Today we received approval to buy the piping for the wetlands. We spent a good part of the day finding out more about the various grades of PVC (in India there are numerous grades of PVC including UPVC, CPVC, regular PVC, etc), and there are not really stringent standards in place to ensure that pipe manufacturers adhere to government standards for pipe production. Of course, our first concern is that we use a pipe that is non-toxic and also will be relatively durable. We had originally intended to use UPVC, however, it was relatively costly and we did not receive permission to make this purchase. By 5 pm, we were given the approval to purchase Finolex PVC pipe, which we were ensured adhered to IS:4985, which is the standard for drinking water applications.
So unfortunately we did not head out to the site today as we were waiting on materials. Tomorrow we plan to head to the site first thing to start grading the wetland and laying down the liner.
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Kim,
Finolex upvc is listed on their web site as meeting the standard. The company seems legit.
Keep your smile on...we sure miss it here.
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