Describes bonneted, bonnetless, cast, and fabricated steel; stainless-steel; and cast ductile-iron body knife gate valves with resilient or metal seats, including tapping knife gate valves, for use in water, wastewater, and reclaimed water systems with pH range from 6 to 12 and a temperature range from 33 degrees F to 125 degrees F (0.6 degrees C to 52 degrees C).