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Green Art Plumbing Supply, Freeport, NY, a master distributor serving the New York metro area, offers frequent retail-oriented seminars on kitchen remodeling.

The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating expects more than 300 of its members and industry executives at the CIPH Gala Event scheduled for March 24, 2010 in support of Habitat for Humanity Canada.

Some of Anvil International’s grooved pipe fitting products received NSF/ANSI Standard 61 Certification.

Noritz America hosted an event at its New York branch showroom in November to introduce its ASME-certified tankless hydronic boilers for both residential and commercial use.

The executive team of Beaumont, TX-based wholesaler Coburn Supply hosted a luncheon for State Water Heaters employees in Ashland City, TN, to show their appreciation for the two companies’ continued partnership.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Watts Regulator Co. (North Andover, Mass.), announced a voluntary recall of 1-inch 140X-9 temperature and pressure relief valves for water heaters.

The Water Quality Association launched a new certification program for companies facing low-lead laws that will go into effect Jan. 1 in California.

The International Code Council promoted Bob Guenther as director of mechanical programs for the Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Group.

In response to The New York Times’ articles on contaminated tap water, the Water Quality Association urges consumers to explore installing final contaminant barriers in their homes.

Government and independent scientists have identified hundreds of chemicals associated with a risk of cancer and other diseases at small concentrations in drinking water, according to a NY Times analysis of government records.