Letter Regarding Open Meetings of the Manual Review Committee
27 March 1997
To All Interested Parties:
The Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research’s Manual of Cross-Connection Control is currently under revision. The Manual Review Committee (MRC) began meeting in January 1997 to work on the Tenth Edition
Individual manufacturers of backflow prevention assemblies and related equipment have commented that they would like more input during the development process, not just the final draft review. For all past editions of the Manual, the MRC would develop the working draft document, followed by the submittal of Section 10 (assembly specifications) to the manufacturers for technical review. After resolving all negative comments from the manufacturers, the Manual would then be published.
The MRC voted at the 28 January 1997 meeting to establish a meeting schedule which would allow interested parties to make a presentation to the MRC regarding any subject relative to the Manual. The first of these open meetings in now scheduled for Tuesday 20 May 1997, in the Los Angeles area. (The actual meeting site is yet to be announced.)
For those wishing to make a presentation/submittal at this meeting, we will require that the Foundation office is notified in writing, including a submittal of the proposed new/modified language to be included in the Manual. All pertinent supporting documentation should be included too. This material must be received in the Foundation Office no lager than 1 May 1997.
Once this material has been received, the meeting agenda will be established, and the materials forwarded to the members of the Manual Review Committee. We would anticipate that the presentations will be limited to 10-15 minutes, but this may vary depending upon the number of presentations/submittals. The general format of the meeting will allow for the individual presentations, with a question and answer period for the members of the MRC to ask questions.
There will be future meetings scheduled for the presentations/submittals, however, these future meetings will focus on specific subject areas. The 20 May 1997 meeting will be open for any subject pertaining to the Manual.
Should you have any questions regarding the information above, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
J. J. Lee, Ph.D., P.E.
Director
Paul H. Schwarts, P.E.
Chief Engineer