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2018 Sustained Excellence and
Partner of the Year Awards
For a dozen years, WaterSense and its more than 1,900 partners have been
transforming the market for water-efficient products, homes, and services. By
offering simple ways to reduce water use, WaterSense helps Americans save water for
future generations. Through the end of 2017, WaterSense had helped Americans save
a total of 2.7 trillion gallons of water and more than $63.8 billion in water and energy
bills. These savings could not be realized without the innovation and commitment of
WaterSense partners.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to recognize nine
Sustained Excellence and four Partner of the Year Award winners for helping to
advance the WaterSense program mission of conservation in 2017.
SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE
American Standard—Part of LIXIL
American Standard, part of the global LIXIL Corporation, received its first
WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award after several years of award-winning
WaterSense labeled product development and promotion. The brand's ongoing
Beauty in Motion Mobile Showroom displayed innovative WaterSense labeled
commercial products in 2017, including urinals and toilets set in a real-life
commercial restroom setting. The mobile showroom, which also has WaterSense
labeled residential toilets and showerheads, toured 173 stops during 2017—a 27
percent increase from 2016. More than 6,700 professionals and consumers visited the exhibit, resulting in more
than one million total impressions, a 64 percent increase over the previous year. For Fix a Leak Week 2017,
American Standard offered free WaterSense labeled faucets as a prize
for liking its leak-fixing posts on Facebook. YouTube videos, including one
highlighting a family shelter renovation American Standard supported in
2017, talked about the water savings of the company's labeled plumbing
products.
In 2017, American Standard distributed WaterSense labeled products to
11,236 U.S. retail outlets, a 34 percent increase over 2016. The American
Standard Spectra+ collection, introduced in 2017, includes WaterSense
labeled showerheads that were prominently featured in the 2018 Kitchen
and Bath Industry Show, along with other WaterSense labeled products.
American Standard's WaterSense labeled ActiClean self-cleaning toilet
was a finalist for the R&D 100 award. The brand also received multiple
design awards for WaterSense labeled products, including the 2017
Beautiful Kitchens & Baths 30 Most Innovative Products, A' Design Gold
Award, GREEN GOOD DESIGN Award, and KB Culture Award.
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American Standard's website features a Water Savings Calculator to help consumers identify water-efficient
products and had nine times as many visitors in 2017 compared to 2016. In 2017, American Standard more
than doubled the consumer and trade media impressions it achieved to build awareness for the WaterSense
message. The brand updated its e-book, How to Buy Guide for the Bathroom, featuring details on water-saving
products and practices for consumers. American Standard is also actively involved in a number of trade groups
and technical committees committed to promoting water-efficient technologies. Through their involvement with the
Water-Efficient Products Committee for the Alliance for Water Efficiency and the Fitting Standards Development
Committee, company representatives helped provide EPA with information to update WaterSense specifications.
Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) Public Utilities Department
To win its second consecutive Sustained Excellence Award, the Athens-Clarke County
Public Utilities Department Water Conservation Office expanded its outreach efforts,
reaching over 9,000 residents through events, school visits, tours, workshops, and
festivals. In early 2017, Athens-Clarke County entered into a Level 2 drought. To help
customers reduce their water use, the county distributed more than 250 water-saving
showerheads, 500 kitchen faucet aerators, and 500 bathroom faucet aerators and
discussed the benefits of WaterSense labeled products at various outreach events.
During Fix A Leak Week 2017, Athens-Clarke County hosted a Fire Up the Hydrant
"Tappy Hour" event at a local brewery. Local artists painted 20 hydrants during the
campaign and residents voted for their favorite. The winner was announced during the "Tappy Hour," where 300
attendees learned about WaterSense and water conservation. Utility customers were also encouraged to "Take
the 10 Minute WaterSense Challenge" by following a simple leak checklist included with their water bill. The utility
reached 82,000 visitors at its local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as well, by creating a Fix a Leak Week
video that played as DMV visitors waited in line. Athens-Clarke County also held a Ripple Effect film festival
during Fix a Leak Week, where local filmmakers showed short videos they created on how to find and fix leaks.
Over 400 people attended this event and received WaterSense labeled products as giveaways.
For Sprinkler Spruce-Up 2017, Athens-Clarke County hosted three workshops with a total of 75 attendees
explaining the benefits of drip irrigation. The county hosted additional workshops throughout the course of the
year on water-smart gardening and irrigation for landscape professionals. The county also integrated WaterSense
outreach and messaging into its participation in the National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation,
organized by the Wyland Foundation, which encourages cities to compete on consumer water reductions. More
than 8,000 Athens-Clarke County customers pledged to reduce their water use during 2017's challenge, making
the county one of five national winners of the Challenge across the United States.
