All drywells shown on this project shall be maintained by the owners where their locations are on private property or through the creation of a Landscape Benefit Assessment District when approved by the City. Drywells will be replaced by the owners when they cease to drain standing surface water in a 24 hour period or are deemed to be obsolete by the City. Regular Maintenance of the drywell settling chamber is required to achieve proper operation of the drywell and shall be performed annually or more often depending upon its location, and shall be performed by the owner or district as applicable. All drywells shall be constructed per City of Palmdale Standards.

All material shall be inspected and accepted by the City Inspector prior to being used for construction. The City Inspector has the authority to reject the use of materials which are damaged or not in compliance with plans or standards.

The Contractor is hereby noticed that this street work will not be accepted for maintenance until the street improvements shown herein have been completed, all manholes, handholes and valve boxes brought to grade, utilities underground as required, street lights installed and operational, striping and signing completed as required, all Geotechnical testing completed and approved, as-built plans completed and approved, and existing improvements damaged during construction are repaired, all to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

The Contractor shall provide for contributory drainage at all times and take all necessary and proper precautions to protect adjacent properties and improvements from any and all damage that may occur from storm water runoff and/or deposition of debris resulting from any and all work, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

The Private Engineer shall be required to provide as-built plans to the City Engineer prior to the acceptance of the work.

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Section 4216/4217 of the Government Code requires a Dig Alert Identification number be issued before any “Permit to excavate” will be valid. For your Dig Alert I.D. number, call Underground Service Alert toll free @ 1-800-422-4133, two working days before you dig.

If Work is to be done within a State Right-of-Way, a permit must be obtained from the State of California, Division of Highways, 120 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA.