San Diego County Water Authority

Techwriting Samples of policy and procedure documents created for the San Diego County Water Authority Engineering Department during the building of the Olivenhain Dam. This project was completed by Jeffrey Sheets as a contractor for MARRS Services.

This project was conducted between July 2001 and April 2003. I was a lone writer in tandem with the responsible project engineers, which required that I act as project manager and document every revision and approval.

All work was done with Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, and Microsoft Visio. There were four different manuals prepared: Community Impact policy and procedures guide, Urgent Pipe Repair Manual, Construction Management Manual, and Field Inspection Manual.

Samples of these manuals are found at the links below:

Public Affairs Practices
Urgent Pipe Repair Manual for Project Managers

Construction Management Manual, Working Instructions

consisting of:
-Release of Retention
-Calculation of Earned Value
-Finalizing the Project Master Submittal List
-Conducting Change Orders
-Submittal Processing
-Weekly Construction Progress Meetings
-Partnering with Contractors
-Conducting a Pre-Construction Meeting
-Notice of Award of Contract
-Notice to Proceed with Construction
-Acceptance of Work, Notice of Completion, and Final Payment
-Request for Additional Information
-Field Offices
-Contractor Progress Payments
-Warranty Period
-Documenting Site Conditions Before Construction
-Project Closeout
-Field Orders
-Conformed Specifications and Drawings
-Handling Claims of Extra Work by Contractor
-Handling Non-Compliance by Contractors or Subcontractors
-Assuring Protection of the Environment During Construction
-Managing Insurance and Bonds During Construction
-Acknowledging Landowner Agreements made by Contractors

Field Inspection Manual, Working Instructions

consisting of
-Clearing and Grubbing
-Dewatering Ground
-Conducting Earthworks
-Conducting Blasting
-Temporary Erosion Control
-Installing Access Roads
-Installing Fencing
-Conducting Revegetation
-Concrete
-Standard Concrete Finishes
-General Concrete
-Installing Precast Concrete Vaults
-Reinforced Hollow Concrete Masonry
-Leakage Testing of Concrete Structures
-Paint and Coatings
-Pipe Linings