Nebraska's fifth most populous city has maintained the highest level of health and safety standards available for plumbing and mechanical systems.

The association has promoted Gaby Davis to chief administrative officer and Tom Palkon to chief technical services officer.

The election was ratified at the close of the association's 91st annual Education and Business Conference.

The new education and training collaboration with BORDA India supports plumbers in the city of Leh in the remote Himalayan district of Ladakh, northern India.

The comprehensive document serves as the first illustrative manual of its kind in the nation; the provisions contained within the standard will also be incorporated as an appendix in the 2021 Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code (USHGC).

The bill seeks to reauthorize the 1937 National Apprenticeship Act for the first time since its inception 83 years ago.

The collaboration will help deliver wash stations to the Navajo Nation reservation where more than 30 percent of residents — an estimated 52,000 people — live without access to running water.

The association applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its federal partners in the creation of a new water subcabinet chaired by the secretary of the Interior and EPA administrator.

The association will host its first virtual conference, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, featuring 12 unique educational seminars, association reports, and the opportunity to vote in Board of Directors election.

Founded in 2008 by the Global Handwashing Partnership and celebrated every year on Oct. 15, Global Handwashing Day not only seeks to raise awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap, but provides a platform for sustained action at a global, regional and national level.