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ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS & STANDARDS MANUAL
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Manual Sections
Section 1 — General Requirements
- Purpose………………………………………………………………………………….. 1.1
- Codes and Ordinances……………………………………………………………… 1.1
- Changes or Conflicts in Requirements and Guidelines…………………… 1.1
- Application for Service…………………………………………………………….. 1.2
- Types of Service Furnished………………………………………………………. 1.2
- Overhead Service…………………………………………………………………….. 1.2
- Underground Service……………………………………………………………….. 1.2
- Approval for Service………………………………………………………………… 1.2
- Permanent Service Connection………………………………………………….. 1.3
- Seals………………………………………………………………………………………. 1.3
- Work Activity near High Voltage Overhead Power Lines………………… 1.3
- Underground Primary/Secondary System Requirements of
- Subdivision and Commercial Areas……………………………………………. 1.4
- General…………………………………………………………………………………… 1.4
- Application…………………………………………………………………………….. 1.4
- Developer Responsibility………………………………………………………….. 1.4
Section 2 — Trenching & Conduit
- Scope…………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.1
- General…………………………………………………………………………………… 2.1
- Trenching……………………………………………………………………………….. 2.1
- Call Before You Dig………………………………………………………………… 2.1
- Depth…………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.1
- Width…………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.2
- Backfill………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.2
- Joint Use………………………………………………………………………………… 2.2
- System Joint Use Trench………………………………………………………….. 2.3
- Secondary Residential Trench…………………………………………………… 2.4
- Residential Conduit Requirements…………………………………………….. 2.4
- Primary System Trench…………………………………………………………….. 2.4
- Secondary and Street Lights in System Trench……………………………. 2.5
- Conduit………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.5
- Backfill………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.7
- Burial Depth…………………………………………………………………………… 2.8
- Directional Bore………………………………………………………2.9
Section 3 — Residential Services
- General…………………………………………………………………………………… 3.1
- Meter Socket Installation………………………………………………………….. 3.2
- Overhead Service…………………………………………………………………….. 3.3
- Underground Service……………………………………………………………….. 3.4
- Customer Responsibilities –
- Single-Family Underground Service Requirements……………………… 3.5
- Installation of Underground Service Extension…………………………… 3.7
- Service Trench Detail……………………………………………………………….. 3.8
Section 4 — Secondary Junction Boxes
Section 5 — Pad-Mount Transformer
Single-Phase Pad Mounted Transformers……………………………………. 5.1
Single-Phase Typical Conduit Installation
For Residential Subdivisions…………………………………………………….. 5.2
Single-Phase Transformer Pad or Secondary Junction Box Location
With Planter and Sidewalk……………………………………………………….. 5.3
Single-Phase and Three-Phase
Pad Mounted Transformer Clearances……………………………………….. 5.4
Equipment Erosion Prevention………………………………………………….. 5.5
Three-Phase Transformer Concrete Pad without CT Rack…………….. 5.6
Three-Phase Transformer Pad with Metering Station……………………. 5.7
Section 6 — Street Lighting
General…………………………………………………………………………………… 6.1
Street Light Layouts………………………………………………………………… 6.1
Point(s) of Delivery for Decorative Lighting………………………………. 6.2
Street Lighting Conduit Requirements……………………………………….. 6.3
Springville City Power Standard Street Lights……………………………. 6.3
Decorative Street Lights…………………………………………………………… 6.3
Typical Street Lighting Layout………………………………………………….. 6.4
Street Light Wiring………………………………………………………………….. 6.5
Section 7 — Sectionalizers & Switches
Conduit Placement for Sectionalizers…………………………………………. 7.1
Conduit Placement for Switches……………………………………………….. 7.2
Section 8 — Developer Overview
Scope…………………………………………………………………………………….. 8.1
Basic Guidelines……………………………………………………………………… 8.1
Section 9 — Temporary Power
Section 10 — Residential Inspection Requirements