Engineering standards

Seqwater's Engineering Standards set the minimum technical requirements for all works on our infrastructure. These documents are always kept up to date and cannot be reproduced or distributed.

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Engineering Governance

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Asset Standards Management and Application X-PRO-STD-008 PRO-02205 Procedure 5 23/12/2025
Engineering Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance X-PRO-STD-009 PRO-01617 Procedure 5 24/02/2022
Engineering Technical Hazard Study X-PRO-STD-013 PRO-02140 Procedure 4 7/10/2025
Engineering Statement Form - ES1 Design X-TMP-STD-005 TEM-00216 Template 5 23/06/2025
Engineering Statement Form - ES2 Construction X-TMP-STD-006 TEM-00217 Template 5 23/06/2025
Engineering Technical Hazard Study Template X-TMP-STD-008 TEM-00213 Template 5 7/10/2025
Asset Standard Deviation Request Form X-TMP-STD-022 TEM-00224 Template 6 23/12/2025

 

Process Engineering

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram Drafting Procedure B-PRO-STD-003 PRO-02320 Procedure 3 4/03/2025
Commissioning Requirements B-SPE-STD-003 SPE-00346 Standard 3 27/01/2022
Functional Description Documentation B-SPE-STD-005 SPE-00349 Standard 4 21/11/2024
Process Flow Diagram and Piping and Instrumentation Diagram Requirements B-SPE-STD-007 SPE-00351 Standard 4 16/03/2026
Liquid Chemical Storage and Dosing Standard B-SPE-STD-009 SPE-00445 Standard 4 19/08/2025
UV Disinfection Systems B-SPE-STD-010 SPE-00446 Standard 2 5/08/2024
Polymer, PAC, Pot Perm and Soda AshStorage, Batching and Dosing Systems B-SPE-STD-011 SPE-00481 Standard 2 24/12/2025
Lime Storage, Mixing and Dosing Systems B-SPE-STD-012 SPE-00496 Standard 1 16/11/2021
Fluoride Storage, Mixing and Dosing Systems B-SPE-STD-013 SPE-00519 Standard 1 29/11/2022
Sludge Management Systems B-SPE-STD-017 SPE-00525 Standard 1 16/06/2025
UV Disinfection System Datasheet B-TMP-STD-013 TEM-00303 Template 2 25/07/2024
Centrifuge Datasheet B-TMP-STD-014 TEM-00410 Template 1 11/06/2025

 

Civil and Pipeline Engineering

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Seqwater Network Consent Guidelines D-GDE-STD-001 GDE-00348 Guidelines 5 7/01/2025
Water Supply Networks (Supplement to WSA03-2011 v3.3) D-SPE-STD-001 SPE-00395 Standard 4 10/03/2026

 

Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Energy Metering and Monitoring Guideline E-GDE-STD-001 GDE-00369 Guideline 1 21/04/2023
Energy Efficiency Manual E-MAN-STD-001 MAN-00391 Manual 1 2/11/2022
Cable Numbering Convention E-PRO-STD-001 PRO-02389 Procedure 2 27/01/2026
Electrical Design and Construction Standard Specification E-SPE-STD-001 SPE-00352 Standard 4 21/05/2026
AC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) E-SPE-STD-004 SPE-00431 Standard 2 19/12/2025
Power System Modelling and Arc Flash Analysis E-SPE-STD-007 SPE-00439 Standard 1 16/12/2024
Low Voltage Variable Speed Drives and Soft Starters E-SPE-STD-010 SPE-00437 Standard 2 26/02/2026
Solar PV Standard Specification E-SPE-STD-024 SPE-00517 Standard 1 11/11/2022
Cable Schedule Template E-TMP-STD-004 TEM-00283 Template 2 27/01/2026
AC Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Datasheet E-TMP-STD-005 TEM-00304 Template 3 19/12/2025
Conduit and Fittings Datasheet E-TMP-STD-006 TEM-00314 Template 2 12/12/2025
Arc Flash Hazard Label Template E-TMP-STD-007 TEM-00371 Template 1 11/12/2024
Instrumentation I-SPE-STD-015 SPE-00353 Standard 3 7/11/2025
Turbidity Analysers I-SPE-STD-016 SPE-00503 Standard 1 29/11/2022
Monochloramine and Free Ammonia Analyser I-SPE-STD-017 SPE-00432 Standard 3 15/02/2026
Instrument List Template I-TMP-STD-014 TEM-00148 Template 4 28/11/2025
Turbidity Analyser Datasheet Template I-TMP-STD-016 TEM-00352 Template 1 25/11/2022

