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Draft Water-Efficient Single Family
New Homes Specification Announced
Published May 2008
On May 22, 2008 WaterSense released the draft
specification for water-efficient single family new homes. The
draft specification will be open for review and comment through
July 21, 2008. Please review the fact sheet on WaterSense
labeled New Homes and the the press
release that accompanied this announcement for more information.
Notification of Intent to Develop
Specifications for High-Efficiency Urinals
Published May 2008
On May 22, 2008, WaterSense issued a Notification of Intent (NOI)
to develop specifications for high-efficiency urinals to make it
easier to identify efficient, high-performing urinals and capitalize
on this tremendous water savings opportunity. EPA has identified
preliminary water efficiency and performance criteria, as well as
the technical issues to be considered prior to the development of
a draft specification. Please visit the Urinals
page for more information.
July Is Smart Irrigation Month
Published May 2008
Did you know that more than 50 percent of water used to irrigate
lawns and gardens is wasted? Visit the Smart
Irrigation Month pages for tips and advice for significant water
savings when watering your landscape.
WaterSense on the Today Show
Published April 2008
On Friday, April 25th, WaterSense was featured on the Today Show
during a segment about "greening your bathroom." During the
segment, host Meredith Vieira inadvertently said that the average
American household wastes 900 billion gallons per year. In fact,
the average American household uses about 100,000 gallons in a year,
and 11,000 gallons of that are unnecessarily wasted each year due
to inefficient toilets and faucets. If every inefficient toilet
in the United States was replaced by a WaterSense labeled model,
it would save 640 billion gallons!
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