Plumbing resources related to COVID-19

View all of DLI's COVID-19 resources and updates here.

Industry resources for COVID-19

• The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)

• IAPMO webinar “After COVID-19”

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

• American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)

Guidance for building water systems after periods of low or no water use

• Responding to Water Stagnation in Buildings with Reduced or No Water Use

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Guidance for Building Water Systems After a Prolonged Shutdown

• Environmental Science Policy and Research Institute: Building Water Quality and Coronavirus

• American Water Works Association: Shutoffs and Returning Homes to Service

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "Water Quality in Buildings With Low or No Use"

• Minnesota Department of Health

  • Guidance for Building Owners and Managers During and After COVID-19

  • Actions For Water Utilities During and After COVID-19

Legionella management in building water systems

• What is Legionella (Legionnaires' Disease)?

• How Legionella affects building water systems and people

• Prevention with water management programs

• ASHRAE

  • ASHRAE 188-2015 Standard 188-2015 - Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems

  • ASHRAE Guideline 12-2000 - Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

  • Center for Disease Control topics about Legionella

  • Centers for Disease Control “tool-kit”

• Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) information about Legionella

• National Center for Environmental Health online training: Preventing Legionnaires’ Disease: A Training on Legionella Water Management Programs

• The National Sanitation Foundation Standard 453-2017