Water 300

“A flood is nature’s way of telling you

that you live in the wrong place.”

— Some guy

‘It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade’ ☀️❄️
– Charles Dickens, Great Expectations (1861) pic.twitter.com/1RJADJDCna

— Trinity Library (@TrinCollLibCam) March 3, 2025

Northwestern University Waterfront | State University of New York Oswego

Water standards make up a large catalog and it will take most of 2023 to untangle the titles, the topics, proposals, rebuttals and resolutions.  When you read our claim that since 1993 we have created a new academic discipline we would present the best practice literature of the world’s water standards as just one example.

During the Water 200 session we reckon with best practices inside buildings.  During the Water 400 session will run through water management outside buildings, including interface with regional water management systems.

Water safety and sustainability standards have been on the Standards Michigan agenda since the early 2000’s.  Some of the concepts we have tracked over the years; and contributed data, comments and proposals to technical committees, are listed below:

Water 400

1. University-Municipal piping system demarcation
2. Decorative fountains.
3. Backflow prevention/Cross-connect systems
4. Security of district energy power plant and hospital water supply
5. Electrical shock protection in pools, fountains, spas and waterfront recreational docking facilities
6. Rainwater catchment
7. Water in extreme weather events
8. Flood abatement systems
9. Water Re-use
10. District energy water treatment
11. Greywater
12. NSF International Water Standards Portfolio
13. Navigating Electrical Safety Through Marina Waters

Water 300

1. American Water Works Association
2. International Plumbing Code
3. Uniform Plumbing Code
4. EPA: Safe Drinking Water Act

Water 200

1. Legionella mitigation
2. Swimming pool water quality
3. Fire protection sprinkler water availability and safety
   – NFPA 70 Article 695 Fire Pumps
4. Building plumbing codes (ICC and IAPMO)
5. Water Re-use
6. Water heaters
7. Food service steam tables
8.  Residence hall potable water systems
9. Water use in emergency shower and eyewash installations
10. Decorative fountains.
11. Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems

Since 2016 we have tracked other water-related issues:

1. Safe water in playgrounds
2. National Seagrant College programs
3. Guide to Infection Control in the Healthcare Setting
4. Electrical safety around water (cooling towers, swimming pools, spas)
5. ASTM Water Testing Standards
6. ASTM Standard for Water Distribution
7. Electricity and Water Conservation on College and University Campuses in Response to National Competitions among Dormitories: Quantifying Relationships between Behavior, Conservation Strategies and Psychological Metrics

Relevant federal legislation:

1. Clean Water Act
2. Drinking Water Requirements for States and Public Water Systems
3. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
4. Safe Drinking Water Act

Send bella@standardsmichigan.com an email to request a more detailed advance agenda.   To join the conversation use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.

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