WaterSense Labeled
Flushing Urinals
WaterSense
Approximately 65 percent of the estimated 12
million urinals in the United States are old
and inefficient. While the current federal stan-
dard for commercial urinals is 1.0 gallon per flush
(gpf), some older urinals use as much as five times
that amount!
WaterSense®, a partnership program sponsored by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is help-
ing facility managers take a stand for water efficien-
cy by promoting urinals that use no more than a
half gallon per flush.
The WaterSense Label
EPA's high-efficiency flushing
urinals specification is the
WaterSense program's first
labeled product aimed at
commercial and institu-
tional facilities.To date,
WaterSense has released
specifications for toilets and
bathroom sink faucets. Showerhead and single-fam-
ily new home specifications are in the works.
The WaterSense label, pictured above, identifies
products that have been independently tested and
certified to meet EPA's criteria for both water efficien-
cy and performance. Only flushing urinals that suc-
cessfully complete the third-party certification
process can earn the WaterSense label.
Savings With Every Flush
WaterSense labeled urinals will help reduce water
use in commercial and institutional restrooms while
helping to preserve the nation's water resources.
WaterSense labeled flushing urinals use no more
than 0.5 gpf and comply
with existing standards
for flushing urinals.1
To ensure adequate per-
formance, urinals must
also be tested for trap
seal restoration and ^ ^^fl^B^J
flush effectiveness
before they can earn the WaterSense label.
Replacing just one older, inefficient urinal that uses
1.5 gpf with a WaterSense labeled model could save
a facility approximately 4,600 gallons of water per
year. Nationwide, if all older, inefficient urinals were
replaced, we could save nearly 45 billion gallons
annually. That's enough water to supply more than
450,000 households for a year!
Look for the Label
Whether looking to reduce water use in a new facili-
ty or to replace old, inefficient fixtures in men's rest-
rooms, builders, designers, managers, and other
specifiers can look for the WaterSense label to iden-
tify high-performing, water-efficient urinals.
1 ASME A112.19.2/CSA B45.1, IAPMO, ASSE 1037
September 2009
(866) WTR-SENS (987-7367) • www.epa.gov/watersense • watersense@epa.gov
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