U.S. Rep. Norma Torres and her staff visited IAPMO World Headquarters and met with executives on Tuesday to discuss IAPMO’s interests within her district and in Washington, D.C., and to tour the plumbing products testing lab.  Torres, a Democrat, represents California’s 35th District, which is based in the Inland Empire and...

The 88th Texas Legislature this session has reaffirmed support for the Uniform Plumbing Code® (UPC®). House Bill 2689 would have mandated that all jurisdictions in the state adopt the International Plumbing Code, thus limiting options for jurisdictions in Texas. This issue has been unsuccessfully pushed by special interests for the...

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) on Aug. 2 received the Alliance for Water Efficiency’s (AWE) 2023 Affiliate Member of the Year Award in recognition of its service as a leader in the water efficiency and conservation community. The award honors an organizational member that has demonstrated...

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) and its charitable arm, the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH™), helped host a daylong water forum during the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Third Senior Officials’ and Ministerial Meeting. The event...

IAPMO R&T Lab, a trusted name for independent testing, research and technical services in the plumbing and mechanical industries, recently opened its first product test lab in Mexico. Located in Monterrey, the new lab will initially be equipped to test toilets and urinals as specified under the Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-002-CONAGUA-...

‘FOREVER CHEMICALS’ POSE MYRIAD HEALTH RISKS AND EFFORTS TO MITIGATE ARE LONG OVERDUE The per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS are large and complex groups of synthetic chemicals that have been used in various products throughout the world since mid-19th century. PFAS molecules contain whole families of chemicals that...

IAPMO published the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code® (UPC®) and the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code® (UMC®) in May. The codes were improved with safety provisions addressing hot-water recirculation systems, private well water tanks, water reuse requirements, non-sewered sanitation systems, indoor horticulture, tiny houses, onsite stormwater...

PRODUCTS ACHIEVING CERTIFICATION WILL SAVE AN AVERAGE OF 3,000 GALLONS OF WATER PER YEAR Reverse Osmosis (RO) is the process of purifying water by using a semi- permeable membrane and water pressure. It is used by bottled water companies, desalination plants, and by homeowners and businesses at the point of use (POU) or point of …...