Pittsburgh Water's Developer's Manual and Standard Details outline the rules and regulations to tap into our water and sewer system. We strive to maintain a positive and transparent relationship with our business community partners. If any requirements are unclear or your property doesn't quite fit into the standards, reach out to our Development Coordinator to discuss.
Developer's Manual
Pittsburgh Water's Developer's Manual is a guide on the procedures and regulations for developments tapping into existing public sewer or water facilities and for constructing new facilities to be dedicated to Pittsburgh Water. The purpose of this manual is to describe the development permit application process, the requirements of the application materials, and the developer’s responsibilities. To ensure timely review and approval of tap-in plans, this manual is to be used in conjunction with an open dialogue with Pittsburgh Water.
At a minimum, this manual will be updated annually. More frequent updates may occur as procedures or regulations change.
Pittsburgh Water Developer's Manual - Updated March 10, 2025
Development Permit Process Flowchart
Standard Details
Standard details are a uniform set of specifications for design professionals, contractors, and developers to use for any project connecting to public water and sewer. Standard details are uploaded here to provide guidance but details are subject to change depending on the project scope. This list is not exhaustive and a different detail may be identified during the tap-in drawing review.
All taps, terminations, and facility installations must be made in accordance with Pittsburgh Water standard details. All applicable details must be included on tap-in plans or private construction drawings to be approved by Pittsburgh Water prior to beginning any water and sewer work.
To request a detail not listed, please e-mail permitinfo@pgh2o.com.
CAD files are coming soon but you can request any detail below as a CAD file. Just ask your plan reviewer!
Standard Details
All details are available in formats compatible with PDF, CAD, and Microstation. Click below to download.
Standard Drawing Block Template - UPDATED 4/9/2025
Sewer Lateral Bulkhead (ltpc) - UPDATED 4/28/2023
Sewer Lateral Abandonment (slt1) - UPDATED 4/28/2023
Symbol Legend for Private Construction
Pittsburgh Water Technical Specifications (NEW 4/1/2025)
Checklists
Tap-in Drawing - UPDATED 4/9/2025 - List of requirements that our reviewers use to ensure a complete plan
Meter Manuals
Magnetic Meter - Sensus - iPERL
Technical Memo - Sensus - iPERL Headloss Data
Positive Displacement - Neptune - T10 - up to and including 1-inch
Positive Displacement - Neptune - T10 - 1.5 and 2-inch
Compound - Domestic - Sensus - OMNI