Certification and testing organization CSA International, based here, announced in an August 22 press release that it is offering a newly created program to test and certify products to the requirements of the new CAN/CSA B483 Drinking Water Treatment Systems standard.

The organization said the certification program will be available to assist manufacturers in demonstrating compliance to the new 2009 Canadian Building Code and the new Quebec Plumbing Code, which reference the CSA B483 standard.

CSA International President Randall W. Luecke said in the press release “This new program extends our service offering portfolio and provides plumbing manufacturers with the CSA International expertise they have come to rely on as they look to demonstrate compliance to plumbing standards for drinking water treatment components and complete systems.”

According to the press release, examples of new product certification offerings include water softener units, drinking fountains, under-the-counter drinking water dispensing systems, plumbing fittings with integral water filtration systems, point-of-entry plumbed systems, household refrigerators with water filtration dispensers, and other similar devices.

In order to minimize redundant testing, CSA International said it also will recognize testing data for components independently certified by an accredited certification organization to the NSF/ANSI Drinking Water Treatment Units Standards as appropriate.