Deal allows CPVC pipe inside California homes.(Brief Article)

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- The California Building Standards Commission in March granted continued approval of the use of CPVC piping for hot- and cold-water distribution systems inside residential buildings on a limited basis.

The action is a follow-up to the emergency approval granted by the state in November 2000 and allows a CPVC plastic alternative to metallic plumbing systems in areas of corrosive water and soil found throughout California.

The deal, reached last summer, allows local building code officials to approve the use of CPVC pipe only if they can p