Electrical standards
Standards for connecting to the electrical system.
About these standards
The electrical system covers the connection to an external power source, onsite power generation and the electrical system associated with water and wastewater facilities. The componentry includes switchgear, transformers, service panels and electrical or control equipment, telemetry and wiring.
Design
Document name: Electrical Design Standard
Document number: ESF-500-STD-702
Revision number: 3.0
Revision Date: 22/09/2025
Description: General electrical design requirements covering cables, transformers, switchboards, MCC, UPS, motors, cathodic protection, etc.
Document name: Cathodic protection standard
Document number: ESF-500-STD-704
Revision number: 1.0
Revision date: 03/09/2025
Description: General cathodic protection requirements for new and existing buried metallic pipelines
Document name: Safety in design guide
Document number: DP-10
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 1/03/2017
Description: Design safety and risk management across the life cycle of an asset.
Drawings
Document name: Cathodic protection installation details
Document number: ESF-500-FOR-710
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 28/08/2025
Description: Standard drawings for cathodic protection test station details.
Document name: Magnetic flowmeter Endress and Hauser
Document number: DW24
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 03/05/2019
Description: Mechanical and control cable installation details for Endress and Hauser magnetic flowmeters; buried and in chambers.
Document name: Bulk supply meter electrical and control drawing set
Document number: DW20
Revision number: 1.2
Revision date: 25/05/2021
Description: Template electrical drawing set for bulk supply meter locations. Includes civil layout of the control panel.
Document name: Electrical drawing set for automated line valves
Document number: DW19
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 06/09/2016
Description: Drawing set and template for electrical control of automated line valve installations. Includes details of the control panel civil installation.
Document name: Electrical drawings for treatment plants - Mangere wastewater treatment plant motor starters
Document number: DW21
Revision number: 1.1
Revision date: 22/06/2017
Description: Mangere wastewater treatment plant specific motor starter detail. Used for Mangere only. Refer to the general electrical drawing set for other sites or for DCS water treatment plants refer to DW22.
Document name: Electrical drawings for treatment plants – Water DCS sites motor control
Document number: DW22
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 06/09/2016
Description: For use with DCS sites only. Alternatively refer to the general electrical drawing details. For the Mangere treatment plant see DW21 above.
Document name: Electrical general drawing set
Document number: DW17
Revision number: 1.5
Revision date: 19/06/2019
Description: General template drawings and layouts for motor controls, instrument loop diagrams, UPS installation and switchboard.
Document name: Pump station electrical drawing set
Document number: DW18
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 02/09/2016
Description: Pumping station electrical drawing set, pump control, alarms, starters. See motor control drawings, document DW22 for water DCS sites.
Document name: Antenna pole details
Document number: ESF-500-FOR-709
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 13/12/2024
Description: Antenna pole details
Construction
Document name: Electrical Construction Standard
Document number: ESF-600-STD-703
Revision number: 3.0
Revision date: 22/09/2025
Description: General construction requirements for cables, transformers, switchboards, MCC, UPS, motors, cathodic protection etc.
Document name: HSE standard
Document number: HSE
Revision number: 1.1
Revision date: 30/09/2019
Description: General health and safety and environmental control practices for Watercare construction sites. Users are still required to complete site-specific items in contract conditions and site-specific specifications.
Document name: Code of Practice for Commissioning
Document number: ESF-700-STD-801
Revision number: 2.0
Revision date: 25/06/2024
Description: Standard to complete commissioning works of infrastructure including mechanical, process, instrumentation and electrical works.
Templates
Document name: QA templates for electrical construction standard
Document number: TMPL-15
Revision number: 2.1
Revision date: 27/07/2021
Description: Quality control templates for use with the general electrical construction standard.
Document name: Form templates for Code of Practice for Commissioning
Document number: TMPL-16
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 20/12/2016
Description: Templates for COP-03. For a Word version of this document please contact [email protected].
Document name: Safety in design risk WSL register
Document number: TMPL-19
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 4/11/2021
Description: Template to complete safety in design risk assessment.
Document name: Commissioning Index
Document number: ESF-700-ITP-801
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 25/06/2024
Description: Index and section reference for commissioning requirements.
Document name: Pre-commissioning ITRs template
Document number: ESF-700-ITP-802
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 25/06/2024
Description: Pre-commissioning requirements and checklist template.
Document name: Installation completion ITRs template
Document number: ESF-700-ITP-803
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 25/06/2024
Description: Inspection and testing requirements template including acceptance criteria. To be used in conjunction with Watercare's Code of Practice for Commissioning.
Document name: Tender level commissioning template
Document number: ESF-700-TMP-801
Revision number: 2
Revision date: 25/11/2024
Description: Commissioning plan template to assist with the tender process and meet the requirements of our Code of Practice for Commissioning.
Document name: Small projects commissioning plan template
Document number: ESF-700-TMP-802
Revision number: 2
Revision date: 25/11/2024
Description: Commissioning plan template for low complexity projects. It should be modified to suit projects.
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