Potable diving jobs present a specific challenge – how do you dive in potable water without contaminating the water? Solomon Diving has taken special precaution to insure that we can complete the job safely and contamination free.
Our Potable Diving Protocols:
No Bare Skin: Our diver’s neck yoke is mated to the helmet, the gloves, which are vulcanized rubber, are mated to the suit which is also vulcanized rubber, and that there is no exposed skin that would have contact to the water.
Decontamination: The dressed diver is sprayed down with a chlorine solution that is a minimum of 200 ppm (parts per million) in accordance with AWWA standards. Additionally, the diver enters a “step off bucket” which also contains a chlorine solution for decon purposes before entering the wet well.
Using a step-off bucket prior to entering well 
Mating diver’s neck yoke to helmet 
Chlorine solution spray down
AWWA Compliant Gear: In order to be AWWA compliant, a diver entering potable water should be dressed like the diver in the photos. Neoprene suits, gloves, booties, or other absorbent materials are not acceptable for potable water applications due to their inherent properties of retaining bacteria.
The exception to this rule is in the event of a diver emergency where the rescue of the primary diver by a standby diver is required. At Solomon Diving, Inc. our policy is that even our standby diver is still dressed in vulcanized rubber material and meeting AWWA standards in their entirety.