AWWA COMMENT PERIOD ON THE REVISIONS TO AWWA C206 – Field Welding of Steel Water Pipe

AWWA COMMENT PERIOD ON THE REVISIONS TO AWWA C206 – Field Welding of Steel Water Pipe
May 2, 2023

AWWA solicits public comments on all proposed new AWWA Standards, and on all proposed revisions, reaffirmations, or withdrawals of existing AWWA Standards. The referenced standards project is being considered for approval and the publication of this notice begins the 45-day public comment period for AWWA and ANSI. An electronic public review copy of the proposed standard can be obtained for review during the comment period by emailing ETS Support. Comments must be submitted in writing to the AWWA contact listed below no later than the last day of the comment period specified herein. Such comments shall be specific to the section(s) of the standard under review and include sufficient detail so as to enable the reader to understand the commenter’s position, concerns and suggested alternative language, if appropriate.

AWWA Comment Period closes on July 17, 2023.

Send comments to:
Liz Ralph
303.347.6177 phone

The review copy will be edited for publication and may also be revised as appropriate based on any comments received during the public comment period. Therefore, this copy is not suitable for continued utilization and is intended only for comment purposes.

Final publication of the standard may take several months. When it is available, a notice will be published in the official notice section of Journal – American Water Works Association. The standard becomes an effective AWWA standard on the first day of the month following such publication in Journal – American Water Works Association. 

SCOPE
This standard describes manual, semiautomatic, and automatic field welding by the metal arc-welding processes for steel water pipe manufactured in accordance with ANSI/AWWA C200, Steel Water Pipe—6 In. (150 mm) and Larger.

MAJOR REVISIONS
Major revisions made to the standard in this edition include the following:
1. Additional wording was added to the forward to reference applicable standards for manufacture and installation of field-welded joints.
2. Updated Sec. I.C. Acceptance in the Foreword with the latest Standards Council language reflecting the addition of reference to NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 600.
3. In Sec. 3 the definition of Seal Weld was added to provide clarification. The definitions for potable water, reclaimed water and wastewater were also added based on the Standards Council boilerplate.
4. Updated Sec. 4.1 Materials with the latest Standards Council boilerplate language
5. In Sec. 5.2.2.1, Testing field butt joints, ultrasonic testing was added as an acceptable verification method and a note was added addressing ultrasonic testing of butt joints on material thickness less than 5/16 in. (8 mm).