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IAPMO Seeks USPSHTC Task Group Members
Ontario, Calif. — IAPMO® is seeking applicants to serve as technical experts on the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (USPSHTC) task groups.
The USPSHTC Technical Committee is seeking special subject experts to join the following task groups.
- Private vs. Public Aquatic Venues: The scope of this task group is to review, reorganize, and clarify existing code provisions to distinguish their applicability to public aquatic venues, private aquatic venues, or both.
- New and Existing Aquatic Venue Types: The scope of this task group is to review and update terminology for aquatic venue types and to develop requirements for the design, installation, construction, and water quality of both new and existing aquatic venues.
Task group members will participate via conference call or web meeting, provide their perspective on the code, and assist in drafting recommendations for action by the USPSHTC Technical Committee. Applicants are not required to be members of the USPSHTC Technical Committee.
Those interested in participating on the USPSHTC Task Groups may apply at the following URL: https://forms.iapmo.org/iapmo/committee/app_task_group.aspx
The deadline to apply is Dec. 6.
Interested individuals may also contact Enrique Gonzalez at (909) 230-5535 or by email at enrique.gonzalez@iapmo.org.
Austin, Texas, Adopts 2024 Uniform Codes
The Austin, Texas, city council has formally adopted the 2024 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) as the plumbing and mechanical codes of practice protecting the health and safety of the city’s nearly 1 million residents. The Texas state capital and 11th most populous city in the United States has utilized the Uniform Codes since 1974.
Iowa Updates State Plumbing Code to 2024 UPC
The Iowa Public Health Department has updated Chapter 25 of the Iowa Administrative Code, “State Plumbing Code,” from the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) to the 2024 edition. The update went into effect on March 26.