Water Quality, Treatment & Management Standards & Documents
Updated September 22, 2008
Water quality, water treatment and water management standards cover municipal water systems, drinking water, industrial water use, testing, monitoring and other topics.
A selected list is displayed below.
These standards were developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ASTM International, American Petroleum Institute (API), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Water Works Association (AWWA), British Standards Institution (BSI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and NSF International.
| Selected Water Treatment Standards |
| ANSI Z21.22 Relief Valves for Hot Water Supply Systems - First Edition; CSA 4.4-M99 |
| API BULL E4 Environmental Guidance Document: Release Reporting for the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry as Required by the Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act - Second Edition |
| API RP 45 Recommended Practice for Analysis of Oilfield Waters |
| ARMY AR 700-136 Tactical Land Based Water Resources Management |
| ASABE EP479 Design, Installation and Operation of Water Table Management Systems for Subirrigation/Controlled Drainage in Humid Regions |
| ASCE 33-01 Comprehensive Transboundry International Water Quality Management Agreement |
| ASCE 40 Ground Water Management - Third Edition |
| ASCE 40 Design of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants - Fourth Edition; Volumes 1,2 and 3 |
| ASCE 98 Conveyance of Residuals from Water and Wastewater Treatment |
| ASTM Book of Standards - 11.01 Water (I) |
| ASTM Book of Standards - 11.02 Water (II) |
| ASTM D 512 Standard Test Methods for Chloride Ion in Water |
| ASTM D 1193 Standard Specification for Reagent Water |
| ASTM D 3559 Standard Test Methods for Lead in Water |
| ASTM D 5175 Standard Test Method for Organohalide Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Water by Microextraction and Gas Chromatography |
| ASTM D 5851 Standard Guide for Planning and Implementing a Water Monitoring Program |
| AWWA C104 Cement-Mortar Lining for Ductile-Iron Pipe and Fittings for Water |
| AWWA C151 Ductile-Iron Pipe, Centrifugally Cast, for Water - Erratum |
| AWWA C200 Steel Water Pipe - 6 in. (150 mm) and Larger |
| AWWA C203 Coal-Tar Protective Coatings and Linings for Steel Water Pipelines - Enamel and Tape - Hot Applied |
| AWWA C206 Steel Water Pipe - 6 in. (150 mm) and Larger |
| AWWA C207 Field Welding of Steel Water Pipe |
| AWWA C208 Dimensions for Fabricated Steel Water Pipe Fittings |
| AWWA C210 Liquid-Epoxy Coating Systems for the Interior and Exterior of Steel Water Pipelines |
| AWWA C214 Tape Coating Systems for the Exterior of Steel Water Pipelines |
| AWWA C651 Disinfecting Water Mains |
| AWWA C652 Disinfection of Water Storage Facilities |
| AWWA C653 Disinfection of Water Treatment Plants |
| AWWA C900 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pressure Pipe and Fabricated Fittings, 4 In. Through 12 In. (100 mm Through 300 mm), for Water Distribution |
| AWWA C906 Polyethylene (PE) Pressure Pipe and Fittings, 4 in. (100 mm) Through 63 in. (1,600 mm), for Water Distribution and Transmission |
| AWWA D100 Welded Carbon Steel Tanks for Water Storage |
| AWWA F101 Contact-Molded, Fiberglass-Reinforced Plastic Wash-Water Troughs and Launders |
| AWWA M5 Water Utility Management - Second Edition |
| AWWA M7 Problem Organisms in Water: Identification and Treatment - Third Edition |
| AWWA 10084 Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater - 21st Edition |
| AWWA 20481 Water Treatment Operator Handbook |
| BSI BS EN 15097 Irrigation techniques - Localised irrigation - Hydraulic evaluation |
| BSI BS 6068-1.9 Water Quality Part 1: Glossary Section 1.9: Alphabetical List and Subject Index |
| BSI BS 7593 Code of practice for treatment of water in domestic hot water central heating systems |
| BSI BS EN 878 Chemicals Used for Treatment of Water Intended for Human Consumption - Aluminium Sulfate |
| BSI BS EN 61770 Electric appliances connected to the water mains - Avoidance of backsiphonage and failure of hose-sets - AMD 15297:August 4, 2004; AMD 16649: October 31, 2006; AMD: April 30, 2008 |
| DIN DIN 1185-1 Drainage; Control of Sub-surface Water Management by Draining with Pipes, Open-ditch Drainage and Amelioration of the Subsoil; General Instructions and Special Cases |
| DIN DIN 2425-6 Plans for public utilities, water resources management and for long-distance pipelines; Maps and plans for water engineering, flood and coastal protection |
| DS DS/EN 12056-2 Gravity drainage systems inside buildings - Part 2: Sanitary pipework, layout and calculation |
| DS DS/EN 12255-1 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 1: General construction principles |
| DS DS/EN 12566-3 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 3: Packaged and/or site assembled domestic wastewater treatment plants |
| DS DS/EN ISO 15748-1 Ships and marine technology - Potable water supply on ships and marine structures - Part 1: Planning and design |
| ESDU 00020 Guide to industrial water conservation. Part 1. Water re-use in single contaminant systems |
| ISO 2531 Ductile Iron Pipes, Fittings, Accessories and Their Joints for Water or Gas Applications - Fifth Edition |
| ISO 11369 Water Quality - Determination of Selected Plant Treatment Agents - Method Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV Detection After Solid-Liquid Extraction |
| ISO TR 13530 Water Quality - Guide to Analytical Quality Control for Water Analysis - First Edition |
| ISO 24510 Activities relating to drinking water and wastewater services - Guidelines for the assessment and for the improvement of the service to users - First edition |
| ISO 24511 Activities relating to drinking water and wastewater services - Guidelines for the management of wastewater utilities and for the assessment of wastewater services - First edition |
| ISO IWA 6 Guidelines for the management of drinking water utilities under crisis conditions |
| JSA JIS K 0101 Testing Methods for Industrial Water |
| NSF 42A Drinking water treatment units – Aesthetic effects |
| NSF 44 Residential cation exchange water softeners |
| NSF 50 Equipment for Swimming Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and Other Recreational Water Facilities |
| NSF 55 Ultraviolet microbiological water treatment systems |
| NSF 58 Reverse osmosis drinking water treatment systems |
| NSF 61A Drinking Water System Components |
| NSF 62 Drinking water distillation systems |
| UL 399 UL Standard for Safety Drinking Water Coolers - Seventh Edition; Reprint with revisions through and including September 10, 2008 |
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