MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 SECTION 16

POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned, as a Section 16 reporting person of Mueller Water Products,

Inc. (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert Barker, Stacey

Geer and Jeanne Maynard and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



I. complete and execute Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms and all amendments

thereto as such attorney-in-fact shall in his or her discretion determine to be

required or advisable pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (as amended) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any

successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's ownership,

acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company; and



II. do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and

Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the

Company and such other person or agency as the attorney-in-fact shall deem

appropriate.



The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and

agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  The undersigned

acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity

at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company

assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended).



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the

undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,

unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

Company and the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 17 day of July 2008.







Signature: s/Kevin G. McHugh



Name:  Kevin G. McHugh