American Water Works Association Laboratory Testing (AWWA)
The American Water Works Association publishes more than 180 consensus standards that cover all areas of water treatment and supply. The standards are topically organized as shown below
A | Source | E | Pumps |
B | Treatment | F | Plant Equipment |
C | Pipe and Accessories | G | Utility Management |
D | Storage |
KTA is experienced conducting qualification testing of the following series C standards for coatings used on ductile iron and steel pipes:
C116 “Protective Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Coatings for the Interior and Exterior Surfaces of Ductile-Iron and Gray-Iron Fittings”
C203 “Coal-Tar Protective Coatings and Linings for Steel Water Pipe”
C209 “Cold-Applied Tape Coatings for Steel Water Pipe, Special Sections, Connections, and Fittings “
C210 “Liquid-Epoxy Coatings and Linings for Steel Water Pipe and Fittings”
C213 “Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Coating for the Interior and Exterior of Steel Water Pipelines”
C214 “Tape Coatings for Steel Water Pipelines”
C216 “Heat-Shrinkable Cross-Linked Polyolefin Coatings for the Exterior of Special Sections, Connections, and Fittings for Steel Water Pipelines”
C218 “Liquid Coating for Aboveground Steel Water Pipelines and Fittings”
C222 “Polyurethane Coatings and Linings for Steel Water Pipe and Fittings”
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