WaterSense® Labeled
Toilets
EPA
Water Sense
Toilets are by far the
main source of
water use in the
home, accounting for
nearly 30 percent of resi-
dential indoor water
consumption. Toilets also
happen to be a major
source of wasted water
due to leaks and/or
inefficiency. WaterSense, a program
sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), is helping consumers identify high-
performance, water-efficient toilets that can reduce
water use in the home and help preserve the
nation's water resources.
What Are WaterSense Labeled
Toilets?
Recent advancements have allowed toilets to use 20
percent less water than the current federal standard,
while still providing equal or superior performance.
The WaterSense label is used on toilets that are certi-
fied by independent laboratory testing to meet rigor-
ous criteria for both performance and efficiency. Only
high-efficiency toilets that complete the third-party
certification process can earn the WaterSense label.
How Much Can WaterSense
Labeled Toilets Save?
Over the course of your lifetime, you will likely flush
the toilet nearly 140,000 times. If you replace older,
existing toilets with WaterSense labeled models, you
can save 4,000 gallons per year with this simpler,
greener choice.
What About Price?
WaterSense labeled toilets are available at a wide
variety of price points and a broad range of styles.
EPA estimates that a family of four that replaces its
home's older toilets with WaterSense labeled models
will, on average, save more than $90 per year in
reduced water utility bills, and $2,000 over the life-
time of the toilets. Additionally, in many areas, utili-
ties offer rebates and vouchers that can lower the
price of a WaterSense labeled toilet.
And Performance?
Unlike some first-generation, "low-flow" toilets,
WaterSense labeled toilets combine high efficiency
with high performance. Design advances enable
WaterSense labeled toilets to save water with no
trade-off in flushing power. In fact, many perform
better than standard toilets in consumer testing.
Look for the WaterSense Label!
Whether remodeling a bathroom, start-
ing construction of a new home, or
simply replacing an old, leaky toilet
that is wasting money and water,
installing a WaterSense labeled toilet is
a high-performance, water-efficient option worth
considering. If every American home with older,
inefficient toilets replaced them with new
WaterSense labeled toilets, we would save nearly
640 billion gallons of water per year, equal to more
than two weeks of flow over Niagara Falls!
Go to for more
information.
February 2008
(866) WTR-SENS (987-7367) • www.epa.gov/watersense • watersense@epa.gov
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