Dain Hansen is vice president of Government Relations, The IAPMO Group. He lends his frequent perspective of Capitol Hill, and the plumbing industry. Here is an edited version of his update from June 14, 2019: Congressional Update. Repair Aging Water Infrastructure. Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-NY) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced legislation to help Read more
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The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has been selected to serve as the ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer (ASD) to pursue the national adoption of ISO 30500, Non-sewered sanitation systems — Prefabricated integrated treatment units — General safety and performance requirements for design and testing. ISO 30500 is an international standard developed by 32 Read more
Ontario, Calif. —The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is seeking applicants to serve as technical experts on Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand) task groups. The WE•Stand Technical Committee is seeking special subject experts to join the following task groups: 1. Alternate Water Sources — The scope of this task group is Read more
Ontario, Calif. — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking volunteers with technical background in plumbing and mechanical systems, such as jurisdictional authorities, testing lab and educational facility representatives, and manufacturing experts, to participate on the Plumbing Standards Committee (PSC). For more than 30 years, IAPMO has developed American National Standards Read more
Washington — International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) CEO GP Russ Chaney and other IAPMO executives on Tuesday met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in his office at the U.S. Department of Commerce headquarters in Washington, D.C., to discuss ways Commerce and the industry can increase U.S. exports and ensure their Read more