This article is about Lift Station Enclosure Installation Requirements & Checklist of Plumbing System as per international codes and standards.
Lift Station Enclosure Installation Requirements & Checklist
- Lift stations in residential areas shall be placed within 3 m high decorative block wall enclosures.
- The enclosure shall have a lockable double gate for vehicle access and a separate lockable pedestrian gate. *See tables below for fence/gate requirements
- The gates shall be of the decorative type and equivalent to at least Type V fence construction. *See table below for gate/fence requirements.
- Lift stations outside of plant areas shall be enclosed with Type IV fence. The enclosure shall have one lockable double gate for vehicle access and one lockable Type IV fence pedestrian gate. *See tables below for fence/gate requirements.
- Power supply transformers and associated equipment within lift station enclosures shall be separated from the lift station facilities by a Type V fence. *See tables below for fence/gate requirements.
- The power supply area shall have an independent lockable gate entrance in the enclosure wall or fence.
- A power supply area that is independent of the lift station shall be enclosed by a 3 m-high wall in residential areas or by Type IV in plant areas. *See tables below for fence/gate requirements
- Residential gates shall be of the decorative type and equivalent to Type V fence. *See tables below for fence/gate requirements
- Plant area gates shall be Type IV fence. *See tables below for fence/gate requirements
| Types of Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fencing Type | Height of Fencing Fabric (mm) | Top Rail | Brace Posts for Each Line Post | Barbed Wire Number of Supporting Arms | Number of Standards | Continuous Anchor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I | 2400 | Yes | Yes | 2 | 6 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| II | 2400 | Yes | Yes | 2 | 6 | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| III | 2400 | No | No | 2 | 6 | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V | 2400 | No | No | 0 | 0 | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IV | 2400 | No | No | 1 | 3 | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Applicable Gate Sizes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fence Type | Gate Type | Walk or Drive | Width Opening (mm) | Overall Height (mm) | Gate Frame | Gate Post Size O.D(mm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I, II, III, IV, V | A | Walk | 1200 | 2450 | No | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | Drive | 4000 | 2800 | Yes | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I, II, III, IV | C | Drive | 7300 | 2800 | Yes | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V | D | Drive | 4000 | 2450 | No | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E | Drive | 7300 | 2450 | No | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Codes and Standard References for Lift Station Enclosure Installation
- Lift Station Electrical and Control Devices Selection & Technical Requirements
- Lift Station Control System Installation & Design Specification(Opens in a new browser tab)
- SAES-S-010 Sanitary Sewers 31 December
- SAES-M-006 — Saudi Aramco Security and General Purpose Fencing