Standard Methods

The Standard Methods Organization

Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater is the result of a joint effort by three technical societies:

American Public Health Association (APHA)

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Water Environment Federation (WEF)

The responsibility for the managerial aspects of the publication and distribution of Standard Methods lies with the principal executives of the participating societies:

APHA
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP

AWWA
David LaFrance

WEF
Ralph Exton

The Joint Editorial Board

The responsibility for the content of Standard Methods lies with the Joint Editorial Board (JEB), which consists of a representative from each sponsoring society:

APHA
Vacant

AWWA
William C. Lipps
Government and Regulatory Business Development
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
7102 Riverwood Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
410-862-1759
[email protected]

WEF
Dr. Terry E. Baxter
Professor, Environmental Engineering
Northern Arizona University
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
2112 S. Huffer Ln., Bldg. 69
P.O. Box 15600
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-1560
928-523-2008

Standard Methods Manager - Nathan Edman
AWWA
6666 West Quincy Avenue
Denver, CO 80235
303-347-6241
[email protected]
Nathan acts as secretary to the JEB.

Part Coordinators

The JEB is assisted by Part Coordinators (PCs) assigned to coordinate and review sections within a part of Standard Methods as existing sections are revised and new sections are developed. Current PCs are:

Part 1000 Analytical and Data Quality Systems Christina Baker Laboratory Supervisor Chesterfield County Department of Utilities 1200 Coxendale Road Chester, VA 23836 804-768-7744		Part 6000 Individual Organic Compounds Hunter Adams Water Source & Purification Superintendent City of Wichita Falls 4801 Big Ed Neal Dr Wichita Falls, TX 76310 940-691-1153
Part 2000 Physical and Aggregate Properties Devon Morgan Laboratory Manager Clark County Water Reclamation District 5857 E Flamingo Rd Las Vegas, NV 89122 702-668-8401		Part 7000 Radioactivity Robert T. Shannon Technical Consultant Quality Radioanalytical Support, LLC P.O. Box 149 Grand Marais, MN 55604 303-432-1137
Part 3000 Metals Jennifer Calles Regulatory Compliance Program Manager Water Resources Dept. City of Mesa PO Box 1466 Mesa, AZ 85211-1466		Part 8000 Toxicity Timothy Rice Associate Professor of Biology Mount Marty University 1105 West 8th Street Yankton, SD 57078 219-869-0870
Part 4000 Inorganic Nonmetallic Constituents Lisa M. Ramirez Eurofins Eaton Analytical 750 Royal Oaks Drive #100 Monrovia, CA 91016 626-386-1172		Part 9000 Microbiological Examination Elizabeth Turner Eurofins Environment Testing Texas, USA
Part 5000 Aggregate Organic Constituents Robin S. Parnell Hampton Roads Sanitation District 1432 Air Rail Avenue Virginia Beach, VA 23455 757-460-4203		Part 10000 Biological Examination Polly Barrowman Water Markets Manager Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies

The Standard Methods Committee

The Standard Methods Committee (SMC) functions as the primary consensus group. This committee comprises members from the three sponsoring societies and others who may not be members of any of the sponsoring societies. The SMC votes on each method in Standard Methods according to procedures designed to ensure the development of a consensus document.

Joint Task Groups

Joint Task Groups (JTGs) function as the primary working committees for review and revision of existing methods and development of new methods. JTGs have anywhere from five to fifteen members and function at the direction of a chair. While the recruitment of a JTG Chair is the responsibility of the JEB Liaison and the PC, appointment of the JTG Chair is officially done by the JEB Liaison assigned to the part where the section is located.

JEB Liaisons to individual parts are as follows:

William C. Lipps: 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000
Terry E. Baxter: 1000, 2000, 7000
Open: 8000, 9000, 10000

Membership on JTGs is selective and is usually based on the need for members competent in the areas related to the scope of work and charge to the JTG.

For information on the tasks and procedures involved in method development, please review Standard Methods' Standard Operating Procedures.

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