Public Utilities
water, wastewater, conservation.
City of Charlottesville (Virginia)
The City of Charlottesville, a three-time Promotional Partner of the Year, has earned its first
Sustained Excellence Award, demonstrating both a consistent program and its experience
in 2017 with the region's first significant drought in 10 years. Wth the help of WaterSense
"When in Drought" tools, Charlottesville blanketed the area with water conservation
messages and water use restriction notices, including magnets on city vehicles, a
television ad, yard signs on public lands,
and various traditional and social media
platforms. Drought-related postcards
and flyers created by Charlottesville staff
were sent to citizens and helped dramatically increase traffic to
the City's water conservation website, from 1,400 views when
restrictions were first posted to nearly 4,000 at the height of the
campaign. On Facebook, the City initiated #WaterTipWednesday
posts focused on outdoor watering, and it timed outdoor water
messaging to coincide with weather conditions using targeted ads
on the weather.com app that garnered over 287,000 impressions
in the Charlottesville area. Some of these strategies have been
maintained since the drought status ended.
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program has allowed us to expand
and enhance our water conservation
programs, and the easy access to its
messaging tools has been extremely
helpful with our public education and
outreach efforts."
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During Fix a Leak Week, Charlottesville hosted its annual Fix a Leak Family 5k race.
The City created radio ads, flyers, posters, biii inserts, online and print ads, and social
media outreach to encourage participation. A total of 144 racers registered—a new high
for the race—and all attendees received a WaterSense labeled faucet aerator, a leak
detection dye tablet, and a personalized "Detect and Chase Down Leaks" checklist. A
local radio show host dressed up as a "running toilet," and racers chased him to "catch
the leak." Conservation tips and resources to find local rebates on WaterSense labeled
toilets and other products informed all attendees how to save water beyond finding and
fixing leaks.
Throughout the year, Charlottesville distributed water conservation kits—which included
a WaterSense labeled showerhead and faucet aerator, leak detection dye tablets,
a WaterSense labeled toilet rebate pamphlet, and installation materials—to anyone
who visited Charlottesville's City Hall or attended promotional events such as the
University of Virginia Eco-Fair and an Earth Week Expo. The City supported a project
in which 48 university students swapped out their old showerheads with WaterSense
labeled models. In total, the City estimates it distributed over 1,500 WaterSense labeled faucet aerators and 600
WaterSense labeled showerheads during 2017.
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Cobb County (Georgia) Water System
Cobb County Water System received its second Sustained Excellence Award
for its continued promotion of water efficiency and WaterSense campaigns.
With the area under Level 2 drought for most of 2017, Cobb County created
the Drought Busters campaign, which spoofed the Ghost Busters theme song
and catch phrases in short videos to promote WaterSense labeled products
and water-saving practices. Tappy Turtle, Cobb County's water conservation
mascot, also encouraged citizens

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"Cobb County Water has been
a WaterSense partner since the
program was established. It has
been the cornerstone of our water
efficiency efforts. Participating in
national campaigns and directing
customers to third-party tested
and labeled products allow us to
maximize our staff efforts. It has
been integral in creating a culture
of conservation in Cobb County."
Cobb County...Expect the Best!
to combat drought by taking the
We're for Water Pledge. The Drought
Busters video series received over 200 views on YouTube and included
a contest for consumers to video themselves fixing leaks, along with
a special fixing leaks video series during Fix a Leak Week 2017. In
addition to the videos, Cobb County partnered with Metropolitan North
Georgia Water Planning District on the Fix a Leak Week Water Drop
Dash race and distributed kits to students during Fix a Leak Week to
help them check for leaks at home, along with a variety of other student
education activities.
Steve McCullers, Director,
Cobb County Water System
To help multifamily property owners track and improve water use, the
utility promoted the EPA Water Score, explaining the benefits and how to
use the tool during the Atlanta Apartment Association Manager Forum.
In October 2017, Cobb County hosted a forum with stakeholders to
discuss potential changes to the WaterSense New Homes program.
The utility also collaborated with the local electricity provider, Cobb
EMC, to promote the water-energy connection and WaterSense labeled showerheads to reduce water and energy
use. Cobb County Water System and Cobb EMC also supported a project to install WaterSense labeled fixtures
and energy-saving appliances for a local family in need, helping to decrease the family's annual water use by 60
percent.
