The American Society of Sanitary Engineering for Plumbing and Sanitary Research Is a nonprofit organization that is comprised of individual and sustaining members who represent all disciplines of the Plumbing Industry. It’s mission is to, in the spirit of its motto “Prevention Rather Than Cure,” continually improve the performance, reliability and safety of plumbing systems. The society develops and maintains product performance and professional qualification standards whose sole purpose is to protect the health of the public. The society is involved in maintaining active product seal control, and professional qualification credentialing. ASSE also provides interactive platforms at both the national and local levels to provide guidance and solutions regarding legislative, engineering, installation workmanship, and manufacturing challenges as they are related to enhancing the health and safety aspect of plumbing.