IAPMO WE•Stand Monograph Now Available

Ontario, California — IAPMO^® has made the 2026 Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand) technical committee meeting monograph available for download. 
 
All individuals anticipating an active role in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited consensus development of the WE•Stand at the Technical Committee Meetings, June 19-20, in Ontario, Calif., will want to download these documents in Adobe PDF format at: https://codes.iapmo.org/docs/2027/WESTAND/2026_WEStand_TC_Meeting_Monograph.pdf

Hardcopy versions will not be available at the meetings. 
 

To accommodate those who cannot attend in-person, an online option is available for those wishing to participate virtually. Virtual attendees are required to register in order to participate. Please contact codes-dept@iapmo.org to obtain virtual meeting registration information. 

The technical committee meeting monograph contains every change proposal submitted for the 2023 edition of the WE•Stand as part of the ANSI-accredited consensus code development process employed by IAPMO.

Topic areas for proposed changes to the WE•Stand include: remote inspections of plumbing systems; allowable uses of treated blackwater, gray water, and stormwater, including irrigation restrictions for edible crops; maximum flush volumes for water closets; maximum flow rates for lavatory faucets, showerheads, and wash fountains; commercial food service water consumption, including steam cookers, ice makers, and dipper well faucets; laboratory water use and treatment, including reverse osmosis recovery rates, faucet flow rates, glassware washers, and waste systems; water treatment system maintenance cycle controls; vivarium watering and washing; leak detection and control devices for water supply and distribution systems; data center water use effectiveness (WUE); cross-connection inspection and testing for alternate water source systems; identification and signage for potable and nonpotable water systems; backflow protection for alternate water source system connections; trench separation of potable and nonpotable water piping; hot water recirculation and distribution systems for residential buildings; water softener hardness thresholds and regeneration water consumption; and professional qualifications for designers and installers.

IAPMO urges its members and other interested parties to get involved in the code development process to ensure effectiveness in preserving the public’s health, safety, and welfare through fair and balanced development of the WE•Stand. Installers, plumbing officials, the construction industry, engineers, and manufacturers all benefit from a cooperative effort in developing codes and standards. 
 
For specific information about the WE•Stand technical committee, please contact Taylor Duran at (909) 218-8126 or e-mail your question to taylor.duran@iapmo.org. 

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IAPMO^®, a global team of experts engaging industry and government for a safer built environment, develops codes and standards, including the flagship Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC^®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC^®), and offers the UPC and UMC certification marks, which serve as a consistent model for building professionals, manufacturers and researchers. Deep expertise in codes and standards is applied to rigorous product testing, certification and inspection services, professional development offerings, policy and advocacy work. IAPMO also serves the market under specialty brands including The IAPMO Group, Construction Products Group, System Certifications Body and IWSH, its nonprofit foundation.