Common use of Design and Performance Standards Clause in Contracts

Design and Performance Standards. All Capital Improvements to the System shall adhere to the standards of the Guarantor, generally accepted water and sewer industry standards and practices, and the following design and performance standards: (a) A minimum design life of twenty (20) Years for above-ground Capital Improvements and fifty (50) Years for underground System components. (b) Reliability criteria as defined in EPA document "Design Criteria for Mechanical, Electrical and Fluid System and Component Reliability" published in 1974, and as updated, for the appropriate reliability class of treatment works.

Design and Performance Standards. All Capital Improvements and Major Repairs to the System shall Systems will adhere to the standards of the Guarantor, generally accepted water and sewer industry standards and practices, and the following design and performance standards: (a1) A minimum design life of twenty (20) Years for above-above ground Capital Improvements and Major Repairs and fifty (50) Years for underground System components. (b2) Reliability criteria as defined in EPA document "“Design Criteria for Mechanical, Electrical and Fluid System and Component Reliability" ” published in 1974, and as updated, for the appropriate reliability class of treatment works.