WaterSense Labeled New Homes Across the Country
With WaterSense labeled new homes springing
up coast to coast, families across the country are
making water efficiency the new curb appeal.
Compared to a traditional home, a WaterSense
labeled new home can save a family of four 50,000
gallons of water per year and up to $600 annually
on utility bills.
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                         savings from Waters    new homes are not considered in the program's total annual savings numbers.
     Apopka, FL
Colorado Springs, CO
Issaquah, WA
Portland, OR
Roseville, CA
Irrigation Controllers: Getting Smart About Saving Water
In November 2011, WaterSense released a final specification for weather-based irrigation controllers, the first
outdoor product category to become eligible to earn the WaterSense label. Experts estimate that up to 50
percent of commercial and residential irrigation water use goes to waste due to inefficient irrigation methods and
systems. WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers operate like a thermostat for your sprinkler system, telling it
when to turn on and off based on local weather data. These devices have the potential to save home and building
owners a combined 110 billion gallons of water and approximately $410 million in utility bills per year.
WaterSense in the News
As WaterSense's Fix a Leak Week and other We're
for Water campaigns have shown, media attention
goes a long way in increasing consumer awareness.
The  WaterSense program does not place paid
advertising; however, the program's media outreach
efforts in 2011 resulted in articles in more than 2,800
print publications and 7,500 online outlets. Major
media coverage in 2011 included articles in Scientific
American, The Washington Post, Builder magazine,
FOX News, and Good Housekeeping.
                          What's Next?
                        '•t March 14-20, 2011
                       Fix a Leak Week
                          WaterSense has been working to expand the
                          number of products and programs that qualify
                          for the WaterSense label. In 2011, WaterSense
                          continued development on a specification for
                          commercial pre-rinse spray valves by conducting
                          round-robin testing with several laboratories
                          and coordinating with stakeholder groups to
                          develop efficiency and performance criteria.
                          WaterSense also issued a notification of intent to
                          consider modifying aspects of the WaterSense
                          Single-Family New Home Specification, including
                          expanding the scope of the specification to
                          incorporate certain types of multi-family buildings.
                          Additionally, WaterSense began research on soil
                          moisture sensors and flushometer valve toilets.
WaterSense
    Accomplishments
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                                                                                                                    WaterSense
June 2012
(866) WTR-SENS (987-7367) • www.epa.gov/watersense • watersense@epa.gov
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Billions
& Billions
       Saved
   WaterSense® a partnership program sponsored by

   he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),

works collaboratively with companies, organizations, and

communities to encourage innovation in manufacturing and

support sustainable jobs for American workers. Since 2006,

the WaterSense label has made it easy for consumers to

find high-performing, water-efficient products. Across the

country, millions of Americans are saving water, energy, and

money by installing WaterSense labeled products in their

homes and businesses.
WaterSense Labeled Products
       Ever since the first WaterSense labeled toilets

       hit store shelves in 2007, more and more

       product types have earned the WaterSense

       label, and the total number of WaterSense

       labeled models has continued to grow.
 2007
               2011
TOTAL

LABELED

MODELS
                            gallons of water
                            saved since 2006!
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      Georgia or Arizona
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           has more than  IJ
           organizational partners.
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                                                   irrigation partners

                                                        across the country
WaterSense has helped reduce
the amount of energy needed
to heat, pump, and treat water by

38.4 billion
kilowatt hours,   *
enough to supply A J
a year's worth
of power to
more than
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'3?6*
million
homes...
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       ...eliminating

13 million
 metric tons
 of greenhouse gas
     emissions...
                                                           ...the equivalent
                                                           of planting nearly

                                                           35O million
                                                               trees
                                                           and saving
                                                         consumers

                                                      $4.7 billion
                                                      in water and energy bills

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