Water Management and Risk Assessment Teams: A Collective Group of Superheroes
I wasn’t an avid reader of comic books when I was a child, but like most kids I had a general knowledge...
Significant Increase In Legionellosis From Building Water Systems
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during the period between 2000 and 2018, the rate of reported cases...
How ASSE 12000 Meets the Motto “Prevention Rather Than Cure”
In 1906, Henry B. Davis and some 25 plumbing inspectors from cities across the United States gathered in a meeting hall in...
New EPA WaterSense Draft Specification – Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems
Reverse Osmosis (RO) is the process of purifying water by using a semi-permeable membrane and water pressure. It is used by...
ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 12000-2021: Ensuring Proper Training and Qualifications for Water Management...
A Growing Public Health Threat. Research shows there has been a marked increase in recent years of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) in the...
Fire Protection Backflow Testing
Is the testing of backflow prevention assemblies on fire systems different than testing the backflow prevention assemblies on domestic water systems?...
How Much Is Your Family Worth To You?
I am always saddened when a news story reports that someone has lost their life in a house fire. Many times...
A Brief History of Standards Harmonization
In North America, the economies of the United States and Canada are very closely tied. The products in both marketplaces are...
New Method Modernizes Hunter’s Curve Demand Estimates
Reprinted with permission from Plumbing Manufacturers International/January 2021 Ripple Effect.
Hunter’s Curve, an 80-year-old chart used to predict peak...
Preventing Cross-Contamination on POU RO Systems
Consumers and building owners continue to read and hear about the deteriorating quality of their drinking water. Chemicals such as per- and...