Cobb County piloted a Septic Pump Out Party with a local homeowners association and Metropolitan North
Georgia Water Planning District in October 2017. The 78 homeowners who attended the event received
WaterSense labeled faucet aerators and showerheads, along with leak detection tablets, toilet diverter clips,
and tank displacement bags, while promoting the utility's WaterSense labeled toilet rebate program. In 2017
alone, Cobb County rebated 2,288 WaterSense labeled toilets and approximately 250 WaterSense labeled
showerheads.
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Delta Faucet Company
— - — A Delta Faucet Company achieved its fourth Sustained Excellence Award, continuing its
£#3 Kj ^ IT /X tradition of producing and promoting water-saving technologies and products. In 2017,
faucet company Delta Faucet wrote a proposal that eventually helped WaterSense incorporate rain
showers into a recent revision of the WaterSense labeled showerhead specification.
The Company also continued its collaboration with the American Water Works Association, including the local
Indiana chapter, to promote the WaterSense program to water districts, and offered a promotion on repair parts to
encourage more plumbers to find and fix leaks during Fix a Leak Week 2017.
During the same year, Delta brand showerheads were put on display at Lowe's
Home Improvement and The Home Depot, showcasing WaterSense labeled
products within major retailers. Additionally, all Delta® toilets have earned the
WaterSense label. The Brizo® brand, featuring WaterSense labeled faucets and
showerheads, continued to win multiple awards in 2017 for design and water-
saving properties.
Delta's flagship showroom was
rebranded in 2017 and is outfitted
with WaterSense labeled bathroom
faucets and shower fixtures.
In other activities, Delta Faucet Company continued to show its commitment to
educating customers about water efficiency. The company hosted more than
825 showroom associates and other industry professionals in a hotel that has
Delta WaterSense labeled H20kinetic® showerheads installed, so guests could
get a firsthand experience with a high-performing showerhead that conserves
water. The event even incorporated WaterSense labeled products as part of the educational experience during
breakout sessions while onsite at Delta Faucet Company headquarters. The company also offered six continuing
education unit (CEU) courses, including a course on Water Delivery Solutions for Green Building. At the
Brizo|Delta Chicago Showroom, an estimated 3,100 influencers and customers received training last year.
Beyond training and education, the Delta brand once again was a sponsor for HGTV's Dream Home, where
four influential bloggers wrote about their experience using WaterSense labeled products, generating 1.8 million
impressions. The brand also collaborated with the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian® Design Museum to introduce the
Delta Sphere—a concept faucet focused on returning to the elements and centered around sustainability. Delta
Sphere was displayed with many WaterSense labeled products at a launch event for more than 100 media and
influencers, who helped build awareness not only around the concept faucet, but around the company's overall
innovative spirit and commitment to water efficiency.
Energy Inspectors Corporation
Energy Inspectors Corporation earned its first Sustained Excellence Award, after receiving
four Licensed Certification Provider Partner of the Year Awards in previous years. Energy
Inspectors worked closely with WaterSense builder partner KB Home to inspect and certify
170 homes in 2017 that earned the WaterSense label. By getting involved with builders early
in the planning process, Energy Inspectors helps implement water-efficient design aspects
into the initial home construction and mitigates expenses down the road. It also looked for
ways to incorporate other green building ratings into new homes, including ENERGY STAR, energy inspectors®
LEED, and Green Point Rated systems.
Wth over 90 in-house field raters, Energy Inspectors can closely control the quality of their inspections. In
2017, they trained 12 raters on the WaterSense specification. Each inspector attends a full day, in-person
training, completes field inspection tool training, and participates in a mentoring process. Energy Inspectors also
developed a comprehensive training video for raters to use as a reference during onsite inspections.
Energy Inspectors regularly recruits new builders to the WaterSense program as it inspects over 60,000 homes
each year. In California, they encouraged the use of WaterSense labeled products in high-profile projects to
address the growing water supply issues. Energy Inspectors also works closely with utilities to create energy- and
water-saving strategies, including rebates and other incentives for WaterSense labeled products and homes. They
actively promote WaterSense by displaying the logo prominently on the company website, including WaterSense
in every email, and promoting builder partner accomplishments.
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KB Home
HOME
As the leading builder of WaterSense labeled homes, KB Home earned its fourth Sustained
Excellence Award. In 2017, KB Home built 170 new homes that met the WaterSense criteria
and included WaterSense labeled fixtures in all the homes it built. In total, nearly 1,000 KB
Homes have met the WaterSense specification, and more than 500,000 WaterSense labeled
fixtures have been installed in the company's new homes.
