Less than four months remain before a California plumbing code change bans water-wasting fixtures in older multifamily housing. The code change comes from Senate Bill 407, a water-conservation law that’s been rolled out in phases since 2009. The phase taking effect on Jan. 1 applies to pre-1994 multifamily housing and commercial buildings. Since the mid-1990s, California has required that all plumbing fixtures sold within the state meet water-conserving benchmarks. So if you’ve replaced your fixtures since that time, you are likely in compliance. But if your apartment building was built before Jan. 1, 1994 — and you still have some… Read More