A paved access road shall be provided from the nearest existing roadway for vehicles to reach the pumping station. The access road shall be at least 12 feet wide. A gate as per WSSC Standard Detail M 11.0 shall be provided at the entrance to the access road. The gate location shall be such that a vehicle can be pulled off the existing road and safely parked between the existing road and the gate on the access road (before the gate is unlocked for station access or locked to secure the station). Bypassing the gate shall be rendered difficult by appropriate means.

The access road construction shall be in accordance with the county standards for secondary residential roads.

Paved parking space for at least two one-ton trucks with a sufficient turnaround area shall be provided at the pumping station. (Design Guideline DG-08 § 4.0, dated August 2006)