AWWA Standards
AWWA Standards are vital guidelines for all facets of the drinking water community. They provide the minimum requirements for design, installation, performance, and manufacturing of products used in the water industry, including pipe, chemicals, storage facilities, valves, and other appurtenances. | 
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Volunteer members of AWWA Standards Committees have produced more than 150 Standards that provide industry-approved technical guidance for 24 categories of products and processes in municipal water supply. AWWA regularly issues new Standards and annually revises 20 to 25 Standards. Official notices of such actions are published online and in AWWA Streamlines and Journal AWWA.
NEW in July: The AWWA Standards Council has authorized committees to begin work on the revision of five existing standards, the revision and partition of another standard into three standards, and the development of four new standards and an addendum to an existing standard. Access the complete list and staff contacts. NEW in June: AWWA and ASME Innovative Technologies Institute (ASME-ITI) have developed the first voluntary consensus standard encompassing an all-hazards risk and resilience management process for use specifically by water and wastewater utilities. The ANSI/ASME-ITI/AWWA J100 RAMCAP® Standard for Risk and Resilience Management of Water and Wastewater Systems received final clearance from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in May 2010 and is effective July 1, 2010. |
To idenitfy AWWA Standards by keywords, contact appropriate AWWA Standards engineers, and learn of volunteer opportunities, download the AWWA Standards spreadsheet file [updated 8/23/10].
Reasons why your water utility should use AWWA Standards:
- How Can My Utility Benefit from AWWA Standards? (Opflow, November 2009)
- Best practices. AWWA Standards provide industry-recognized best practices for water utility management and operations. Each Standard undergoes a formal, scheduled review to update it with current utility best practices.
- Quality assurance. AWWA Standards have been developed for every major type of chemical, pipe, and appurtenance used in municipal water service. That means you can be confident when you select products and processes that meet the requirements of AWWA Standards.
Industry consensus. AWWA Standards represent a consensus of the water supply industry. Each AWWA Standard is developed by a dedicated committee and subjected to a rigorous, formal approval process.- Most used. The largest, best-managed, North American water and wastewater utilities as well as manufacturers of fine pipe, equipment, and chemicals use AWWA Standards exclusively to ensure quality and performance. Thousands of utilities of all sizes in North America and in dozens of countries have adopted AWWA Standards.
- ANSI approved. AWWA is an ANSI-approved standards developing organization for the water industry. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by AWWA in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institute’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process. Before an AWWA Standard is issued, it must be approved by ANSI. ANSI accreditation is your additional assurance of excellence of each and every AWWA Standard.
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water & Wastewater
Since 1905, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water & Wastewater has represented "the best current practice of American water analysts." This comprehensive reference covers all aspects of water and wastewater analysis techniques. Standard Methods is a joint publication of AWWA, the American Public Health Association and the Water Environment Federation.
