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Fecha de aplicacin: 1 de febrero de 1988.
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edicin aprobada por el Consejo de Directores AWWA: 28 de enero de 1980.
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Esta edicin aprobada: 15 de junio de 1997.
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Aprobada por el Instituto Americano de Normas Nacionales (American National
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Este documento es un estndar de la American Water Works Association (AWWA).
No es una especificacin. Los estndares (o normas) AWWA describen los
requerimientos mnimos y no contienen toda la informacin de ingeniera y
administracin normalmente contenida en especificaciones. Las normas AWWA
usualmente contienen opciones que deben ser evaluadas por el usuario de la
norma. Mientras no quede especificada cada opcin por el usuario, el
producto o el servicio no esta plenamente definido. La publicacin de una
norma AWWA no constituye aval de ningun producto ni tipo de producto, como
tampoco la AWWA prueba, certifica ni aprueba ningun producto. El empleo de
las normas AWWA es enteramente voluntario. Las normas AWWA tienen la
intencin de representar un consenso de la industria del agua que el
producto descrito podr proporcionar un servicio satisfactorio. Cuando la
AWWA revisa o retira esta norma, se colocar un aviso de accin oficial en
la primera plana de la seccin de anuncios clasificados de la publicacin
Journal AWWA. Esta accin se vuelve efectiva el primer dia del mes siguiente
al mes de publicacin del aviso oficial en el Journal AWWA.

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Una Norma Nacional Americana implica un consenso de los sustancialmente
involucrados con sus alcances y contenido. Una Norma Nacional Americana tiene
la intencin de servir de gua para el fabricante, el consumidor y el pblico
en general. La existencia de una Norma Nacional Americana de ninguna manera
precluye a nadie, habiendo ste aprobado o no la norma, de la fabricacin,
venta, compra o utilizacin de productos, procesos o procedimientos que no
conforman con la norma. Las Normas Nacionales Americanas estan sujetas a
revisiones peridicas, y se le recomienda al usuario procurar las ediciones
ms recientes. A los productores de bienes fabricados de conformidad con
alguna Norma Nacional Americana se les recomienda declarar su propia
responsabilidad en los materiales de propaganda y promocionales o en etiquetas
o marbetes que tales bienes se producen de conformidad con norma particular de
Normas Nacionales Americanas.
AVISO DE PRECAUCIN: La fecha de aprobacin del Instituto Americana de Normas
Nacionales (ANSI) que aparece en la portada de esta norma indica la
terminacin del procedimiento de aprobacin del ANSI. Esta Norma Nacional
Americana puede ser revisada o retirada en cualquier momento. Los
procedimientos del ANSI requieren que se tome accin para reafirmar, revisar o
retirar esta norma a no ms de cinco aos a partir de la fecha de su
publicacin. Adquirientes de Normas Nacionales Americanas pueden recibir
informacin actualizada acerca de todas las normas, llamando o escribiendo al
American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd. St., New York, NY 10036;
(212)642-4900.

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El Grupo de Trabajo D103 que desarroll esta norma, en ese tiempo estaba constituido
por el siguiente personal:
Francis Grillot Jr., Presidente
Miembro de Consumidores
A.J.Hamlett Jr., Tulsa Public Works Department, Tulsa, Okla.

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Miembro de Inters General


J.E. Rudina, AEC Engineering, Minneapolis, Minn.

(AWWA)

Miembros Fabricantes
N.C.Bailey, Conservatek Industries, Conroe, Texas
R.W.Cooper, Columbian Steel Tank Company, Kansas City, Kan.
John Farris, Peabody TecTank Inc., Parsons, Kan.
R.V. Field, A.O. Smith Engineered Storage Products Company, DeKalb, Ill.
Francis Grillot Jr., Temcor, Carson, Calif.
G.C.Margolf, Temcor, Carson, Calif.
D.A. Turner, Peabody TecTank Inc., Parsons, Kan.
L.D. Scott, Trustco Tank Inc., San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Mark Workman, Columbian Steel Tank Company, Kansas City, Kan.

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Seccin 11.1 Requerimientos Generales
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