AWWA C561 2021

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AWWA C561-21 Fabricated Stainless-Steel Slide Gates

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
AWWA	2021	36

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The purpose of this standard is to provide the minimum requirements for fabricated stainless-steel slide gates, including materials, general design, manufacture, testing, inspection, and shipment.

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7	Foreword I. Introduction. I.A. Background. A fabricated stainless-steel slide gate is a vertically sliding gate with a fabricated, reinforced stainless-steel slide and a frame with ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) seating faces and seals or UHMW-PE seating faces
8	I.B. History. The original AWWA standard for slide gates (then referred to as sluice gates) was approved as tentative on June 26, 1941 and described cast-iron gates. The tentative standard was revised and approved on June 4, 1967, as AWWA C501. Subsequent I.C. Acceptance. In May 1985, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) entered into a cooperative agreement with a consortium led by NSF International (NSF) to develop voluntary third-party consensus standards and a certification program for direct
9	II. Special Issues. II.A. Chlorine and Chloramine Degradation of Elastomers. The selection of materials is critical for water service and distribution piping in locations where there is a possibility that elastomers will be in contact with chlorine or chloramines. Documented
10	III. Use of This Standard. It is the responsibility of the user of an AWWA standard to determine that the products described in that standard are suitable for use in the particular application being considered. III.A. Purchaser Options and Alternatives. The following items shall be provided by the purchaser:
11	III.B. Modification to Standard. Any modification to the provisions, definitions, or terminology in this standard must be provided by the purchaser. IV. Major Revisions. Major revisions made to the standard in this edition include the following: V. Comments. If you have any comments or questions about this standard, please call AWWA Engineering and Technical Services at 303.794.7711, FAX 303.795.7603; write to the department at 6666 West Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235-3098; or email at standards
13	AWWA Standard SECTION 1: GENERAL Sec. 1.1 Scope Sec. 1.2 Purpose Sec. 1.3 Application
14	SECTION 2: REFERENCES
16	SECTION 3: DEFINITIONS
17	SECTION 4: REQUIREMENTS Sec. 4.1 Data to Be Provided by the Supplier Sec. 4.2 Data to Be Provided by the Manufacturer
18	Sec. 4.3 Materials
20	Sec. 4.4 General Design
29	Sec. 4.5 Manufacture
30	Sec. 4.6 Installation
31	SECTION 5: VERIFICATION Sec. 5.1 Inspection Sec. 5.2 Test Procedures
32	Sec. 5.3 Basis for Rejection SECTION 6: DELIVERY Sec. 6.1 Marking Sec. 6.2 Shipment Sec. 6.3 Affidavit of Compliance
33	APPENDIX A Force Required to Actuate Fabricated Stainless-Steel Slide Gates