Search our list of standards and codes. Experience, brand loyalty or gut feeling isn't good enough. The best indicator is compliance to rigid testing and performance standards. A standard is a published document which sets out technical specifications or other criteria necessary to ensure that a material or method will consistently do the job it is intended to do. When equipment or a method is tested to a standard you know that you have a guarantee of consistency.
Standards are essential to any industry because they contribute to professionalism and credibility.
But it is not enough to have standards. People in the industry, both practitioners and clients, need to know what standards there are and how to apply them to a method, piece of equipment or material. They should also be able to provide input into the process of developing standards. This is where the IAA has an important role. Through its National Standards Committee the IAA has a significant role in developing standards for the irrigation industry, and in ensuring that the industry is aware of them.