What is the deadline for selling non lead-free products?
The law prohibits any person from introducing into commerce any pipe, or plumbing fitting or fixture that is not lead free after August 6, 1998, except for a pipe that is used in manufacturing or industrial processing. The law does not make any distinction between the wholesale and retail sales of these materials. Thus, the sale or distribution from inventory of any pipe, or any pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, that is not lead free, is prohibited after the deadline established by the SDWA.