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Politics in play on lead bill, waterless urinals.(Letter to the editor)

By Koeller, John P.E.
Publication: Contractor
Date: Sunday, October 1 2006

YORBA LINDA, CALIF. -- You are probably tired of hearing from me with opinions on items in CONTRACTOR magazine, but the August issue again stimulates me to write to you on two topics:

1. While I disagreed very strongly with your Editorial in June on California's AB2496 regarding toilets ("High-efficiency toilets answer questions," September, pg. 34), I fully agree with your recent editorial on the California lead bill, AB1953 ("California lead bill should be erased," August, pg. 84). The California Urban Water Conservation Council has not taken a position on 1953 so th

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