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Quick-Trench Program
This program allows an approved contractor to complete installation of the water, sewer, and storm services without requiring Beaumont Water & Wastewater Operator to be present. The contractor will submit completed inspection reports with attached pictures to Beaumont Water and Wastewater for review, within three (3) business days of connection being completed.
Process to become a Beaumont Approved Quick-Trench Contractor
Step 1:
Complete Section 1 of the Quick-Trench Application Form and submit.
Step 2:
After Public Works receives Quick-Trench form, the Contractor must complete:
- five (5) satisfactory Water & Sewer Inspections
- five (5) satisfactory Storm Inspections
Reminder: Only inspections after the implementation of this new program will be eligible for qualification to this program.
Step 3:
A Beaumont Water and Wastewater Operator will set up a Quick-Trench Orientation meeting with the Contractor.
- discuss reporting requirements
- how to complete inspection forms
- deadlines to submit
- and, all requirements to maintain the "Approved" Beaumont Quick-Trench status
Step 4:
A Beaumont Water and Wastewater Operator will attend two (2) service connection permit requests site inspections.. Both Beaumont and the Contractor will complete the inspection together, producing their own reports to ensure quality control and reporting submission compliance.
Step 5:
If Contractor passes all sections, approval will be given.
Notes:
- Installation specifications will comply with Service Connection & Inspection Guidelines
- All connections must be done in a safe manner that is in accordance to OH&S Regulation and Code, including use of safety boots, hard hats (section 234), and proper shoring or cut back trenches (sections 446(2) and 446(3)). Failure to comply with these regulations or other safety concerns may result in Contractor being removed from the program.
- Beaumont Water and Wastewater retains the right to unrestricted access to worksite to ensure compliance.
- If the approved Quick-Trench contractor provides Beaumont permission, a current list of approved Quick-Trench Contractors will be posted on this webpage.
- If a Contractor is removed from the Quick-Trench program, they will need to start the application process from the beginning (including five more satisfactory inspections and a second meeting with Beaumont) to regain "Approval" status.
Complete the below form and email to WaterandWastewater "at" Beaumont.ab.ca (replace "at" with the symbol @) for approval.
The below Permit form is a fillable PDF document. In order to complete this document it must be saved or downloaded FIRST (i.e. prior to filling our the form) or opened in a specific computer or mobile application (such as Adobe Acrobat or Xodo). Note: if the fields cannot be clicked on and edited, you are not viewing it in the correct format. Beaumont needs it to be filled out in the correct format so we can continue to fill out the form. Do not fill out form using pen/pencil. Save and email file to email noted above. Thank you.
Deadlines and Submission requirements:
- Within three (3) business days of completion of water & sewer installation, report must be submitted to email address provided at orientation meeting:
- subject line of email shall contain Service Connection Permit #_Address_WS
- Attachments to include:
- Water and Sewer inspection report (labelled and formatted as noted)
- All pictures (labelled and formatted as noted)
2. Within three (3) business days of completion of storm installation, report must be submitted to email address provided at orientation meeting:
- subject line of email shall contain Service Connection Permit #_Address_ST
- Attachments to include:
- Storm inspection report (labelled and formatted as noted)
- All pictures (labelled and formatted as noted)
3. Work or reports which fail to comply with program rules may result in services being unearthed and the Contractor being removed from the program.
4. Inspection reports with pictures will be submitted within three business days, otherwise Contractor may be removed from the program.
Inspection Form requirements:
Refer to inspection forms provided at Contractor Orientation Meeting.
- Please print clearly on the inspection form.
- Indicate orientation of inspection by labelling North.
- Draw and label all pipes and fittings
- Fill out or check each box. Please put “N/A” or “0” for all boxes that do not apply. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.
- CC valves are to be tested for proper operation between the dates of April 15 and November 1.
- Record “N/A” on the form outside of these dates.
- Submit the report as a PDF, and labelled as “Water & Sewer Inspection” or “Storm Inspection” as applicable.
Picture Standards
- All pictures must be have adequate lighting and be in proper focus.
- All connections at property line must be visible.
- All 11s, 22s, 45s, 90s, long sweeps, caps, risers, couplings and joints must be clearly visible.
- Any pictures of pipes underwater will not be accepted. Water must be pumped out before taking pictures.
- Pictures of all pipes bedded in sand.
- Water & sewer pictures must be labelled “ws1”, “ws2”, and so on, in order of sequence from property line to foundation. Storm pictures must be labelled “st1”, “st2”, and so on, in order of sequence. This is to make it easy to distinguish between pictures.
- All picture files sent will be in .JPG format and suitable for electronic transmission.
- A minimum of two pictures, to a maximum of four is required for inclusion with each inspection report.