Construction
Aug. 27, 2010
State Ends Dispute Over Plastic Pipe
The California Building Standards Commission officially ended a decades long dispute over the public health and safety risks of a certain type of plastic pipe used as plumbing for drinking water.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The California Building Standards Commission has officially ended a decades-long dispute over the public health and safety risks of a plastic pipe used as plumbing for drinking water.
The commission's 7-0 vote Aug. 16 approved a settlement on a contentious environmental impact report to allow the statewide use of cross-linked polyethelene tubing, or PEX plastic pipe. The novel use...
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