Funding goes to study 900 percent increase in Legionnaires disease since 2000 and grossly oversized plumbing systems that cause wasted water and energy, declining water quality, and increased building costs.

The IAPMO Group and Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) applaud the House Science, Space and Technology Committee for advancing legislation reauthorizing the National Institute of Standards and Technology and calling for the creation of a program for premise plumbing research.