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Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay, United States, and Zimbabwe. Three technical work groups are <br />working on different sections of the 24500 standards. In Uruguay, Ruffier’s workgroup went line-by-line <br />through a 50-page draft, compared 163 pages of submitted comments to determine if the comments <br />were persuasive, and documented the rationale for the decision on the comment. <br /> <br />As for the spelling question, while English is the official language of ISO, there are many variations of <br />accents, vocabulary, and cultural influences among the 20 nations at the meetings. Overlaid on this is a <br />tremendous variety of water and wastewater infrastructures, management practices, and legal and <br />regulatory bureaucracies. Writing guidelines for management of water and wastewater services that are <br />relevant and have value across this wide range of situations has been very challenging. According to the <br />ISO secretariat, the English Oxford dictionary determines “correct” English; therefore “standardise” is the <br />correct spelling. For more information, contact Peter Ruffier at 682-8606. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 <br />December 14, 2006 <br />