The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials extended the deadline calling for formal proposals toward the development of the 2017 Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand) to 5 p.m. PST Jan. 29.

The proposal form, with instructions and background on IAPMO’s ANSI-accredited consensus process, as well as the WE•Stand draft document, can be found at: www.iapmo.org/WEStand/Pages/DocumentInformation.aspx.

The standard, which will use as its basis the water and sanitation provisions within IAPMO’s 2015 Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement, draws upon IAPMO’s core competency and industry expertise in plumbing systems for the purpose of providing comprehensive requirements to optimize water use practices attributed to the built environment while maintaining protection of the public health, safety and welfare.