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BMP QUALITY MARK NOW AVAILABLE

A Quality Assurance program for the use with the Best Management Practices for the Use of Treated Wood in Aquatic Environments and Sensitive Environments(BMPs) is available to the market. The BMPs were developed by the Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI), Wood Preservation Canada (WPC), Southern Pressure Treaters' Association (SPTA) and the Timber Piling Council to assure treated wood products are produced and installed in a manner which minimizes any potential for adverse impacts to aquatic environments. Designers and regulators in the western U.S. and Canada are encouraged to specify the use of BMPs and to require 3rd party quality assurance.

Where material is specified to be treated in conformance with the BMPs, assurance that the materials meet the BMP standards, including third party oversight, can be provided by the producer. Assurance will be in the form of a written certification document; or the material may be stamped or tagged with the BMP Mark. Only inspection agencies and producers authorized by the Western Wood Preservers Institute may apply the registered mark signifying conformance with the third party inspection program. Only Inspection Agencies which are accredited by the American Lumber Standards Committee are eligible to participate in the Mark Program.

Because not all agencies and producers are yet participating, inventories held by building materials suppliers may not be under the program. As interest in the program grows, use of the mark is anticipated to become more common on materials intended for use in aquatic applications and related sensitive environments.

** List of BMP Mark Program Participants