Philadelphia Water views contractors as essential partners in designing and constructing infrastructure projects. Our contractor resources provide important information such as manuals, standard details, and training opportunities.
Design Resources
Water and Sewer Design Manual
The Water and Sewer Design Manual promotes uniformity in the presentation of plans by establishing a general format and outlining detailed information which is required for the preparation of complete water and sewer contract drawings.
Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Design Resources
This page includes planning and design resources for public GSI projects that are funded and/or maintained by PWD. View the design resources.
Ecological Restoration Design Resources
This page provides design and contract administration resources for consultants working on ecological restoration projects with PWD.
Construction Resources
Sewer Connection and Repair Manual
This Manual is intended to detail the rules and processes governing connections to the City’s public sewer system. It is also intended to improve the working relationship between plumbers, customers, and the City by clarifying what is expected of private plumbing work in the street.
Fire Flow Test Request Procedure
This PDF outlines the interim procedure for processing the fire flow test requests from customers during the COVID19 emergency to avoid delays in conducting fire flow tests. Once the COVID19 situation stabilizes and PWD & City business activities return to normal, this procedure will be revisited.
Construction Contractor As-built Manual
The Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) As-Built Survey and Drafting Manual describes the process for collecting and drafting as-built survey data for GSI systems in the City of Philadelphia. These standards and examples may be used to guide the field survey and to draft as-built drawings that are clear, accurate, and ready for approval.
- As-Built Drafting CAD files – Supplemental files to the GSI As-Built Survey and Drafting Manual intended to assist with drafting of as-builts. Includes a standard as-built template file (layers, blocks, linestyles, legend), plot style standards, and sample as-builts of different types of GSI systems.
Geomembrane Liner Installation Quick Guide
This guide provides lessons learned to increase successful geomembrane liner installation.
FAQ: Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) for Plumbers and Contractors
PWD is installing hundreds of stormwater drainage structures in streets, sidewalks and at other locations. These structures, referred to as green stormwater infrastructure (GSI), are often not visible from the surface.
FAQ: Erosion and Sedimentation for Contractors
Sediment runoff from construction sites is prohibited from entering public streets,sidewalks, sewer inlets and water bodies. The Philadelphia Water is responsible for ensuring that contractors properly install erosion and sedimentation (E&S) controls on all construction sites throughout the City.