2023 WQA Midyear Leadership Conference

Registration is open for the 2023 WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference, set for September 19-21 in Lake Tahoe, CA.  All water quality professionals are invited to join in shaping and advancing industry strategy, outreach and support as well as participating in activities benefiting the Water Quality Research Foundation.

2022 CA SAFER Accomplishments

Established in 2019, the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) drinking water program was designed to ensure Californians who lack safe and affordable drinking water receive it as quickly as possible and that the water systems serving them establish sustainable solutions. The SAFER drinking water program is helping water systems achieve this goal through a set of tools, funding sources, regulatory authorities, and community outreach and education.

2022 California Plumbing Code, California Mechanical Code Now Available

The 2022 editions of the California Plumbing Code (CPC®) and California Mechanical Code (CMC®) have been formally released. Both the hardcopy and eBook versions, viewable on computers, tablets and smart phones, can be purchased and downloaded via the IAPMO web store.

IWBA Open letter to LA Times

Bottled water is America’s favorite drink for a reason: it is a safe, convenient, great tasting alternative to other less healthy packaged drinks. Research shows that attempts to deter people from enjoying bottled water will lead them to consume less healthy packaged beverages that contain unwanted sugar, caffeine, or other additives—not tap water.