In addition to participating with various industry groups in finding suitable answers to the lead leaching problem, Sensus Technologies, Inc., has conducted, and is conducting a number of evaluations in-house. It is important to understand the problems of casting and machining other brass alloys so information is available for future expenditures regarding capital equipment, machining costs, scrap levels, efficiencies and productivity. Sensus believes the resolution of the lead brasses will be in the near time frame unless unexpected technical problems are uncovered either in the laboratory or in early production. The marketplace will pay more for products containing brass without any appreciable visual differences from products purchased several years ago. But the lead leaching levels will be significantly reduced and thereby contribute positively to the quality of the public drinking supply.