Sewer Feasibility Memo

City of Chandler — Study Session (2026-06-22)

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4550 NORTH 12TH STREET  PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85014-4291  (602) 264-6831    FAX (602) 264-0928 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GRAVITY SEWER FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS 
Babcock Lots 1-6 and Tremaine Park Neighborhood 
The Developer (Babcock) owns three lots (302-24-020C, 302-24-
034C, & 302-24-049C), generally fronting Arizona Avenue and adjacent to the existing Tremaine 
Park Neighborhood, near the cross streets of Arizona Avenue and Campbell Road in Chandler, 
Arizona.  The developer has made several attempts over the last decade to develop these lots.  The 
Arizona Avenue Sewer Extension project was constructed approximately 10- years ago with an 
as-built date of 10-21-16 and was required by the City of Chandler to serve as the off-site gravity 
sewer for the proposed Babcock development. Babcock is currently proposing to rezone and split 
the three lots into a total of six (6) lots.   
The purpose of this analysis is to reassess the extent and area of potential gravity sewer service 
connections to the Babcock 6-lot residential development and the Tremaine Park Neighborhood 
based on the Arizona Avenue Sewer Extension approved as-built plans and the current January 
2025 City of Chandler Engineering & Design Standards Manual.     
The gravity sewer located at the termination manhole (MH) 5 (see sewer exhibit) serves as the 
downstream gravity outlet.  Section 2.2.7.2 of City of Chandler Design Manual requires that sewer 
lines are installed with minimum of depth of 5-ft, additionally, section 2.2.10 requires that all 
sewer service taps are installed at a depth of 4.5-ft at the property line.  MH rim elevations for this 
analysis were obtained from USGS, 1-foot contours. Manning’s equation was used to calculate the 
potential sewer extension.  To meet City of Chander requirements for sewer depth, the maximum 
extension for the proposed gravity sewer running north out of existing MH 5 is 500 LF along 
Washington Street (see sewer exhibit and calculations attached).  Extension of gravity sewer pipe 
past this limit would not be feasible because the sewer would be too shallow to meet Chandler’s 
minimum cover requirements.   
The Babcock 6-lots and four (4) additional lots have frontage along the potential gravity sewer 
extension shown in the sewer exhibit. The four (4) additional lots Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 
are: 
302-24-021B 
302-24-033A 
302-24-035A 
302-24-048H 
 
 
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4550 NORTH 12TH STREET  PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85014-4291  (602) 264-6831    FAX (602) 264-0928 
 
 
 
 
Review of the existing on-site plumbing piping for: alignment, elevation, and connection to the 
septic systems would be required to determine which, if any, of the four (4) existing Tremaine 
Park home sewer services have enough depth and slope to functionally connect to the gravity sewer 
and meet plumbing code. 
The following list of seventy-eight (78) properties in the Tremaine Park Neighborhood are not 
candidates to connect by gravity to the public sewer in the future because they are too low in 
elevation. 
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 
• 302-24-004D 
• 302-24-004E 
• 302-24-005A 
• 302-24-005B 
• 302-24-006A 
• 302-24-006B 
• 302-24-007B 
• 302-24-007D 
• 302-24-008A 
• 302-24-008B 
• 302-24-009E 
• 302-24-009F 
• 302-24-010A 
• 302-24-010B 
• 302-24-011B 
• 302-24-012F 
• 302-24-012G 
• 302-24-013A 
• 302-24-013B 
• 302-24-014A 
• 302-24-014B 
• 302-24-015B 
• 302-24-016 
• 302-24-017A 
• 302-24-017B 
• 302-24-018B 
• 302-24-018C 
• 302-24-018D 
• 302-24-019C 
• 302-24-021A 
• 302-24-022A 
• 302-24-022B 
• 302-24-023A 
• 302-24-023B 
• 302-24-024C 
• 302-24-025A 
• 302-24-025B 
• 302-24-026A 
• 302-24-026B 
• 302-24-027C 
• 302-24-027E 
• 302-24-028A 
• 302-24-028B 
• 302-24-029A 
• 302-24-029B 
• 302-24-030B 
• 302-24-030C 
• 302-24-030D 
• 302-24-031 
• 302-24-032F 
• 302-24-032G 
• 302-24-032H 
• 302-24-035A 
• 302-24-036A 
• 302-24-037A 
• 302-24-037B 
• 302-24-038C 
• 302-24-038D 
• 302-24-039A 
• 302-24-039B 
• 302-24-040A 
• 302-24-040B 
• 302-24-041A 
• 302-24-041B 
• 302-24-043G 
• 302-24-043H 
• 302-24-044B 
• 302-24-044J 
• 302-24-044K 
• 302-24-045C 
• 302-24-046G 
• 302-24-046H 
• 302-24-047G 
• 302-24-047H 
• 302-24-048G 
• 302-24-433 
• 302-24-434
Conclusion:  
The existing gravity sewer can be extended a maximum of 500 linear feet north from the existing 
manhole (MH 5) while maintaining proper hydraulic performance. The six (6) Babcock lots 
fronting the gravity sewer have sufficient cover and can be designed with finished floor elevations 
that comply with plumbing code requirements. However, the majority (78) of the parcels within 
the Termaine Park Neighborhood are not viable candidates for future connection to this gravity 
sewer. Only four (4) additional parcels meet the depth of cover requirement for the public gravity 
sewer main located in Washington Street. Coordination with the City of Chandler determined that 
a standard 8-inch gravity sewer line would not achieve sufficient velocity under the anticipated 
low -flow conditions, so a 6-inch public line at a steeper slope has been proposed to achieve self-
cleaning velocities. Additionally, due to the expected low sewer flows, the public sewer system 
will not be extended east along Campbell Road.

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BABCOCK LOTS 1-6
SEWER EXHIBIT
4550 North 12th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85014
Phone 602-264-6831
http://www.cvlci.com
NOT TO SCALE
EXHIBIT

CO 1
MH A
PVC
0.013
1,209
100
6
0.0100
5.00
1,203.98
0.00
1,202.98
362,592
2%
2.9
MH A
EX MH 5
PVC
0.013
1,209
400
8
0.0052
5.35
1,202.98
0.02
1,200.90
563,106
0%
2.5
EX MH 5
EX MH 4
PVC
0.013
1,209
248
8
0.0036
7.45
1,200.88
1,199.99
467,881
3%
2.1
Estimated 
Ground 
Elevation 
(feet)
Estimated 
Downstream 
Invert Elevation 
(feet)
Pipe 
Diameter 
(inches)
Sewer 
Line 
Capacity 
(gpd)
% Full 
(Q/Qf)
Velocity 
Flowing 
Full (fps)
Upstream 
Pipe Cover 
(feet)
Upstream 
Invert 
Elevation 
(feet)
Drop 
Through 
Manhole/M
eeting 
Crowns 
(feet)
Pipe 
Length 
(feet)
Babcock Gravity Sewer Calculations
Upstream 
MH
Downstream 
MH
Pipe 
Material
Manning's 
Coefficient
Pipe 
Slope 
(ft/ft)