Potable Water Network Design Handbook

BNQ 3660-001
Potable Water Network Design Handbook

This design handbook for municipal drinking-water distribution systems was drawn up bearing in mind lessons learned from the past, and current municipal concerns and needs, while also keeping in mind what the future might hold (such as future developments or risks from flooding). The handbook is intended for the design of new drinking-water systems, but also to modifications to or extensions of existing systems.

In this respect, several important principles guided the selection of themes addressed and the writing of the various chapters and clauses. These guiding principles are as follows:

• the preservation of natural resources and the environment;
• the need to maintain the integrity of buried infrastructure to ensure its sustainability;
• the preservation of the quality of distributed drinking water;
• consumer health protection;
• the elimination of hazards at source;
• the health and safety of operators;
• the integration of principles of sustainable development;
• the consideration of climate change concerns.

The design handbook was developed to assist engineers in the design of municipal drinking-water distribution systems. It provides calculation methods, general design elements (criteria, data, assumptions, and projections), and recommendations on the guiding principles and engineering project, components, instrumentation, and control.

It is recommended that the design of non-municipal drinking-water systems follow the principles outlined in this handbook, particularly when it is anticipated, or likely that these systems be subsequently transferred to a municipality or local authority and become public.

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12815	FRN	BNQ 3660-001	Manuel de conception des réseaux d'eau potable
PROJECT IN PROCESS (planned date for publication: March 2024)

Committee members

Number of committee members: 12

Mr. Saad Bennis	École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) - Département de génie de la construction
Mr. Luc Brouillette	Association des directeurs municipaux du Québec (ADMQ)
Ms. Gabrielle Ebacher	Ville de Laval
Mr. Donald Ellis	Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP)
Mr. Daniel Gagnon	Association des firmes de génie-conseil (AFG)
Mr. Frédéric Gaudet	Ville de Sherbrooke
Ms. Fatemeh Hatam	Polytechnique Montréal Chaire industrielle en eau potable
Mr. Louis-Philippe Leduc	Groupe Tanguay et Associés
Ms. Geneviève Pelletier	Université Laval
Mr. Valentin Pfeiffer	Ville de Laval - Service de la gestion de l'eau
Mr. Philippe Ryan	Association des ingénieurs municipaux du Québec (AIMQ)
Ms. Marie-Pier Simard	Ville de Montréal

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