In addition to WaterSense labeled products,
a Landscaping Guide was created for all KB
Home divisions, with a directive to showcase drought-resistant
and native plants at all KB model homes. KB also undertook
companywide employee awareness training focused on
WaterSense and other corporate sustainability initiatives. The KB
Home Studio team and sales staff learned about the benefits of
water-efficient products and other water-saving measures, and the
company continued to encourage subcontractors who work on KB
homes to be trained in water efficiency.
"Water conservation is a growing
imperative for homebuilders and
homeowners alike. KB Home is
pleased to have been the first national
builder to adopt the WaterSense
efficiency standard and to continue
to support the important water
conservation goals of the WaterSense
program with every home we build."
Dan Bridleman, Senior Vice President,
KB Home
KB Home collaborated with a number of organizations throughout
2017. Working with the Residential Energy Services Network
(RESNET), KB promoted the Home Energy Rating System water
efficiency rating index (HERSH20), and it piloted a new watering
monitoring system under development to educate homeowners on their water use. KB also partnered with the
sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres, to promote the Connect the Drops campaign advancing resilient water
solutions in California, and with the Southern Nevada Water Authority to promote the utility's Water Smart Home
Program of incentives for water-efficient devices and landscaping.
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District continued its tradition of
collaboration on water conservation with its 55 member utilities, earning its first Sustained
Excellence Award. For its local utility members, the Metro Water District provided tool kits to
promote Fix a Leak Week, Sprinkler Spruce-Up, Your Better Bathroom, and Shower Better
using WaterSense materials. The Metro Water District also launched a technical assistance
program to help its member utilities promote its Pre-Rinse Spray Valve Replacement
Program, Toilet Replacement Program, and Commercial Water Audits, and it worked with
The Home Depot to help promote its member utilities' toilet rebates in their stores.
The Metro Water District focused its 2017 outreach efforts on training residents
and real estate agents how septic systems relate to water efficiency, including
hosting a septic tank pump-out and educational event with the Cobb County
(Georgia) Water Planning District called Be a Party Pooper, which promoted
water-efficient practices and WaterSense labeled products to homeowners. The
training encouraged agents to use WaterSense as a selling point when showing
area homes to prospective buyers. The Metro Water District also continued to
host the fifth annual Water Drop Dash 5k race and water festival during Fix a
Leak Week 2017, and over 600 runners participated.
The Metro Water District also updated its Household Water Audit assessment in
2017, providing information on WaterSense labeled toilets, showerheads, and
faucets, along with irrigation timers. Residents who applied for a toilet rebate also received an assessment to look
for other water-saving opportunities. In October, the Metro Water District participated in the U.S. Water Alliance's
event, imagine a Day Without Water, and it developed tent cards for local restaurants to display on tables
promoting the importance of saving water and encouraging customers to choose water-efficient fixtures.
Runners at the 2017 Water Drop
Dash 5k. Over the past 5 years,
more than 2,000 runners have
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Sonoma-Marin (California) Saving Water Partnership
The Sonoma Marin Saving Water Partnership (SMSWP), a "parent" professional
certifying organization that ailows other organizations to certify irrigation professionals
using its Qualified Water Efficient Landscape!" (QWEL) program, earned its second
Sustained Excellence Award. During 2017, SMSWP restructured its program, and
worked with a group of 21 water use efficiency and landscape experts to revise
the QWEL curriculum and develop a new reference manual and training materials.
The program launched a new QWEL website with a curriculum page that includes WaterSense information. The
Partnership also sent promotional emails throughout the year to nearly 1,000 QWEL certified professionals in the
San Francisco Bay Area to encourage them to participate in WaterSense. To date, SMSWP and the organizations
that have adopted the QWEL program have certified more than 2,500 irrigation professionals.
To expand the QWEL program and vocational training opportunities to students, the Agriculture, Water, and
Environmental Technology Sector of the California Community College (CCC) system adopted QWEL in early
2017 to provide the opportunity for any CCC to implement the program. SMSWP also carried out activities beyond
QWEL to advance outdoor water efficiency. In 2017, SMSWP created water-smart plant cards to distribute at
events. The Partnership hosted an Eco-Friendly Garden Tour that had 1,600 visitors and conducted a social
media campaign to encourage end users to limit outdoor water use.
