Plumbing Products Get Reprieve<br>From Federal 'Lead Ban' Bill
Federal legislation would have reduced lead amount in plumbing products from 8 percent to 0.2 percent
Federal legislation that would have drastically reduced the amount of lead in common plumbing products from 8 percent to 0.2 percent 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.