Plumbing Products Get Reprieve From 'Lead Ban' Bill
Plumbing Products Get Reprieve From 'Lead Ban' Bill
Federal legislation that would have drastically reduced the amount of lead in common plumbing products from 8% to 0.2% was sidetracked by some quick lobbying efforts of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute.
Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.) introduced the Lead-Free Drinking Water Act on June 29, and by July 20, the bill's lead provisions that affected plumbing products were effectively halted, replaced by a bipartisan amendment to a larger Senate water infrastructure funding bill.