Mueller Water Products, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of products and services that are used in the transmission, distribution and measurement of drinking water and in water treatment facilities. The Company�s product portfolio includes ductile iron pipe, water and gas valves, fire hydrants, water meter products and systems and a range of pipe fittings, couplings, hangers and nipples, which are used by municipalities, as well as the residential and non-residential construction industries, for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), fire protection, industrial, energy and oil and gas applications. It operates in three segments: Mueller Co., U.S. Pipe and Anvil. As of September 30, 2011, its installed products included more than 11 million Iron Gate valves and more than three million fire hydrants. On December 14, 2010, the Company acquired Echologics Engineering Inc., a water leak detection and pipe condition assessment company.