AWWA C702:1992

The major revisions in this edition of ANSI/AWWA C702-92 include the following: ASTM standards have been added to Sec. 1.3, References; the materials section (Sec.2) of the standard recognizes the advances that have been made in the development of nonmetallic materials for water meter construction, plastic materials are currently being used successfully for meter components, because of the continual development of new and improved materials, this standard will not require any one specific material but will cite typical examples of material defined by ASTM specifications and typically used at this time in construction of water meters, the materials section has been modified to recognize these advances; the requirement for tapped bosses, if required by the purchaser, to be located on the top of the case is deleted in Sec. 4.5; a section has been added to appendix A stating AWWA's position on grounding of electrical systems to pipe systems conveying drinking water to customer's premises; the workmanship and materials section has been deleted (Sec. 1.4.2); the warranty provisions have been eliminated; the standard and Appendix A have been revised to conform to current form, content, and style of AWWA standards; and, Section III, Acceptance, and Section IV, Modification to Standard, have been added to the foreword.