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New Water Efficiency and Sanitation

Standard Moves Forward

IAPMO Advances Development of 2017 Water Efficiency
and Sanitation Standard (WE Stand).
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HE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS
(IAPMO) recently convened the Water Effi-
ciency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand)
T Technical Committee (TC) meeting to resolve
public comments as an integral step in the procedure to
develop WE•Stand as an American National Standard.
When published later this year, WE•Stand will be
the nation’s only American National Standard devoted
entirely to plumbing and water efficiency.
During the March 28-29 meetings at IAPMO’s World
Headquarters West in Ontario, Calif., the WE-Stand TC
reviewed, debated, and acted on public comments to
the proposed amendments to the WE-Stand draft. Billy
Smith, CEO of the American Society of Plumbing Engi-
neers, acted as interim chair for the meeting and led the
discussions throughout the comment resolution process. WE•Stand in 2020, the TC reviewed and added to a list
The public comments toward development of of recommended action items for task group activities
WE•Stand addressed such issues as: that will convene in 2018.
■ Improved provisions for indoor water efficiency and “I continue to be impressed with the knowledge and
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landscape irrigation passion of the WE•Stand TC members throughout this
■ Appropriate permitting and cross-connection pre- deliberative process,” says Dan Cole, Technical Services
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vention requirements for alternate water systems Manager and primary staff for WE•Stand. “No other
■ Revisions to water heating design provisions allow- committee on water efficiency has the breadth of
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ing new fitting types that help to mitigate biofilm growth experience and vision that this TC embodies. We are
by providing improved scouring action in potable water grateful for its commitment to make WE•Stand the most
pipes advanced water efficiency standard in the world.”
■ Inclusion of a revised, statistically based pipe sizing In accordance with IAPMO’s American National
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method for residential applications in the appendices Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited development
that will support the use of a water demand calculator process, the final TC ballot to review the public
to assist plumbing system designers to more accurately comments on the 2017 WE•Stand will begin on April 17
size systems to be consistent with the lower flow rates and conclude on May 15. CW
and consumption values from water efficient plumbing
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fixtures and appliances For specific information about WE Stand, contact Dan Cole at
■ Already working in advance of the next revision of dan.cole@iapmo.org.
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ENERGY INDEPENDENCE which is toward a cleaner energy system.”
continued from page 6 The Order itself does not have the legal force to repeal
(is) continuing to move forward. They have to make very the Clean Power Plan, but it does begin the EPA’s process of
long-term investment decisions and they are doing it with rulemaking and public comment necessary to rescind it. The
climate in mind. We know that (carbon dioxide) emissions administration would then have to prove that the repeal
are going down. We know that there are several states where was evidence-based and not arbitrary, said Steve Silverman,
(carbon dioxide) emissions from power plants already meet a former EPA attorney in the Office of General Counsel. It’s
the 2022 target that was established in the Clean Power that burden of proof that would seem difficult to meet. CW
Plan. So I’m hopeful… that there in fact won’t be much of
an impact on the direction that the industry is moving in, Mike Collignon is the executive director of the Green Builder Coalition.

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