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Can We Get a List of AWWA Standards–Approved Products and Equipment?
Author(s) -
Olson Paul J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2006.tb01874.x
Subject(s) - certification , listing (finance) , product certification , product (mathematics) , business , engineering management , engineering , management , mathematics , economics , finance , geometry
This month's question concerns product certification by AWWA. The article explains that this is a misunderstanding, that AWWA Standards don't include a certification or testing component. Standards aren't endorsements, and AWWA doesn't test, certify, endorse, or approve any product, service, or manufacturer. An AWWA Standard is a guide for product manufacturing; the use of AWWA Standards by manufacturers and utilities is voluntary. The article supplies further information on: the AWWA Sourcebook, a buyer's reference guide listing products and services and the companies that provide them to water utilities; NSF/ANSI certification program for direct and indirect drinking water additives; and, the AWWA Standards Signature that, when applied by a company to their product, means that they support the use of AWWA Standards, and is not to be interpreted as certification of a company or a product.