“At the Water Trough” 1876 J. Alden Weir
During today’s c0lloquium we run a status check on the evolution of literature that sets the standard of care for service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater, stormwater, water used for agriculture, cooling, cooking, recreation, therapy and other purposes. School districts, colleges, universities and hospitals all depend upon municipal water management systems and major stakeholders in water issues in all nations.
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:
- Legionella mitigation
- Swimming pool water quality
- Fire protection sprinkler water availability and safety
- Backflow prevention/Cross-connect systems
- University-Municipal piping system demarcation
- Security of district energy power plant and hospital water supply
- Electrical shock protection in pools, fountains, spas and waterfront recreational docking facilities
- Rainwater catchment
- Water in extreme weather events
- Flood abatement systems
- Building plumbing codes (ICC and IAPMO)
- Water Re-use
- Water heaters
- District energy water treatment
- Food service steam tables
- Greywater
- Residence hall potable water systems
- Water use in emergency shower and eyewash installations
- Decorative fountains.
- Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems
Since 2016 we have tracked other water-related issues:
- Safe water in playgrounds
- National Seagrant College programs
- Guide to Infection Control in the Healthcare Setting
- Electrical safety around water (cooling towers, swimming pools, spas)
- ASTM Water Testing Standards
- ASTM Standard for Water Distribution
- 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:
- Clean Water Act
- Drinking Water Requirements for States and Public Water Systems
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Safe Drinking Water Act
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