Colored piping in water treatment plants.

[Pump2005]

I am looking for a listing of what color certain pipes should be colored in a treatment plant. I was told raw water pipes are red but have not found that stated anywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[hydrae]

pump2005

usabluebook has a copy of the ten states standards in their catalog, link below

https://usabluebook-onramp.com/docs/images/792.pdf

but check your state, I know some states require marking in accordance with ASME boiler code which have labels according to hazard level: white on green, no hazard; black on yellow, hazard; white on red, fire system.

Hydrae

 

[Maury]

From Article 2.14 of the Ten States Standards

Water lines
raw or recycle olive green
settled or clarified aqua
finished or potable dark blue

Chemical Lines
alum or primary coagulant orange
ammonia white
carbon slurry black
caustic yellow with green band
chlorine (gas and solution) yellow
chlorine dioxide yellow with violet band
fluoride light blue with red band
lime slurry light green
ozone yellow with orange band
phosphate compounds light green with red band
polymers or coagulant aids orange with green band
potassium permanganate violet
soda ash light green with orange band
sulfuric acid yellow with red band
sulfur dioxide light green with yellow band
backwash waste light brown
sludge dark brown
sewer (sanitary or other) dark gray

compressed air dark green
gas red
other lines gray

 

[rconner]

I believe the American Public Works Association (APWA) is also an entity that publishes a "Uniform Color Code" that is sometimes used to temporarily etc. mark at least some underground utility lines (you could see much about this in a web search, e.g. colorful depiction at

http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/KOPYKIT/APWA Uniform Color Codes.PDF).

 

[abcmex]

Where are you located? the pipe colors are sometimes regulated by local laws. The answers above probably are related to USA.

rgs

 

[Pump2005]

Thanks for the responses. I am in NJ.

 

[hydrae]

Pump2005

NJ is one of the ten states...

Hydrae

 

[Pump2005]

Thanks hydrae. usabluebook has a great listing and covers about everything water and chemical I have.