Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Codes & Standards

ASSE Certified Hydrants

My colleague, Terry Burger, has written about the confusion over hydrant backflow protection, as well as the differences in the various devices,...

Understanding Hydrants and Backflow Protection

You may know them by one of their various names: sill cock, wall hydrant, spigot, garden hose faucet, lawn faucet, wall tap,...

ASSE Is All About Backflow

Welcome to this year’s annual Backflow Prevention Issue of Working Pressure magazine. Aug. 16, 2022 was the second annual National Backflow Prevention...

Testing Reverse Osmosis Water Efficiency

As the problem of water scarcity and water quality continues to plague the world, more and more people are turning to reverse...

Reverse Osmosis Water Efficiency

In keeping with the theme of this issue, I decided to provide some history and background into the development of ASSE 1086,...

Rainwater Catchment Systems

ASSE depends on the knowledge and expertise of working group members to help us develop comprehensive standards that establish minimum qualifications for...

Better People Make Better Water

Potable plumbing and sewage infrastructure is the hallmark of a civilized society. Water has a pivotal influence on health, happiness, and wellbeing....

Automatically Regenerable Point of Entry Nitrate Reduction System

Nitrate levels, in all water worldwide, are rising due to the use of inorganic fertilizers. Nitrate concentrations are also rising in ground...

True Point of Entry Reverse Osmosis (RO) Systems

Over the last eight years, HANS Premium Water has been working on developing many different variations of water filtration systems with the...

ASSE / IAPMO Water Treatment Standards and the Codes

Over the past seven years, the water treatment industry has been working closely with ASSE International and the International Association of Plumbing...