The Partnership participated in a number of pilot programs in 2017, including a Coping with Drought research
project conducted by Stanford's Water in the West, which investigated the factors that affect people's response
to drought. SMSWP also partnered with Daily Acts, Conservation Corps North Bay, and four local schools to
convert 20,000 square feet of irrigated lawn and impervious surfaces into water-efficient landscapes. Through this
program, 500,000 gallons of water will be saved annually.
QUALIFIED WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPER
PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS OF THE YEAR
City of Fort Worth (Texas)
The City of Fort Worth expanded its water conservation outreach efforts through
collaboration with other WaterSense partners during 2017. Fort Worth Water
volunteered to partner with WaterSense on a Fix a Leak Week 2017 Hispanic outreach
pilot program. The pilot program consisted of culturally-relevant outreach materials
focused on finding and fixing leaks. The materials were modeled after Loteria, a
Mexican game of chance played like bingo, with Fort Worth providing translations for the cards. More than 400
water conservation kits (using bags donated by American Standard) were distributed at various pop-up events
throughout the community. The City continued its sponsorship of the third annual Chasing Leaks 5k race, in
conjunction with the Fort Worth Runners Club, where more than 180 runners and other attendees received water
conservation tips and the new bilingual materials. The City of Fort Worth attended many other community events
throughout 2017 to reach over 17,000 people, including a water festival for fifth graders called Waterama.
As part of its Smart irrigation Program, the City partnered with the Tarrant
Regional Water District. Irrigation and landscape professionals conducted over
200 water audits for residents during the program. The city also partnered with
the Texas Agrilife Dallas Extension to offer free water-efficient landscaping
seminars with a total of 217 attendees in 2017.
The City's SmartFlush Toilet Program promoted and distributed over 3,500
WaterSense labeled toilets to residential low-income and commercial customers.
Not wanting to leave out the commercial sector, Fort Worth's SmartWater
Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Assessment Program provided free
facility-wide water use assessments that promoted WaterSense labeled toilets
and industry best management practices. A total of 53 audits were completed
in 2017, and 32 companies have been recognized to date for their water-saving
efforts with Fort Worth's SmartWater Partner Award.
During Fix a Leak Week 2017,
Fort Worth heid pop-up events at
La Gran Plaza shopping center
and other locations.
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City of Piano (Texas)
The City of Piano earned its Promotional Partner of the Year Award by promoting
a variety of WaterSense campaigns and products and following up with residents
to ensure they heard the message to save water. For Fix a Leak Week 2017,
the City hosted a workshop showing how to find and fix household leaks; the 55
attendees, who completed a survey afterward, said they would check their toilets
for leaks. The Live Green in Piano newsletter promoted fixing leaks to more than
73,000 households, and the City provided free showerheads, faucet aerators, and toilet flappers to residents.
For Sprinkler Spruce-Up, the City conducted a three-part, in-person course, which 160 residents attended, and
created an online module, "Water, Water Everywhere: a Guide to Sprinkler Repair," which was accessed 6,173
times in 2017. A survey conducted after the courses found 83 percent of participants planned to check their
irrigation systems.
Piano
City of Excellence
"The City of Piano is deeply honored to be
named a WaterSense Partner of the Year
and very grateful for the myriad of resources
WaterSense provides its partners. We are
firmly committed to water conservation and
look forward to our continued partnership
with WaterSense, a leader in national water
conservation efforts."
Rachel Patterson, Director of Environmental
Health and Sustainability, City of Piano
Water-efficient irrigation practices were also on display at the
City of Piano's fifth annual WaterWise Landscape Tour, where
more than 900 attendees visited six locations both in person
and virtually, using a GIS story map with descriptions of native
landscaping and efficient watering. The City had previously
collaborated with WaterSense manufacturer partner Rachio
on a pilot study to explore WaterSense labeled weather-
based irrigation controller usability and water use trends, and
it presented the results at the 2017 WaterSmart Innovations
Conference in Las Vegas. Participants in the pilot reported
increased engagement with their irrigation controllers and a
better understanding of efficient irrigation. The City continued
observing outdoor watering habits in 2017, using advanced
metering infrastructure data.
The City of Piano promoted its WaterSense labeled toilet rebate program by collaborating with The Home Depot
and Lowe's Home Improvement, and awarded 1,105 toilet rebates to residents in 2017 alone. The City also
provided rebates for 167 rain/freeze sensors and nine pressure-reducing valves. To help residents save even
more water, the City distributed free WaterSense labeled showerheads and faucet aerators, shower timers, toilet
leak detection dye tablets, toilet flappers, soil moisture meters, plumbing tape, and rain gauges to residents
throughout the year at classes and events.
