Indo US Dialog on Water Equipment

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Indo US Dialog onWater Equipment Chemicals
Standards

• Rajesh Sharma, Chairman, CII Water Equipment
  Division, MASCON
• 1st Digital Video Conference
• June 9, 2009
• Washington New Delhi Mumbai

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1.0 Why Water Equipment needs Standards?

• All processes, equipments and systems will have
  to collectively meet water quality standards
  through a combination of deploying different
  equipments, chemicals and processes.

Therefore, all standards would need to be
compiled and made available to all stakeholders
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2.0 Illustrative List- Water Treatment
Components -

• R.O Membranes/UF Membranes (various sizes)
• Ion Exchange Resins
• Booster Pumps (various sizes)
• Pressure Vessels
• Connectors/Valves
• Tubing / Gaskets
• UV Lamps
• Water Treatment Chemicals
• Filter Housings
• Activated Carbon / Carbon Block
• All other water treatment media

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2.1 Possible Categories of Water Equipment

• Potable Water
• Small and Domestic Purifiers
• Point of Use and Point of Entry Water Purifiers
• Commercial Water Plants
• Others

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2.2 Standards required for.,

• Materials safety
• No contaminants to be produced by any product
• Components used should not leach any toxic
  substances / contamination.
• Structural integrity should be able to withstand
  pressure rating.
• Product information accurate information to
  consumer
• Treated water quality testing procedure
• Testing for guaranteed parameters

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3.1 Some Indicative Trade DataWater Equipment (1)
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
1 Parts of Filtering Machinery
Value of Exports to US (Million USD) 2.70 3.13 4.49 3.75 4.65
Total Exports from India (Million USD) 13.04 22.77 30.74 30.00 51.37
US Share in Total Exports () 20.73 13.74 14.61 12.51 9.05
Value of Imports from US (Million USD) 9.35 15.99 22.24 18.56 26.52
Total Imports into India (Million USD) 37.19 61.43 87.52 92.84 128.24
US Share in Total Imports () 25.13 26.03 25.41 19.99 20.68
Source DGFT
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3.1 Some Indicative Trade DataWater Equipment (2)
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
2 UV Lamps
Value of Exports to US (Million USD) 1.06 1.24 1.32 0.76 0.80
Total Exports from India (Million USD) 59.89 94.55 33.19 7.26 16.82
US Share in Total Exports () 1.77 1.32 3.97 10.52 4.77
Value of Imports from US (Million USD) 10.71 6.02 6.22 5.59 6.09
Total Imports into India (Million USD) 229.25 246.47 168.74 168.68 201.98
US Share in Total Imports () 4.67 2.44 3.69 3.31 3.01
Source DGFT
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3.1 Some Indicative Trade DataWater Equipment
(3)
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
3 Carbon Black
Value of Exports to US (Million USD) 0.24 0.31 0.06 0.11 0.36
Total Exports from India (Million USD) 27.54 64.08 55.59 51.99 77.66
US Share in Total Exports () 0.86 0.49 0.11 0.21 0.47
Value of Imports from US (Million USD) 9.36 5.85 3.37 4.01 3.76
Total Imports into India (Million USD) 31.01 27.58 26.36 42.97 74.79
US Share in Total Imports () 30.19 21.20 12.77 9.33 5.03
Source DGFT
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3.2 Type of Data 1 - Exports/Imports Regulations-

• Exports from India to USA
• Feedback from Exporters
• Currently applicable administrative, technical
  and legal frameworks
• Imports from USA to India
• Indian regulations
• Mandatory certification if any for Customs
  /Excise clearance

We need at least a month to collate this data
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3.3 Type of Data 2 - Existing Standards in India
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IS 3025 12006 Part 1 62 Method of sampling and
test (Physical and Chemical) for water and waste
water rev.1 IS 3076 1985 Specification for Low
Density Polyethylene Pipes for Potable Water
Supplies IS 4984 1995 Specification for high
Density Polyethylene Pipes for Potable Water
Supplies IS 49852000 Unplasticized PVC Pipes
for Potable Water Supplies Specification
Active IS 81881999 Treatment of water for
cooling towerscode of practice IS 7634Part 1
21975 Code of practice for plastic pipes work
for potable water supplies IS 7634Part 32003
Plastic pipe selection, handling, storage
installation for Potable Water Supplies IS
8360Part 1,2 31977 Specification for
fabricated high density polyethylene (HDPE)
fittings for potable water supplies IS 10124Part
1 to 131988 Specification for fabricated PVC
fittings for potable water supplies IS 103131982
Requirements for settling tanks (clarifier
equipment) for water treatment plant IS
104461983 Glossary of terms relating to water
supply and sanitation terminology. IS 127091994
Specification for glass fiber reinforced plastic
(GRP) pipes, joints and fittings for use for
potable water supply active.
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3.4 Type of Data 3 -Standards for Conformance-

• BIS/CII initiative to form a Committee for
• Identification of Standards
• Action plan for comprehensive standards
• Type of approval and certification process
• Requirements/capabilities of Indian laboratories
  for testing
• Involvement/responsibilities of standards for
  development/ certifying organizations
• Methods to control non-standard equipments/
  components

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4.0 Discussion Points

• Understanding the existing standards in India and
  USA
• Gaps in Standards
• Finalize total data requirement from both sides
• Next Steps