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101 Shelby Ct. 540.974.5157 (phone) Email: office@dice-eng.com
Winchester, VA 22602 540.723.4868 (fax)
September 30, 2025
Mr. Earl Wiley
Frederick Water
315 Tasker Road
Stephens City, VA 22655
RE: 170 Shady Elm Road Building Addition Site Plan (#12-25)
Frederick Water Review Comments
Dear Mr. Wiley:
The following represents Dice Engineering, PLC responses to your comments provided via
email, dated May 23, 2025, concerning the 170 Shady Elm Road Building Addition site plan
review. Review comments are shown in bold italics. I am responding on a point-by-point
basis to correlate with your comments.
1. Create and vacate FCSA/FW easement based on current practices. The easements
to be vacated/recorded are included (see plan sheet C-08), and a note is also added to
this effect (see FW Site Note #1, sheet C-08).
2. New FW easement as well as vacating the recorded FCSA easement shall be
complete before the fire hydrant cut-in to the existing 10” water main will be
placed in service or fire flow tests witnessed by FW in conjunction with the
Frederick County Fire Marshal and other agencies. A note has been added to
specify this requirement (see FW Site Note #2, sheet C-08).
3. Contractor shall cut-in 10” x 6” FH tee and 6” G.V. with new materials including
fire hydrant. A new cut-in 10” x 6” tee is proposed for the new hydrant located in the
employee parking lot (see sheets C-04 & C-08).
4. Place previously provided comments #7 and #13 notes and labels, etc. on plans.
Comment noted, since the hydrant is now being replaced, those notes are added to the
plan (see label on sheet C-04 and C-08, and FW Site Note #5 on sheet C-08).
5. Remove existing unused water main in grassy areas, portions under paving can
remain in this case. The existing water main is shown to be removed within the
landscaped areas (see sheet C-08).
Frederick Water September 30, 2025
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6. Clearly show and label existing gate valve near building and other water features
as applicable. The existing gate valve near the building is now shown and labeled
(see sheets C-03 and C-08).
7. The tree relocated based on the 1st review comment is not required to be relocated
based on other comments in this review. This tree is now shown to remain,
however, another tree was identified within close proximity to the existing 10” water main
and is thus shown to be removed (see sheet C-04).
8. FW review is generally limited to facilities owned or to be owned by FW. This note
is now provided on the plans (see FW Site Note #3, sheet C-08).
9. Confirm location of the existing water and the item labeled “T” for consideration of
current FW practices. If horizontal separation is inadequate, a 10” G.V. near the
cut-in tee for the fire hydrant may be required and ownership transition occur at
that location. The existing waterline locations are slightly modified on this plan based
on additional site recon via access to the sprinkler room and additional documents.
There appears to be 3’± horizonal clearance between the incoming 10” FW water line
and the 10” fire line exiting the building, but there’s not much room for a new G.V. near
the new cut-in tee (assuming the G.V. needs to be on the building side of the tee) and
provide adequate separation to the private 10” fire line. Therefore, the current plan
shows the FW easement extending beyond the existing G.V. located in the sidewalk
adjacent to the building. If FW prefers a different layout, please let me know and I’ll
make that plan adjustment (see sheet C-08).
10. Include clouded detail below on plans, modify as required for specific application.
The Building Service Connection Detail is now provided (see sheet C-08).
11. Show private to FW ownership limits on plan and profile. There isn’t a transition in
ownership for any of the proposed utility lines, but “private” is now provided with a leader
above the extents of each profile (see sheet C-18).
12. Label fire and/or domestic meter size(s). The domestic and fire meter sizes are now
provided (see Building Service Connection Detail Note #2, sheet C-08).
Frederick Water September 30, 2025
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Please find attached one hard copy of the revised plans and a flash drive containing a PDF of
the site plan for your review. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your time and consideration regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Dice Engineering, PLC
__________________________
Dennie D. Dunlap III, P.E.
Principal