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Citrus County (Florida) Utilities
Citrus County Utilities earned its third WaterSense Promotional
Partner of the Year Award for its expanded outreach at events,
in classrooms, and with partners in the community. To promote
Fix a Leak Week 2017, the utility hosted the 10th annual
Water Conservation Expo through a partnership with Sugarmill
Woods homeowner associations (HOAs) and the Southwest
Florida Water Management District. Citrus County also boosted
promotion of its year-round Schedule a Specialist program
during Fix a Leak Week. This customer assistance program
provided one-on-one, in-home education sessions on how to save water at home,
and each participant received WaterSense labeled products and information. The
utility had the attention of local government, with the Citrus County Board of County
Commissioners issuing a Fix a Leak Week proclamation.
Citrus County Utilities attended a number of events to promote its WaterSense
labeled product rebates for toilets and irrigation controllers. The utility created We're
for Water and Shower Better photo frames displaying quote bubbles featuring how
people planned to save water. Visitors received the "Introducing the WaterSense
The utility created a We're
for Water frame and props
to use at events. Students
received We're for Water
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Label" fact sheet and WaterSense labeled showerheads as giveaways. The utility distributed 572 free
WaterSense labeled faucet aerators and 272 showerheads. The utility also participated in HOA events, where it
gave presentations on WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers and distributed free aerators and showerheads.
Citrus County also partnered with the Southwest Florida Water Management District and Wthlacoochee Regional
Water Supply Authority on a free irrigation evaluation program. In 2017, 34 evaluations were completed, of
which 14 participants had a WaterSense labeled irrigation controller installed. Program participants who installed
WaterSense labeled controllers have shown a 48 percent average decrease in water use, compared to a 36
percent decrease for those that had an irrigation evaluation but did not install labeled controllers.
The third annual Citrus County We're for Water Classroom Challenge for 3rd through 5th graders had 29
classrooms from six different schools participate. Students tested 593 toilets and identified 90 leaks, and 363
student families completed a five-question survey included on their challenge worksheets; 287 respondents
indicated they would choose a WaterSense labeled model when replacing their toilets.
The Broward Water Partnership
The Broward Water Partnership is a collaborative of 18 municipalities and water utilities in Broward County,
Florida, to promote water conservation and the WaterSense program. Since its inception in 2011, the Broward
Water Partnership, through its Conservation Pays program, has helped save nearly two billion gallons of water. Its
creative outreach and educational efforts in 2017 earned the Partnership the WaterSense Promotional Partner of
the Year Award.
"In Broward County, we emphasize water
conservation as the most cost-effective
measure to ensure the sustainability of
future water supplies. We are so honored
that our efforts do not go unseen and pledge
to continue to prioritize water conservation
and support the WaterSense message."
Ana Carolina Coelho Maran, Ph.D., P.E.,
Water Resources Manager,
The Broward Water Partnership
Among several creative promotional initiatives, the
Partnership created a series of YouTube videos about
Broward's toilet rebate program and water-saving devices
to explain and streamline the rebate process for residents.
Broward also collaborated with local big box stores to
promote the rebate program, giving incentives to store
managers who submitted the most rebates. More than
2,600 toilet rebates were awarded over the course of 2017.
In addition to rebates, 2,100 showerheads, nearly 2,000
faucet aerators, and hundreds of leak detection tablets were
distributed to residents for free. The Partnership also focused
on restaurants through its Take the Drain off the Bottom Line
campaign, through which high water users received free
WaterSense labeled pre-rinse spray valves to use in their
facilities. Several customers responded to the campaign
outreach, and nearly 70 valves were distributed.
A telephone survey of residents in partner communities on its Conservation Pays Program revealed that while
40 percent of residents knew about the program, they were not aware of specific regional environmental
issues related to water. Many residents were not aware of water shortages or the connection between water
conservation and climate change. In response, the Broward Water Partnership created a climate change video
that showed how a water-saving toilet could help fight climate change. The Partnership also created a video spoof
of Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off' (entitled "Scrape it Off'), showing its toilet mascot, Sammy Save-a-Lot, scraping
dishes instead of rinsing them. Sammy's Road Trip social media campaign drove more traffic to the Partnership
website with photos using the hashtag #SammySightings that were taken with kids, partners, and elected officials.
Learn More
WaterSense congratulates the 2018 Partners of the Year and Sustained Excellence Award winners. For more
information and to learn about all the benefits of partnership, visit www.epa.gov/watersense.
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