Are inline devices regulated under the SDWA? Does the SDWA require inline devices to meet health effects based performance standards?
The SDWA prohibits the use of any pipe, any plumbing fitting or fixture that is not lead-free (containing more than 8% lead) in the installation or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in residential or non-residential facility providing water for human consumption, which is connected to a public water supply system. However, there is no specific language in the SDWA which would require that inline devices meet health effects-based performance standards limiting the leaching of lead into the drinking water. Therefore, EPA has not recognized these standards as requirements for purposes of Section 1417 of the SDWA. Thus, while EPA encourages the industry to conform with these standards, the industry is not currently required to do so. However the absence of explicit statutory requirements that such devices comply with NSF Standard 61 does not preclude state or local governments from adopting such requirements. In most instances, inline devices installed in building plumbing
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