Plumbing Manufacturers International: Federal Drinking Water Safety Programs Must Continue
Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) congratulated David Ross on his appointment as the EPA assistant administrator in charge of the agency’s Office of Water, and underscored the critical importance of continuing EPA programs that assure drinking water safety and help to conserve water through the use of water-efficient plumbing products.
“PMI looks forward to working with Mr. Ross and his team on many important issues, including the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, maintaining the EPA’s WaterSense program, updating the Lead and Copper Rule, and investing in our nation’s drinking water infrastructure,” said PMI CEO/Executive Director Kerry Stackpole.
Stackpole added that he hopes to meet with Ross in the near future while noting that several PMI member companies have already extended invitations to the assistant administrator to tour their facilities.
“Our industry’s ongoing technology research and development saves water, assures safe plumbing and creates jobs,” Stackpole said. “We’d like Mr. Ross to see first-hand the production of innovative, highly engineered plumbing products that encourage the voluntary reduction of water consumption by consumers and businesses.”
Beyond encouraging Congress and the EPA to fund the WaterSense program in this year’s budget, PMI is also urging Congress and the Trump Administration to authorize the EPA’s WaterSense program, thereby giving it a direct annual congressional appropriation.
The Senate Interior/EPA Appropriations Subcommittee and the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee have included report language rejecting the proposed elimination of the program in the fiscal year 2018 (FY18) budget. Three bills have been introduced that include language providing WaterSense authorization: the Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017 (S. 1700), the Clean, Safe, Reliable Water Infrastructure Act (S. 1137) and the Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2017 (H.R. 3248).
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