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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Good News, Bad News for Galesburg Water
When presented with a choice, most people opt for the bad news first, so here it is. Lead is still present in the water of 10 homes (60 were sampled) in Galesburg, Illinois, a small town located 200 miles southwest of Chicago...
Posted in: Mainstream
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Lead Free Movement Going National?
"It's time we protect the rest of the country." Bold words from Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, a democrat from the state of California, and member of the House subcommittee...
Posted in: Mainstream
Friday, May 07, 2010
Maryland Back on Lead Free Fast Track
The state of Maryland, which withdrew House Bill #357 in March 2009 due to an unfavorable report by the Economic Matters Committee, is now speeding ahead with a new bill...
Posted in: WeAreLeadFree
Friday, April 23, 2010
Saskatoon Freezes Out Lead Pipes
Saskatoon has given the "cold shoulder" to lead pipes connecting local residences to the municipal water supply.
Posted in: Mainstream
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
EPA Targets 4 New Chemicals...59,910 to Go
A New York Times article published last December found that 20% of U.S. water treatment centers were in violation of the Safe Water Drinking Act.
Posted in: Mainstream
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Small Town America Not Exempt from Lead Issues
There's no debating Galesburg has struggled with elevated lead levels over recent years. The small town of 35,000 with a rich history, located in western Illinois...
Posted in: Mainstream
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
IBM Reboots: Retest for Lead at Research Park Underway
Water faucets and fountains in four buildings at IBM's Hudson Valley Research Park in East Fishkill, NY were found to have elevated levels of lead, according to...
Posted in: Mainstream
Monday, January 18, 2010
ASSE Joins UL, NSF, Others with Lead Certification Program
The American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE) has added its name to the list or certifying bodies for the new low lead requirements in California and Vermont...
Posted in: Mainstream
Monday, January 18, 2010
Elevated Lead Levels Found in NJ
Don't tell Tony Soprano but elevated levels of lead were identified in local drinking water by the Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC)...
Posted in: Mainstream
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Plumbers Warn Lead Free Will Cost You
It's been less than a week and California plumbers and wholesalers are feeling the impact of the state's new lead free potable water laws: higher fitting costs...
Posted in: Mainstream
Monday, January 04, 2010
UL and WQA Provide More Options for Lead Free Certification
Looks like NSF is no longer the only game in town for product certification to California and Vermont's new low lead laws that go into effect January 1, 2010...
Posted in: Mainstream
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Shelter Island School Expels Foreign Made Faucets
Faucets on two sinks in a Suffolk County high school where lead levels exceeded the EPA's legal limit are being replaced by "American-made" products...
Posted in: Mainstream
Friday, October 23, 2009
No Special Treatment for Softeners, Filtration Systems in CA
Water treatment units, designed to deliver water for human consumption and cooking, are receiving no special treatment from the Golden State...
Posted in: Industry
Thursday, October 15, 2009
D.C. Follows California, Vermont on Lead-Free Legislation
Two District of Columbia council members have introduced an amendment to the D.C. Plumbing Code requiring pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings and fixtures contain no more than...
Posted in: Lead Laws
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Boilermakers Steamed Over Lead Notice Delay
Purdue University students and faculty were not pleased to learn school officials took four weeks to alert the campus of high levels of lead found in the school's drinking water system...
Posted in: Mainstream
Monday, October 05, 2009
AP Study Reveals Schools Failing Clean Water Test
Over 2,200 schools, representing 100 school districts, covering all 50 states were given failing grades for violating the Safe Drinking Water Act...
Posted in: Mainstream
Friday, September 25, 2009
California’s DTSC Website a Depository for Lead Free Information, Defines Own Role
The Department of Toxic Substance Control’s Lead in Plumbing website provides a comprehensive review of the state’s new lead free legislation (AB 1953), while more importantly defining its’ own role in...
Posted in: Industry
Friday, April 17, 2009
Maryland Lead-Free Bill Withdrawn
Maryland may have been looking to go lead-free (see Is Maryland Looking Lead-Free?), but some now would call it more of a fleeting glance or a passing peek-a-boo...
Posted in: Lead Laws
Monday, March 30, 2009
EPA's Website Sure to Quench Thirst for Drinking Water Knowledge
Not unlike a large commercial boiler supplying hot water to a 500-bed hospital, there’s a near endless supply of “hot” water topics to examine on the Environmental Protection Agency’s website...
Posted in: Digital
Thursday, March 19, 2009
UL Prepares Validation Testing for Low Lead Laws
Underwriters Laboratories has announced plans to establish new testing protocols for validation of low-lead compliance with California's AB 1953...
Posted in: Industry
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
$200M Suit Filed in D.C. Over Lead Contamination
In an article posted on this site little more than a week ago (see "...Children in D.C. at Risk?"), we concluded civil litigation may be in the offing concerning elevated levels of lead in D.C. water, considering this is a town famous for...
Posted in: Mainstream
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Class in Session. Manufacturers Educate on Lead
Let's start with a quick pop-quiz! Put your books and BlackBerrys away. Remember, no Googling for answers and no partial credit! OK, are you ready? Here we go...
Posted in: Industry
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Is Maryland Looking Lead Free?
Hot on the porch steps of the State of California's low lead legislation, Maryland's House of Representatives has drafted House Bill 357, a lead-free facsimile of California...
Posted in: Lead Laws
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Did Chloramine Additives put 42,000 Children in D.C. at Risk?
High emotion in our nation's capital is hardly worth reporting. We read about it every day. But a new drama has emerged that doesn't involve bickering between democrats and republicans, and it isn't a debate about the best way to stimulate...
Posted in: Mainstream
Thursday, February 05, 2009
WeAreLeadFree.net is Online!
California and Vermont have pioneered the Lead Free movement by passing tough, new lead content laws that are starting a "Lead Free" revolution. And WeAreLeadFree.net is here, ready to be your helpful partner in...
Posted in: WeAreLeadFree
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Go Figure... NSF's 'Annex G' Provides Manufacturers with Lead Free Arithmetic
In a "calculated" strategy to provide a uniform methodology for product evaluation to the 2010 Lead Free laws coming out of California, Vermont and beyond, NSF International has incorporated Annex G to its’ 2008 revision of...
Posted in: Industry
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Dealers Encouraged to be Proactive Regarding California Lead Law
Plumbing manufacturers' silence has started creating anxiety for some in the Kitchen/Bath distribution channel. Whether it's unfamiliarity with the new law, uncertainty regarding product availability, concern over potential shipping delays...
Posted in: Industry
Monday, February 02, 2009
L.A. Unified School District Serious About Getting the Lead Out
80 school district employees took to the streets on a four-month test taking expedition, with the goal of retrieving water samples at the 34,000 faucets and drinking fountains
Posted in: Mainstream