The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute of Rolling Meadows, Ill., in December entered a partnership agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense Program that will see PMI supporting the program's goals, the value of using water resources more efficiently and the value of using WaterSense-labeled products and programs.    
    Promoting the efficient use of water efficiency is a large part of PMI's mission and, via the partnership, PMI will be recognized for its involvement in the program and its role in protecting the environment.
    “The WaterSense program parallels PMI’s mission to promote the efficient use of water," said PMI executive director Barbara Higgens. "Earlier this year, PMI sponsored the Laird Bill, California AB 715, to mandate the use of high efficiency toilets and urinals. The bill was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger in September 2007.”
    Higgens will serve as the authorized partner representative and PMI technical director Shawn  Martin is the primary contact.For more information on PMI’s water efficiency efforts, visit the PMI Web site at www.pmihome.org.