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} t MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ;�i� '� � ��);� Division of Environmental Health REPORT ON PLANS Plans and specifications on plumbing: Spring Hill Golf Club, Maintenance Facility, Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Plan No. 981959 OWNERSHIP: SUBMITTER(S): E.W. Day Plumbing & Heating, 520 Brimhall Avenue, P.O. Box 294, Long Lake, Minnesota 55356 Steel Structures, Inc., 821 Ninth Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414-1310 �ate Revicwed: �Jiarch 1u, 1598 Uate Keceived: March 9, 1998, February 27, 1998 SCOPE: This review is limited to the design of this particular project only insofar as the provisions of the Minnesota Plumbing Code, as amended, apply, and does not cover the water supply or sewerage system to which this plumbing system is connected. The review is based upon the supposition that the data on which the design is based are correct, and that necessary legal authority has been obtained to construct the project. The responsibility for the design of structural features and the efficiency of equipment must be taken by the project designer. Approval is contingent upon satisfactory disposition of any requirements included in this report. Special care should be taken to insure that the material and installation of the plumbing system are in accordance with the provisions of the Minnesota Plumbing Code. A copy of the approved plans and specifications should be retained at the project location for future reference. Enclosed is a copy of the report and transmittal letter to be forwarded to the project owner. INSPECTIONS: All plumbing installations must be tested and inspected in accordance with the requirements of the Minnesota Plumbing Code. As specified in Minnesota Rules, part 4715.2830, no plumbing work may be covered prior to completing the required tests and inspections. Provisions must be made for applying an air test at the time of the roughing-in inspection as outlined in Minnesota Rules, part 4715.2820, subpart 2, of the code. A manometer test, as specified in Minnesota Rules, part 4715.2820, subpart 3, is required at the time of the finished plumbing inspection. It is the responsibility of the contractor/installer to notify the State Health Department when the installation will be ready for a test and inspection. To schedule inspections, contact the state plumbing standards representative for your region, or call the metro office at 1-800-926-6216, or Gary Topp at 612/215-0841. REQUIREMENT(S): 1. Potable water connections to the sprinkler system holding tank must be protected from backflow by an approved backflow preventer or air gap (see Minnesota Rules, part 4715.2000). 2. The flammable waste trap shall be constructed in accordance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code, Minnesota Rules, part 4715.1120 (refer to the enclosed handout). The interceptor shall include: a. At least 3 feet of depth below the invert of the discharge pipe. b. A water seal of not less than 3 inches on the inlet and not less than 18 inches on the outlet. c. The vent must rise vertically or within 45 degrees of the vertical to a point at least 6 inches above the interceptor. The vent shall be constructed of approved metallic pipe material. 3. Showers or combination showers-baths shall be equipped with antiscald-type control valves. These valves must be of the thermostatic or pressure balance type in accordance with ANSI/ASSE Standard 1016-90 (see Minnesota Rules, part 4715.1380, subpart 5). Please verify compliance with this standard. Our copy of the Moen catalog did not list the specified Model No. 2345 shower valve.