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Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ?¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ?¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ?¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres.
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Technical requirements

Power and Water has developed and approved the following technical documents that apply to development activity and with which a proponent must comply. Ancillary to these technical documents are a number of related documents that provide further guidance to a proponent of development activity.

Power and Water has recently adopted the WSAA Codes and developed the related NT Supplements.  This significantly changes the overall ‘look and feel’ of the Connection Code and may lead to contradictions within the code.  Stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback and suggestions that will make the Connection Code easier to use. 

Technical Documents

NT Supplements to WSAA Codes
Power and Water has adopted the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) suite of codes and has developed NT Supplements to set out the design criteria to be applied by a proponent when designing infrastructure that is to be incorporated, or connected to, Power and Water’s network.

Copies of the WSAA Codes can be purchased from the Water Services Association of Australia.

NT Supplement to Queensland (Department of Environment and Resource Management) Planning Guidelines for Water Supply and Sewerage
Power and Water has adopted the ‘Planning Guidelines for Water Supply and Sewerage’ as issued by the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management. Power and Water has developed a NT Supplement to the planning guidelines that set outs the service levels applicable to infrastructure that is to be incorporated, or connected to, Power and Water’s network. These guidelines provide a rigorous approach to the process of planning to ensure the comprehensive identification and evaluation of all options that meet defined service levels, and the needs of stakeholders.

A copy of the Queensland Planning Guidelines can be downloaded here. If the link has been broken, the guidelines can be accessed from the the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management website under Water, Regulating the water industry, For Service providers, planning for water supply and sewerage.

Water Supply and Sewerage Construction Master Specification
This document is managed by the Department of Construction and Infrastructure. It is a generic construction specification for proponents to modify and expand when creating infrastructure that is to be incorporated into Power and Water’s network. If the link has been broken, the specifications can be accessed from the Department of Construction and Infrastructure website under ‘Documentation Services’.

Water and Sewage Products Manual
This document identifies those strategic products which Power and Water have approved for use in the creation of infrastructure to be incorporated into Power and Water's network.

Power and Water Standard Drawings
These drawings define the materials, set out standard construction details and provide general design data for infrastructure to be incorporated into Power and Water's network.

Guidelines

Guidelines for closed circuit television (CCTV) inspection of newly constructed sewers
These guidelines outline inspection, reporting and acceptence requirements for newly constructed rigid and flexible sewers.

Related Documents

Power and Water Trade Waste Code
(as approved by the Minister responsible for essential services in accordance with the Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act)
This document sets out a proponent’s rights and obligations relating to tradewaste discharge to Power and Water’s sewerage system.

Power and Water Metering Code
(as approved by the Utilities Commission in accordance with the Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act
This document sets out a proponent’s rights and obligations relating to metering of water drawn from Power and Water’s water supply system.

Technical Fact Sheets and Guides

A series of documents that provide advice to proponents to assist in meeting Power and Water’s technical requirements. A number of these fact sheets have both technical and procedural elements and appear on both the Technical and Procedural Requirement pages.

Customer Information Handout 5
Disinfection of water mains - Using Sodium Hypochlorite with a water truck

Customer Information Handout 6
Minimum trench dimensions for live tappings of watermains

Customer Information Handout 7
Backflow prevention for developments

Customer Information Handout 8
Pre-treatment guidelines for tradewaste generating process

Customer Information Handout 9
Installation of backflow prevention devices (BPDs)

Customer Information Handout 2010-2
Minimum easement dimensions, conditions and restrictions for water and sewerage infrastructure

Customer Information Handout 2010-4
Connection of pumped water systems to Power and Water Corporation water mains

Customer Information Handout for WASSEP Charges
Water supply extensions into un-serviced areas (usually rural areas) and Upgrading of water supply and sewerage services in serviced areas (usually urban areas)

CCTV Operators available in the Northern Territory
Attached is a list of known CCTV operators in the Northern Territory

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