No Lead Laws & Regulations

Tampa Bay Area Coop Meeting

March 27, 2013

• Legislation

• What Are ANSI and NSF?

• ANSI/NSF 61

• ANSI/NSF 372

• Reduction of Lead Drinking Water Act

• John & Tom Discuss Impact from Manufacturing Perspective

• Q&A

Today’s Agenda

Legislation

• In January of 2011, the President signed into law Senate Bill 3874 and created the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act.

• This legislation amended the Safe Drinking Water Act to reduce the allowable lead content in all products in contact with drinking water from 8.0% to 0.25% (weighted average).

What is ANSI and NSF?• ANSI – American National Standards Institute

– Oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products in the US

– Accredits national standards developing organizations– Only US representative to International Organization for

Standardization (ISO)

• NSF – National Sanitation Foundation– A public health and environmental organization that

provides standards development, product certification, auditing, education and risk management services

– Developed more than 77 public health and safety standards

NSF/ANSI Standard 61•  Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects

– Covers all products in contact with drinking water (from source to tap)

1. Restricts intentional use of lead in any product to brass and bronze materials

– Annex G – weighted average lead content of 0.25% (15 ppb)

• Optional (until Jan 2014)

2. Limits the amount of leachable contaminates from all drinking water products

– Annex F – Reduces maximum lead leach limit by a factor of 3 (from 15 ppb to 5 ppb) for all NSF Standard 61 certified products

• Required. Effective Date: July 1, 2012

When does the new law take effect?

• •Nationally: This new law goes into effect on January 4, 2014

• •Some states have adopted laws with more aggressive timelines for no-lead brass

– –California: Already requires no-lead brass

– –Vermont: Already requires no-lead brass

– –Maryland: No-lead brass required by 1/1/2012

– –Louisiana: No-lead brass required by 1/1/2013

*FLORIDA IS NOT an early adaptor – Follows National Law

NSF – ASDWA Survey• ASDWA – Association of State Drinking Water Administrators

• Drinking water system components fall into two categories of

regulation

– Municipal and distribution products up through the water meter are

typically regulated by state drinking water agencies

– Water distribution systems downstream of the water meter or inside

a building are typically regulated by state or local plumbing codes

• 46 states have legislation, regulations or policies requiring or

recommending drinking water system components to comply with

NSF/ANSI Standard 61

Are any products exempt?

• The new law applies to the wetted surfaces of any product used in a potable (drinking) water system

• Products used for non-drinking water applications (reclaimed, industrial, etc.) and brass service saddles are exempt from the no-lead requirements

Welcome John Edwards and

Tom Lower with Ford Meter

Box

How will this impact current standards?

• In response to the California no-lead law, NSF Standard 61 Annex G was created in 2008 to provide independent certification to the California law

• In 2010 NSF Standard 372 was created to permit all products to have independent certification to the new state laws. NSF 372 will supersede Annex G

• NSF 61 is a voluntary standard currently specified in a number of markets

• AWWA C800 currently references the Safe Drinking Water Act requirements and will be updated nearer to 2014 to remove leaded brass from the permitted wetted contact material list

• NFS/ANSI Standard 372 is our primary focus moving forward for users not requiring NSF/ANSI Standard 61

Definitions

No-Lead, Low Lead, Lead Free, Federalloy, EnviroBrass

•Basically, these terms all mean the same thing… – We do anticipate future standards and

specifications to clarify some of the industry jargon, as well as the variety of product labeling that exists today. 5 The new Federal Law carries the most weight for the Ford Meter Box Company by specifically defining the allowable lead content (0.25%) of our brass products in 2014.

Made from UNS/CDA No C89833 cast alloy UL Classified to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 and Standard 372

Brass components in contact with potable water shall be of No-Lead Alloy (UNS/CDA No C89833)

UNS/CDA No C89833 conforms to AWWA C800 and ASTM B-584

Components that do not come in contact with potable water shall be UNS/CDA No C83600 - 85-5-5-5 and shall conform to AWWA Standard C800 (ASTM B-62 and ASTM B-584)

Ford No-Lead products are identified by “NL” on the major body component

No-Lead Brass Specifications

Good News Ford Meter Box is Ready!

• Ford provides (and stocks) a complete no-lead line of brass waterworks products that meet the new legislation

• Add the “-NL” suffix to your current part numbers

No-Lead Brass Identification

• Ford No-Lead products are identified by “NL” on the major body component

• •Ford No-Lead products are packaged with a lime-green box label, and have “-NL” at the end of product number

What does this mean for me?

• All current waterworks brass inventory becomes obsolete and can not be sold (or used) after January 4th, 2014 (unless your state adopts an earlier deadline)

• Begin planning now to cycle out your current brass inventory and replace with the new no-lead brass products

• Contact your local Ford Meter Box representative to develop a transition plan