City Engineer.
(8)
A four-inch stormwater connection shall be required at every lot,
in a location approved by the City Engineer.
A.
Sewer pipe.
(1)
Reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) shall conform to the requirements
of ASTM C76. Use Class III for depths of 14 feet or less and Class
IV for depths greater than 14 feet.
(2)
Elliptical concrete pipe (ECP) shall conform to the requirements
of ASTM C507. Use Class HE-II, as a minimum.
(3)
Solid-wall PVC sewer pipe: Sizes twelve-inch though fifteen-inch
shall conform to the requirements of ASTM D303 fr. Type PSM polyvinyl
chloride sewer pipe of the minimum wall thickness SDR 35. Sizes eighteen-inch
through twenty-four-inch shall conform to the requirements of ASTM
F679 for large diameter sewer pipe minimum wall thickness T-1.
(4)
ADS pipe installed per the manufactures requirements will also be
acceptable.
D.
Castings. Inlet and catch basin frames shall meet the standard specifications
of MDOT, 1996 edition, converted to English units.
Storm sewers shall be constructed in accordance with the "MDOT
Standard Specifications for Construction," 1996 edition, converted
to English units, and the pipe manufacturer's recommendations.
A.
All sewers and appurtenances shall be cleaned prior to inspection
and testing.
B.
PVC pipe testing. A mandrel shall be pulled through a minimum of
5% of all PVC pipe to test for deflection. Deflection shall be limited
to 5.0% of the base inside diameter of the pipe. Failed test sections
shall be uncovered and repaired, and the embedment and backfill properly
recompacted prior to retesting.