When involved in a collaborative, international health care project, it is best to set aside what you know and open your mind to how other parts of the world treat their drinking water. Take what you have learned and evaluate it to see if the processes can be applied elsewhere.

Safe drinking water is a precious commodity. Yet there are no universally recognized and accepted international standards for drinking water. Even where standards do exist and are applied, the number, types and permitted concentrations of contaminants covered may vary significantly from one standard to another.

A look at some of the technical changes and clarifications in the soon-to-be-published, updated standard.

This chance to read the proposals comes right before IAMPO’s Conference.

Cities and states continue to decide what standard — Article 12C, Title 22 and NSF 350 — will work best for its residents. Regardless of the successes that these standards have thus far enjoyed, the goal should still be to create a single, standardized platform through which industry (and the public) can better understand the requirements imposed on them, as well as the potential risks of any onsite wastewater reuse system.

Plenty of key provisions have been made to the 2018 USHGC and USPSHTC.

We have learned much about controlling the growth and spread of Legionella bacteria in water systems. Health-care facilities are especially vulnerable. ASHRAE-compliant water management programs can reduce the risk for Legionella and other pathogens in their water systems.

New edition of the book aims to improve understanding and application of the 2018 IRC lateral bracing requirements.

The committee will bring together experts from across many different disciplines to tackle one of the toughest, most important issues of our time