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CITY OF COPPELL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
LIST OF APPROVED PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS
FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION
The City of Coppell Engineering Department List of Approved Products and Materials for Public
Works Construction includes the following items:
Water Service
Water Valves up to 12”
Fire Hydrants
Meter Boxes
Meter Setters
Water Services
Water Service Fittings
Water Lines
Pipe Fittings
Meter Vaults
Double Detector Check Assemblies
Tapping Saddles and Sleeves
Corporation Stops
Curb Stops
Sanitary Sewer Service
Rain Pans
Chimney Seals
Clean-outs
Sewer Lines
Streets and Traffic Control
Traffic Controllers
Video Detection
Lane Channelization
Pavement Markings
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CITY OF COPPELL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
LIST OF APPROVED MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
FOR WATER SERVICE
NOTE:
The use of brands, models and or materials other than those listed must be approved by the
City engineer on a case by case basis.
Water Lines
Blue #12 tracer wire, 1 ft. above pipe
PVC pipe- Blue in color
10” and smaller: Class 200 DR-14
12” and larger: Class 150 DR-18
Ductile Iron - Class 51 (For 16” and larger lines) with poly sleeve
Pipe Fittings
Full size ductile iron meeting AWWA C121 and of domestic origin. Compact size ductile iron
meeting AWWA C121 and of domestic origin can be used only with the approval of the City
Engineer.
Megalug or anchor couplings used at fire hydrants, valves, and all ductile iron fittings.
Water Valves (Up to 12” in Size)
Resilient seat inline gate valves, flanged or MJ connection:
Waterous 500 R.W. Epoxy Coated
American Darling - RS
Kennedy - Ken - Seal
Mueller - RS
Clow - R.W.
AVK - R.W.
M&H Valve
Tapping Saddlesand Sleeves
PVC pipe service taps shall be installed with a double flat-strap, all bronze “CC” threaded tapping
saddle.
Tapping sleeves shall be stainless steel.
Ductile iron pipe service taps shall be threaded directly into the pipe wall.
Water Services
All service lines shall be 1” min. to 2” max. type “K” soft copper with flare connection fittings.
Connections shall be flared type fittings connecting copper service line to valves or adapters.
Bullhead type services shall be used only with approval of the City Engineer.
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Water Service Fittings
Jones
Ford
Mueller
McDonald
All pipe fittings within the meter or double check setting shall be bronze and/or copper.
Corporation Stops
All corporation stops shall be bronze “CC” thread by copper flare and equipped with lock wings.
Curb Stops (prior to meter setter)
Curb stops shall be all bronze ball valve, copper flare by male or female iron pipe thread (1” thru 2”
curb stops can be angle stops) and equipped with lock wings.
Meter Setters
3/4” Ford VBHC 72-95242-01 MIP x 3/4” DP (When separate double check
required, Ford V72-10W or equal).
1” Ford VBHC 74-95242-03 MIP x 1” DP (When separate double check
required, Ford V74-12W or equal).
1 1/2” Ford VVF 76-12B-11-66 or equal
2” Ford VVF 77-12B-11-77 or equal
All meter setters shall have a UL Approved Double Check, Back-siphonage Device installed on the
discharge side of the meter loop within the City’s right-of-way or dedicated easements adjacent to
the right-of-way. For 1-1/2” and 2” meters, double check shall be in a separate box.
All commercial, retail, and industrial meters shall be paid for by the contractor or builder and issued
by the City Water Utilities Department (residential meters are issued by Building Inspections).
Double check back-siphonage devices shall be Underwriters Laboratories approved. The device
shall have test cocks for testing and shall be no higher than the center line of the meter and no lower
than 6” below center line of the meter.
All back-flow devices must be tested by a certified tester, approved by the City of Coppell, with the
test results being forwarded to the Water Utilities Division.
Meter Boxes
Bass and Hayes galvanized box with cast iron ring and lid.
Meters
All meters shall be purchased from the City of Coppell and shall meet City of Coppell specifications.
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Fire Hydrants
Waterous Pacer - WB67-100
Mueller - Super Centurion 250
Kennedy - Guardian
Clow
M&H Valve
Meter Vaults
See City of Coppell Standard Construction Details, latest version.
Double Detector Check Assemblies for Firelines
Beginning February 1, 2006, the City of Coppell will no longer be furnishing double detector check
valve assemblies for commercial and industrial fire line use. The responsibility for furnishing these
assemblies will fall upon the developer or his designee.
The City of Coppell will accept three brands of double detector check assemblies:
1)The preferred assembly will be a Series 774DCDA or a Series 774XDCDA manufactured by
Watts Regulator Company;
2)Series 3000SS or Series 3000SE manufactured by Ames Fire and Waterworks; and
3)Model 856 manufactured by Febco Backflow Prevention.
No other assemblies will be accepted.
All applicable City specifications and details must still be met.
City Inspectors will ensure that assemblies are of the proper type and installed correctly.
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CITY OF COPPELL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
LIST OF APPROVED MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
FOR SANITARY SEWER SERVICE
NOTE:
The use of brands, models and or materials other than those listed must be approved by the
City engineer on a case by case basis.
Sewer Lines
Green tracer tape 1 ft. above pipe
PVC pipe- Green in color
8” thru 12” lines : SDR 35 to 15’ bury depth
8” thru 12” lines : SDR 26 over 15’ bury depth
14” and larger: PVC pipe (types approved on individual basis)
Rain Pans
S.S.I. Sewershield (stainless steel) custom rain pan
Chimney Seals
Cretex-Internal chimney seal
External Heat Shrink Seal (With City approval)
Clean-Outs
Bass and Hayes #404 for areas where vehicle traffic is expected
ATL-1504 or #404 (Plastic) for areas not considered vehicle traffic areas
Sewer Line Tapping Saddle
PVC with stainless steel straps
Wastewater Access Device
ATI
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CITY OF COPPELL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
LIST OF APPROVED MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
FOR STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL
NOTE:
The use of brands, models and or materials other than those listed must be approved by the
City engineer on a case by case basis.
Traffic Controllers
Naztec TS2 type 2 controller, model 980, with latest version of Naztec traffic control software.
3M Opticom system for emergency vehicle detection and railroad pre-emption.
U.P.S. (uninterrupted power supply), Clary Corp model SP-1000 with 6 batteries.
Video Detection
VIVIDS system
Yagi wireless system
Lane Channelization
Channelization button and bar material shall be acrylic.
White round double reflective button: acrylic
White round single reflective button: acrylic
White round non reflective button: acrylic
Yellow round double reflective button: acrylic
Yellow round single reflective button: acrylic
Yellow round non reflective button: acrylic
Blue round reflective button: acrylic
White 6”x6” jiggle bar: acrylic
Yellow 6”x6” jiggle bar: acrylic
Pavement Markings
Pavement marking material shall be hot laid thermo-plastic with glass beads.
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