State Regulations

California and Vermont have passed regulations AB 1953 (2006) and Vermont Act 193 limiting the amount of lead that may be in plumbing products. California Regulations require third party ANSI accredited organizations provide product certification, SB 1334 (2008). These laws have been incorporated in the California Health and Safety Code Section 116875-116880.

California has also published regulations that require product certification of most materials and devices used in water distribution systems be certified as meeting the requirements of NSF/ANSI 61 by an ANSI accredited certification body. These regulations have been posted on the California Department of Public Health website as "California Regulations Related to Drinking Water", Aug 13, 2009. Title 22 Code of Regulations §64591 individual additives (page 197).

The following companies have their NSF/ANSI 61 listings and/or listings for compliance with California and Vermont lead content available as PDF files:

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National Regulations

Due to increased awareness by end users, the 1998 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act, and litigation under California's Proposition 65, Truesdail offers the following Per NSF/ANSI Standard 61:

Toxicological reviews
Leaching investigation for lead and regulated metals
Multi-day leaching investigation for regulated organics
Testing for microbiological growth
Abbreviated testing for product development

Our reports can include full analytical data, easy-to-interpret spreadsheets and graphs, and the supporting quality control data.

Third Party Certification

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has developed a program (ANSI Z34.1-199x etc.,) to accredit a third-party product certification program. This accreditation, developed around ISO/IEC Guide 65, allows organizations to certify products as meeting defined ANSI (and other) specifications. To be accredited, certifying organizations must undergo a formal evaluation process and an on-site audit.

The ANSI program first requires an inspection of the production and quality control program, and an on-going testing program be established.

On January 3, 1997, the ANSI "Standards Action" published notice of the approval of Truesdail Laboratories' certification program. See listing at: ANSI Accredited Labs

Further, in May of 1998, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) approved Truesdail's testing program for NSF/ANSI 61. See listing at: IAPMO Listed Labs

Buyers for many large stores and manufacturers (and their risk managers) are now demanding that their vendors supply third-party testing data on their products. Participation in a certification program will verify the performance and safety of the product and allow you to apply a certification mark like the one that follows to your product and marketing literature.

The Truesdail certification program for NSF/ANSI 61 and/or California AB 1953 (2006) will allow you to comply with both the EPA requirements per the 1998 Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, and the current State of California "Waterworks Standards" for plumbing products.