Understanding and Using AWWA

Standards for Water Utilities

AWWA Standards
At Work Every Day!!!
 Water facts
 79,000 + tons of chlorine per year
used to treat water.

 1 million miles of pipelines and

aqueducts carry water in the United
States and Canada.
 Objectives
 What are the AWWA Standards?
 How can they help me?
 How can I use them effectively?
 How are Standards developed?
 Who develops them?
 What are some interesting facts about
AWWA Standards?
How can I become active in
the Standards process?
What are AWWA Standards?
 Were first published in 1908
 Are minimum requirements for design,
installation, performance and
manufacturing
 Are not specifications
 Are not endorsements
 Are voluntarily used
 Understanding the
difference is crucial
 Standards set minimum requirements for
products.

 Standards are tools that can

be used to write
specifications.
 Understanding the
difference is crucial
 Specifications go beyond the
parameters of standards.
 Specifications include unique
characteristics that the user requires:
delivery requirements,
defaults, insurance,
bonding, etc.
How Standards can help you?
 Design/Specification Preparation
 Purchasing
 Understanding What’s Happening
 Maintenance
 Regulatory Compliance
 How to use the Standards
effectively
• Identify your options and special
requirements
• Use the right standard
• Use the most recent edition
• Read the entire standard including
foreword and appendices
Standards Designations
 Series Type (e.g. C-700)

 Year standard approved

or last revised (e.g. C700-
02)
 Anatomy of a Standard
 Inside Cover – What a Standard Is
 Committee Personnel
 Table of Contents
 Foreword
 6 Sections (General, References, Definitions,
Requirements,
Verification, Delivery)
 Appendices
 Standards Group
Designations
A100 Ground Water and Wells
B100 Filtration
B200 Softening
B300 Disinfection Chemicals
B400 Coagulation
B500 Scale and Corrosion Control
B600 Taste and Odor Control
B700 Prophylaxis
C100 Ductile Iron Pipe and Fittings
C200 Steel Pipe
 Standards Designations
C300Concrete Pipe
C400Asbestos-Cement Pipe
C500Valves and Hydrants
C600Pipe Installation
C650Disinfection of Facilities
C700Meters
C800Service Lines
C900Plastic Pipe
D100Storage
F100 Plant Equipment
 Standards Development
Process
 Consensus by Standards Committee
 Review by Standards Council
 Public Review
 AWWA Board of Directors Approval
 ANSI Approval
 American National Standard
Institute
 AWWA Standards are also adopted as
American National Standards (ANSI).
 ANSI requires an open development
process.
 ANSI audits standards
developers.
Standards Committee Members
 ProducerRepresentatives (may only
comprise 1/3 of voting membership)

 General Interest Members

 Consumers
 Committee Members
 Have experience and interest in the topic
and be committed.

 Ideally attend 1 meeting per year and

take responsibility for assignments
and ballot returns seriously.
 Current AWWA Standards
Activities
 52 Committees
 132 Standards
 13 Manuals of Water Supply Practice
 1500 AWWA Volunteers involved
 3 – AWWA Staff Professional
Engineers
Availability of Standards

http://www.awwa.org
How can you get involved
in the Standards process?
 Log on to http//www.awwa.org
 Click on Science and Technology
 Click on Volunteer
Why use AWWA Standards?

 Vitalguidelines
 Quick Reference
 Trusted Source

You can become part of the

AWWA Volunteer Team too!
What Questions do you
have?
AWWA Standards Department
standards@awwa.org
Ph: 303-794-7711
Fax: 303-795-7603