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<br />..,..., ...." oJ.., ....""'........,...,.., ...,.... ..v.. .....0 .........y <br /> <br />...,."'~~.&:. <br /> <br />19j uu~ <br /> <br />JI.N-ZZ-SS ,OS: 1 S <br /> <br />FROM-DENVER WATER <br /> <br />lomSEl4S <br /> <br />T-El! P,04/04 F-!:l <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The low-flow showerheads on the market today also perfonn very well. As with <br />toilets, the technology for these devices nas improved considerably since the <br />early models were introduced. There Mave been no reported cases of respiratory <br />problems directly related to low-flow showerheads, and the only references of <br />which we are aware are references to the possibility of legionelJa, a respiratory <br />virus which grows in dirty water, being transmitteQ through mist emanating from <br />a showerhead. Treated drinking water under pressure in a municipal delivery <br />system and sprayed from a showemead should not be a source of this problem. <br />In addition. if a showerhead is producing a mist, this most commonly is a <br />pressure problem which should be addressed by a competent plumber. It is not <br />a problem inherent in the low flow device. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Many western states adopted water efficiency standards before the Energy <br />Policy Act was enacted and have a direct interest in ensuring that the federal <br />standards remain. Plumbing water co('lsumption through the country is a proper <br />public policy concern of the federal government because of the significant <br />energy and cost savings and environmental bene1its of efficient water Use. <br />Eliminating the water efficiency standard would leave local communities without <br />any means of curtailing or controlling the supply of non-efficient products. It <br />would not only hun the long-range planning efforts of water supply interests in <br />the West, it would also result in a loss to plumbing parts and materials <br />manufacturers who have invested significant resources in complying with the <br />federal law. <br /> <br />We would be happy to further discuss our concerns with this legislation with you <br />or your staff, and we thanle you for considering our views. <br /> <br />?Y:~ <br /> <br />H.J.BalTY <br />Manager <br /> <br />'~, <br /> <br />eze <br /> <br />Scna.f,r.D.n <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3 <br />