JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri senators have rejected an effort to require many counties to develop plumbing codes that supporters say would improve water quality.
Local plumbing codes were among the changes proposed after the Department of Natural Resources waited about a month to report tests showing high levels of E. coli bacteria in the Lake of the Ozarks.
The provision would have required plumbing codes within three years for counties with waterways that run through state or national parks. Local government groups had objected to the requirement.
Senators voted Wednesday to remove the plumbing codes from legislation about the Department of Natural Resources. Other parts of the bill would give state health officials responsibility for water testing and require that the results be publicly reported quicker.
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