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May 2017

1

ASME A112.19.5-2017/CSA B45.15-17

Flush valves and spuds for water closets, urinals, and tanks

W.M. Smith

American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Chair

S. Rawalpindiwala

Kohler Co.,

Kohler, Wisconsin, USA

Vice-Chair

T.J. Stessman

Kohler Co.,

Kohler, Wisconsin, USA

Alternate

R.K. Adler

City of San Jose,

San Jose, California, USA

J.A. Ballanco

JB Engineering & Code Consulting, PC, Munster, Indiana, USA

J.E. Bertrand

Moen Incorporated,

North Olmsted, Ohio, USA

A. Bonlender

Bradley Corporation,

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA

R. Burnham

Zurn Industries LLC, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

M. Campos

ICC Evaluation Service, LLC, Brea, California, USA

S.L. Cavanaugh

Cavanaugh Consulting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

W.E. Chapin

Professional Code Consulting, LLC, Cullman, Alabama, USA

P.V. DeMarco

IAPMO,

Dayton, New Jersey, USA

C.N. Gross

IAPMO,

Ontario, California, USA

Alternate

May 2017

2

ASME A112.19.5-2017/CSA B45.15-17

Flush valves and spuds for water closets, urinals, and tanks

N.E. Dickey

CSA Group, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

F. DiFolco

CSA Group,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Alternate

G.S. Duren

Code Compliance, Inc.,

S Pasadena, Florida, USA

R. Emmerson

Consultant,

Mundelein, Illinois, USA

C.L. Jahrling

ASSE International, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Contributing Member

R.L. George

Plumb-Tech Design and Consulting Services L.L.C, Newport, Michigan, USA

G.W. Harrison

Wayne Harrison Consulting, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA

L. Himmelblau

Chicago Faucet,

Des Plaines, Illinois, USA

J.M. Koeller

Koeller and Co.,

Yorba Linda, California, USA

N. M. Kummerlen

Consultant, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Contributing Member

C.J. Lagan

LIXEL Water Technologies Americas, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA

J.W. Lauer

Sloan Valve Company,

Huntington Beach, California, USA

D. Glieberman

Sloan Valve Company,

Huntington Beach, California, USA

Alternate

W.H. LeVan

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute, Panama City Beach, Florida, USA

D. Marbry

Fluidmaster, Inc.,

San Juan Capistrano, California, USA

May 2017

3

ASME A112.19.5-2017/CSA B45.15-17

Flush valves and spuds for water closets, urinals, and tanks

R. Mata

CSA Group, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

D. Liang

CSA Group, Guangzhou, China

Alternate

D. Orton

NSF International,

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

S. Aridi

NSF International,

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Alternate

S.A. Remedios

Remedios Consulting LLC, London, Ontario, Canada

M. Sigler

Plumbing Manufacturers International, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA

G.L. Simmons

Charlotte Pipe & Foundry, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

D.G. Waggoner

Charlotte Pipe & Foundry, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

D. Viola

IAPMO,

Mokena, Illinois, USA

L.A. Mercer

IAPMO,

Mokena, Illinois, USA

J.C. Watson

Elkay Manufacturing, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA

M. Weiss

Plumbing and Drainage Institute, Polson, Montana, USA

W.C. Whitehead

Whitehead Consulting Services, Peabody, Massachusetts, USA

A.L. Guzman

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, New York, USA

Staff Secretary

May 2017

4

ASME A112.19.5-2017/CSA B45.15-17

Flush valves and spuds for water closets, urinals, and tanks

S.M. Rawalpindiwala

Kohler Co. Plumbing Division, Kohler, Wisconsin, USA Category: Producer Interest

Chair

F. Lemieux

Health Canada,

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Category: Regulatory Authority

Vice-Chair

M. Al Hares

Delta Faucet Company, Fishers, Indiana, USA

Associate

W.T. Ball

WCM Industries Inc.,

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Associate

J.E. Bertrand

Moen Incorporated,

North Olmsted, Ohio, USA

Category: Producer Interest

A. Bonlender