AWWA B200-12 Sodium Chloride (PDF)
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This standard describes sodium chloride in the forms of rock, vacuum-granulated, compressed vacuum-granulated, solar, and compressed solar salt for use in the recharging of cation-exchange materials in water supply service for softening municipal and industrial potable water, wastewater, and reclaimed water supplies. Additionally, sodium chloride is used in the recharging of anion-exchange materials for nitrate removal or de-alkalization of municipal and industrial supplies.
Description
Major changes made to the standard in this revision include the following: expanded scope to include wastewater and reclaimed water when applicable, Sec. 1.1 and Sec. 1.3; added the definitions for potable water, wastewater, and reclaimed water in Section 3; included a requirement for certification in accordance with NSF/ANSI 60 when product is used in the treatment of potable water (Sec. 4.3.4); replaced the reagent trichlorotrifluoroethane with n-hexane since it was removed from Method 5520 in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater due to environmental concerns (Sec. 5.9); Sec. 6.1, Marking was revised to include a requirement to conform to application laws and regulations, including OSHA; a requirement for tamper-evident packaging was added in Sec. 6.2.5 and Sec. 6.2.6. and a definition for tamper-evident packaging was added to Section 3; and, Sec. 6.3, Affidavit of compliance was revised to include a second option for compliance.