Plumbing Manufacturers International Applauds House Appropriations Committee for Support of EPA WaterSense Program in House Interior-EPA Budget Bill

Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) today applauded the House
Appropriations Committee for approving its fiscal year 2020 Department
of the Interior-EPA spending bill, which includes PMI-supported report
language calling for the preservation and funding of the EPA WaterSense
program. The bill passed on a vote of 30-21.

PMI thanks the Interior-EPA Subcommittee members, led by chair Rep.
Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) and ranking member Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio)
for taking a strong stance to promote the continued funding and
operation of the WaterSense program. The report language aligns with
requests PMI and its members and allies have made to lawmakers over the
past several months and during PMI’s recent Washington, DC., Legislative
Forum and Fly-In. These coalition partners have met with dozens of
members of Congress, including members of the House Appropriations
Committee, to underscore the benefits of the WaterSense program. PMI is
supporting similar report language in the Senate.

“Promoting water efficiency is an important part of PMI’s mission;
accordingly, we have worked persistently with our allies and members to
preserve and maintain the WaterSense program, which has saved more than
3 trillion gallons of water and billions of dollars in water and energy
expenses over the past decade,” said PMI CEO/Executive Director Kerry
Stackpole.

The House Appropriations Committee spending bill would also boost EPA’s
overall funding while delivering significant budget increases to several
water and wastewater infrastructure programs.

PMI member companies have been leaders in developing water-saving
technologies promoted by the WaterSense program, which operates on a $3
million annual budget, Stackpole said. WaterSense awards its
certification label to products that are 20 percent more water-efficient
than products meeting the minimum federal efficiency standard and
performing as well as or better than standard models. Nearly 28,000
water-efficient products carry the WaterSense label.

About Plumbing Manufacturers International

Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) is the trade association of
plumbing product manufacturers that produce more than 90 percent of the
United States’ plumbing products, represent more than 150 iconic brands,
and develop safe, reliable and innovative water-efficient plumbing
technologies. PMI members contribute more than 464,000 jobs and $85.5
billion in economic impact to America's economy.

With a vision of safe, responsible plumbing – always, PMI advocates for
plumbing product performance contributing to water efficiency and
savings, sustainability, public health and safety, and consumer
satisfaction. PMI members manufacture water-efficient toilets, urinals,
faucets, showerheads and other products at more than 70 locations across
the country and market them online and in home improvement stores,
hardware stores and showrooms in all 50 states. For more information on
PMI, contact the organization at 1750 Tysons Blvd., Ste. 1500, McLean,
Va., 22102; tel.: 847-481-5500; fax: 847-481-5501. www.safeplumbing.org.

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