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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230531

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Mueller Water Products, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001350593
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS [3490]
		IRS NUMBER:				203547095
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32892
		FILM NUMBER:		23982006

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1200 ABERNATHY RD, NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
		BUSINESS PHONE:		770-206-4200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1200 ABERNATHY RD, NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Mueller Holding Company, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060123
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ic3751d8881f144caa1fa0d79e35e4128_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM&#160;SD</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Specialized Disclosure Report</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:513.00pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:176.50pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:154.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:176.50pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">0001-32892</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">20-3547095</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Commission File Number)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(I.R.S. 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(&#8220;Mueller&#8221;) is furnishing this report to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Rule&#8221;).  The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.  The term &#8220;conflict mineral&#8221; is defined to include cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives (tin, tantalum and tungsten), unless the Secretary of State determines that additional minerals or their derivatives are financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the &#8220;Covered Countries&#8221;).  The Rule imposes reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of their products.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mueller has adopted a Supplier Code of Conduct that supports the goals expressed by Congress in enacting Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Supplier Code of Conduct supports Mueller&#8217;s commitment to complying with the due diligence obligations required by SEC rules and regulations and Mueller&#8217;s expectations from its suppliers regarding conflict minerals disclosures. In addition, the Supplier Code of Conduct includes language requiring suppliers to represent to Mueller that all materials supplied by them are sourced responsibly. The Supplier Code of Conduct resides on Mueller&#8217;s corporate website (https&#58;&#47;&#47;www.muellerwaterproducts.com&#47;environmental-social-and-governance). The information on Mueller&#8217;s website and information accessible through it are not incorporated into this specialized disclosure report.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Conflict Minerals Disclosure.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry and Determination</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Individuals with primary responsibility for purchasing materials and components at each of Mueller&#8217;s business units conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry with respect to products Mueller manufactured or contracted for manufacture during calendar year 2022 (the &#8220;Reporting Period&#8221;). The scope of the inquiry included all (i) foreign suppliers and (ii) domestic suppliers from whom Mueller&#8217;s primary business units purchased in excess of a minimum value threshold of materials and components during the Reporting Period. Supplier engagement included, among other efforts, delivery of (A) an introductory email requesting information concerning the presence of conflict minerals in the supplier&#8217;s goods and (B) subsequent emails intended to prompt non-responsive suppliers to respond. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Based on the responses received as a result of its reasonable country of origin inquiry, Mueller has determined that, with respect to necessary conflict minerals in products Mueller manufactured or contracted for manufacture during the Reporting Period, Mueller does not have sufficient reason to believe that the conflict minerals did not originate in a Covered Country or were from recycled or scrap sources.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Consistent with the public statement of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission made public on April 7, 2017, Mueller has provided only the disclosure required under the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of Item 1.01 of Form SD.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The information discussed above is also available at www.muellerwaterproducts.com&#47;conflictmineralsdisclosure. 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