The deliberate process of standards-setting can be hard pressed to keep up with innovation, and the robotic installation of fiber-optic cable in existing sewers is a prime example.
Two groups have formed technical committees. The Water Environment Federation, Arlington, Va., and the forum for developing voluntary consensus standards, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa., will consider issues raised by the cable installation technology. Jey K. Jeyapalan is soliciting comments for WEF at jkjeyapalan@earthlink.net.