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eBook | Water Conservation, Quality & Safety 2025

Advancing safer, more resilient water systems for a sustainable future
December 8, 2025

Check out the ways in which these companies are getting involved, making changes and learn how you can too.


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Editorial Opinion | Kristen Bayles

Clear waters, clear purpose: reflections on protecting a vital resource

A journey through the Pacific Northwest offers a vivid reminder of the care and vigilance required to protect and deliver one of our most vital resources.
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Kristen R. Bayles
October 22, 2025

In nature, water moves in carefully balanced cycles: it falls as rain, runs along streams, and percolates through the soil. Each step in that journey is absolutely critical to maintaining water's life-giving power. Similarly, human plumbing and water systems are designed to replicate that balance.


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Boiler efficiency starts with water chemistry

Why testing before installation matters.
Steve Wieland
October 10, 2025

Water chemistry significantly affects boilers, with scale buildup as small as one-sixteenth of an inch causing a 20 percent loss in heating efficiency and leading to corrosion, leaks, and potential boiler failure. Analyzing water chemistry beforehand is crucial for identifying necessary solutions and ensuring long-term performance.


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Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York infects more than 80

Three people have died from a Legionella outbreak that originated in a cooling tower.
August 11, 2025

Three people have died from the disease outbreak, and more than 20 have been hospitalized, according to the latest data from CNN.


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Building the future of plumbing science: IAPMO’s expanding water research capacity

Water research will shape the future of plumbing system design.
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Christoph Lohr
July 1, 2025

This article highlights how IAPMO is enhancing research through the Water Demand Calculator®, the Innovation and Research Fund, and the integration of ESPRI, signaling a shift towards evidence-based practices that align science with codes.


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Project Profile

State Water Heater Ultra Force case study: built to last

Two decades of exceptional hot water supply leads to like-for-like replacement of State commercial water heater.
Patrick Fulford
June 13, 2025

By 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is expected to require all commercial water heaters to use condensing technology. The SUF commercial water heater offers superior performance with advanced features and complies with evolving local and national regulations.


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Case Study

How to deliver large volumes of hot water quickly and intermittently

California-based nutraceutical manufacturer meets large, spiking hot-water needs with a combination tankless-and-tank system.
John O’Reilly
May 13, 2025

Proper water heater sizing in any application hinges primarily on user consumption within a given period. That much is probably obvious, even to someone who has never sized a water heater. What complicates matters, especially in a large commercial application, is the cadence of that usage.


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Addressing water-related challenges through advocacy and standards development

ICC joins industry-defining pledge to tackle both water scarcity and AMR.
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Tom Roberts
March 24, 2025

Plumbers are vital for ensuring safe water for drinking and sanitation. Their role will become even more critical as we face new water-related challenges.



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Landmark study confirms accuracy of rapid Legionella testing amid growing Legionnaires’ disease risk

January 27, 2025

Despite being the oldest and most widely accepted technique for the detection of Legionella bacteria, it is well documented that lab culture testing has many limitations. Foremost, most lab culture tests take 7-10 days to return results. Yet Legionella can double in a day. 


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December 12, 2024

Check out the ways in which these companies are getting involved, making changes and learn how you can too.


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