NEW GOVERNMENT RULES FOR DRINKING WATER
The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act amendments of 1996 become effective August 6 of this year. The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute and the American Supply Association have issued a joint statement clarifying these requirements. Specific products covered by Standard 61, Section 9 are: single and two handle lavatory faucets; single and two hole bar faucets; single and two handle kitchen faucets; hot and cold water dispensers; drinking fountains, drinking fountain bubblers, and water coolers, glass fillers; residential refrigerator ice makers; supply stops and endpoint control valves. Also new to the 1996 amendments is a provision making it unlawful to "introduce into commerce any pipe, or any pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, that is not lead-free,..."

For more information, contact Plumbing Manufacturers Institute, 800 Roosevelt Rd., Bldg. C, Suite 20, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5833, 630-858-9172, FAX 630-790-3095.