15A NCAC 18C .0408      LEAD FREE CONSTRUCTION

(a)  All pipe, pipe fitting, solder or flux used in the installation or repair of a public water system shall be lead free.

(b)  "Lead free" means:

(1)           not containing more than 0.2 percent lead when used with respect to solder and flux; and

(2)           not more than a weighted average of 0.25 percent lead when used with respect to the wetted surfaces of pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, and fixtures.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A-315; P.L. 93-523; 40 C.F.R. 141;

Eff. June 1, 1988;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2002;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.