In January the government passed new legislation that lowered the lead content standards for plumbing fixtures, fittings, pipes and valves.

California and Vermont were the first states to pass the new laws with other states looking to follow.

Products used for portable water must comply with the lower lead standards, two companies that have started offering more lead free products are Bell & Gossett and Watts.

Watts has started a website that has a lot of resources to help anyone understand the issue and make the change to lead free, check out weareleadfree.net be sure to sign up for the free email alerts to keep you up to date on all the important information regarding lead free products and articles.

Bell & Gossett has also started offering lead free portable drinking water products, some of them include pumps, circulators, flanges, tanks, valves and bossters that are made of lead free brass materials.

Both Bell & Gossett and Watts items meet the requirements of the California's AB1953 and Vermont's S152 legislation and exceed current requirements in the other 48 states.

Kscdirect.com offers a full line of both Bell & Gossett and Watts. Please contact us at info@kscdirect or 800-918-8939 if you are looking for a specific lead free item.