 

Operational Technology Engineering

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Software Engineering Framework I-FRA-STD-001 FRA-00050 Framework 1 11/06/2025
Process Control Standard I-SPE-STD-005 SPE-00356 Standard 4 04/06/2026
Alarm and Event Management I-SPE-STD-006 SPE-00357 Standard 4 16/04/2024
Control Systems Tag Naming I-SPE-STD-010 SPE-00359  Standard 4 15/10/2024
Control Systems Testing I-SPE-STD-011 SPE-00360 Standard 5 30/05/2025
Control Systems Design and Construction I-SPE-STD-013 SPE-00361 Standard 9 7/05/2026
Functional Description Part A Template I-TMP-STD-001 TEM-00221 Template 4 7/02/2025
I/O List Template I-TMP-STD-003 TEM-00210 Template 4 11/11/2025
Functional Description Part B Template I-TMP-STD-005 TEM-00222 Template 5 24/01/2024
Inspection Certificates for Control Systems Template I-TMP-STD-007 TEM-00212 Template 3 20/07/2026
Master Alarms Database Template I-TMP-STD-008 TEM-00254 Template 4 22/09/2023
Cause and Effect Matrix I-TMP-STD-013 TEM-00327 Template 2 24/10/2023

 

Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Commissioning of Electromagnetic Flow Meters for Potable Supply M-PRO-STD-001 PRO-01845 Procedure 4 14/07/2023
General Mechanical M-SPE-STD-001 SPE-00367 Standard 4 16/06/2025
Platforms,Walkways Stairways and Ladders M-SPE-STD-002 SPE-00366 Standard 4 24/07/2023
Valves for Water Applications M-SPE-STD-003 SPE-00323 Standard 4 13/02/2026
Protective Coatings M-SPE-STD-004 SPE-00348 Standard 4 20/05/2025
Bulk Supply Meters for Potable Water M-SPE-STD-006 SPE-00322 Standard 5 23/08/2024
Meters for Non-Urban Water Supply M-SPE-STD-007 SPE-00347 Standard 3 7/01/2025
Flow Meters M-SPE-STD-009 SPE-00434 Standard 2 27/07/2023
Chemical Dosing Skids M-SPE-STD-010 SPE-00435 Standard 2 20/12/2022
Chemical Dosing Pumps M-SPE-STD-012 SPE-00430 Standard 2 18/05/2022
Chemical Dosing Piping M-SPE-STD-013 SPE-00355 Standard 3 27/07/2023
Centrifugal Water Pumps M-SPE-STD-014 SPE-00505 Standard 1 3/04/2024
Progressive Cavity Pumps M-SPE-STD-016 SPE-00506 Standard 1 24/06/2022
Pump and Motor Datasheet Template M-TMP-STD-002 TEM-00220 Template 3 30/03/2026
Electromagnetic Flow Meter Commissioning ITP Template M-TMP-STD-003 TEM-00153 Template 5 12/05/2022

 

Structural Engineering

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Reservoir Roofs S-SPE-STD-001 SPE-00370 Standard 4 26/02/2024
Utility Poles for Lighting and Equipment S-SPE-STD-002 SPE-00478 Standard 3 28/05/2024

 

Digital Engineering

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Project Information Modelling Standard (under development)     Standard 1  

 

Engineering Drawings

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Engineering Drawing Numbers Procedure X-PRO-STD-002 PRO-01872 Procedure 10 10/03/2025
Drawing & Spatial Data Standards X-PRO-STD-007 PRO-02187 Procedure 7 10/03/2025
Drawings Management Procedure X-PRO-STD-014 PRO-02253 Procedure 6 19/12/2025

 

Asset Information

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Asset Information Management Framework X-FRA-STD-003 FRA-00011 Framework 3 31/03/2026
Asset and Equipment Identifier Procedure X-PRO-STD-006 PRO-02190 Procedure 8 31/03/2026
Process Control Systems Information Maintenance X-PRO-STD-019 PRO-02329 Procedure 4 25/06/2025
OEM Maintenance Regime Template X-TMP-STD-029 TEM-00419 Template 2 31/07/2025

 

Preferred Equipment

Title Eng Document Number CD Number Type Version Date
Seqwater Preferred Equipment Register X-LST-STD-001 REG-01074 Register 9 29/03/2025