For Immediate Release			Nov. 9, 2010䌀漀渀琀愀挀琀㨀 䤀渀最爀椀搀 䴀愀琀琀猀猀漀渀 Brand Management Senior Manager⠀㠀　　⤀ ㌀㈀㄀ⴀ㐀㜀㌀㤀Ⰰ 攀砀琀⸀ 㐀㈀㐀㤀ingrid.mattsson@uponor-usa.com਀਀䘀椀爀攀 匀愀昀攀琀礀 䔀砀瀀攀爀琀 刀攀愀猀猀甀爀攀猀 䴀甀渀椀挀椀瀀愀氀 圀愀琀攀爀 Authorities on Home Fire Sprinkler Liability Issue ਀਀夀伀刀䬀Ⰰ 倀䔀一一匀夀䰀嘀䄀一䤀䄀 ᐀†䴀甀渀椀挀椀瀀愀氀 眀愀琀攀爀 愀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀椀攀猀 挀愀渀 攀愀猀椀氀礀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀 liability concerns regarding the suspension of water service to state-洀愀渀搀愀琀攀搀 爀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀椀愀氀 昀椀爀攀 猀瀀爀椀渀欀氀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀挀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 琀漀 倀愀甀氀 䴀挀䌀甀氀氀漀挀栀Ⰰ NICET III, lead fire protection designer for Fire Safety at Uponor Inc.      ਀ᰀ倠漀琀攀渀琀椀愀氀 氀椀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 椀猀猀甀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀氀礀 爀攀猀漀氀瘀攀搀 戀礀 more than 400 jurisdictions across the country that already require 猀瀀爀椀渀欀氀攀爀猀 椀渀 渀攀眀ⴀ栀漀洀攀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀Ⰰᴀ†猀愀椀搀 䴀挀䌀甀氀氀漀挀栀Ⰰ 猀瀀攀愀欀椀渀最 漀渀 Nov. 5 at a joint meeting in York of the Central Section Water Works 伀瀀攀爀愀琀漀爀猀ᤀ†䄀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 倀攀渀渀猀礀氀瘀愀渀椀愀 ⠀圀圀伀䄀倀⤀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 一漀爀琀栀 愀渀搀 South Central Districts of the American Water Works Association ⠀䄀圀圀䄀⤀ 漀昀 倀攀渀渀猀礀氀瘀愀渀椀愀⸀       
McCulloch, who was recently appointed to the Residential Fire 匀瀀爀椀渀欀氀攀爀 䐀攀猀椀最渀 愀渀搀 䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 䔀砀愀洀 䐀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 䌀漀洀洀椀琀琀攀攀 戀礀 the International Code Council® Board for International Professional 匀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀猀 ⠀䈀䤀倀匀⤀Ⰰ 挀椀琀攀搀 愀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀猀 漀昀 栀漀眀 樀甀爀椀猀搀椀挀琀椀漀渀猀 have effectively indemnified water authorities that terminate water 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 琀漀 栀漀洀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 昀椀爀攀 猀瀀爀椀渀欀氀攀爀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀⸀      
“When water service is suspended, code officials typically deem 琀栀攀 搀眀攀氀氀椀渀最 甀渀椀渀栀愀戀椀琀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 猀漀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀漀 渀攀攀搀 昀漀爀 愀渀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 昀椀爀攀 sprinkler system,” said McCulloch, adding that sprinklers are designed 琀漀 最椀瘀攀 栀漀洀攀漀眀渀攀爀猀 瀀爀攀挀椀漀甀猀 洀椀渀甀琀攀猀 琀漀 攀猀挀愀瀀攀 愀 戀甀爀渀椀渀最 栀漀洀攀⸀ “Some jurisdictions limit potential liability by requiring homeowners to 猀椀最渀 愀 眀愀琀攀爀ⴀ琀攀爀洀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 愀挀欀渀漀眀氀攀搀最椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 愀 栀漀洀攀ᤀ猠 昀椀爀攀 sprinkler system has also been disabled.”      ਀吀栀攀 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀椀渀最ⴀ攀搀甀挀愀琀椀漀渀 猀攀洀椀渀愀爀 爀攀瘀椀攀眀攀搀 琀栀攀 爀漀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 氀漀挀愀氀 water authorities play in implementing the 2009 International 刀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀椀愀氀 䌀漀搀攀 ⠀䤀刀䌀⤀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 愀洀漀渀最 漀琀栀攀爀 渀攀眀ⴀ戀甀椀氀搀椀渀最 猀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀猀 includes a requirement for fire sprinklers to be installed in all homes 戀甀椀氀琀 愀昀琀攀爀 䨀愀渀⸀ ㄀Ⰰ ㈀　㄀㄀⸀ 吀栀攀 䌀漀洀洀漀渀眀攀愀氀琀栀 椀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀眀漀 猀琀愀琀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 have adopted the new residential life-safety standard, commonly 爀攀昀攀爀爀攀搀 琀漀 愀猀 琀栀攀 一愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 䘀椀爀攀 倀爀漀琀攀挀琀椀漀渀 䄀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀椀漀渀 匀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀 ⠀一䘀倀䄀⤀ 13D.      ਀䤀渀 栀椀猀 爀攀洀愀爀欀猀Ⰰ 䴀挀䌀甀氀氀漀挀栀 愀氀猀漀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀搀 愀 ㈀　　㠀 猀琀甀搀礀 戀礀 琀栀攀 Washington Water Utilities Council that found that multipurpose (“flow-琀栀爀漀甀最栀ᴀ⤠ 昀椀爀攀 猀瀀爀椀渀欀氀攀爀 搀攀猀椀最渀猀 漀昀昀攀爀 琀栀攀 氀漀眀攀猀琀 挀漀猀琀 漀昀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 the lowest amount of ongoing maintenance by a homeowner.        ਀䴀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 㜀㔀 眀愀琀攀爀 瀀爀漀昀攀猀猀椀漀渀愀氀猀 琀漀漀欀 瀀愀爀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀氀漀渀最 seminar and continuing-education program that featured multiple 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 愀渀搀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀爀猀⸀         
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