2023 Excellence
Awards

Department of Water, County of Kaua' i giveaway.

WaterSense® Partners Excel in Water Savings

WaterSense and its more than 2,100 utility, manufacturer, retail, builder, and other organizational
partners promote water-efficient products, homes, and programs to consumers and businesses across
the country. Over the past 17 years, WaterSense partners have helped Americans save 7.5 trillion gallons
of water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to recognize 25 Excellence Award
winners in particularfor helping consumers and businesses save water in 2022.

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

Big Bear Lake Department of Water and Power (California)

The City of Big Bear Lake (California) Department of Water and Power
won an Excellence Award for Education and Outreach, its fourth
WaterSense Award overall. The department helped educate the Big
Bear Lake community with presentations on water conservation and
WaterSense. Attendees at the presentations received free WaterSense
labeled showerheads and faucet aerators. To promote Fix a Leak Week
2022, Big Bear Lake posted WaterSense graphics on Facebook and
Twitter and held a raffle where residents who submitted a story about
their indoor or outdoor leaks could win one of five water conservation kits. To help increase outdoor water
efficiency awareness, Big Bear Lake reached out to landscapers and businesses that sell ornamental
turf to promote both its turf buyback program and rebate program for WaterSense labeled irrigation
controllers.

Irvine Ranch

WATER DISTRICT

Irvine Ranch Water District (California)

Irvine Ranch (California) Water District (IRWD) won an Excellence Award
for Education and Outreach, the District's fifth WaterSense award,
due to its water conservation promotion efforts. IRWD participated in
several WaterSense campaigns in 2022, including Fix a Leak Week,
Sprinkler Spruce-Up, and Your Better Yard. It hosted a virtual "Don't
Spring a Leak" workshop, which provided over 100 attendees with
tips for saving water at home, and a Sprinkler Spruce-Up workshop

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on irrigation maintenance practices. Over 600 customers attended IRWD's Better Yards by Design Expo
to learn about the turf removal rebate program and sustainable landscape design tips. To encourage
customers to save water during drought, the District created an interactive "How Do You Drought" social
media campaign and sweepstakes to engage customers in a conversation about saving water. Overall,
the month-long campaign secured 3.2 million impressions and over 19,000 engagements!

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KID booth at the community Spring Fest.

Kearns Improvement District (Utah)

Kearns Improvement District (KID) in Utah won its first WaterSense
Award for Excellence in Education and Outreach. To teach children
about the importance of water conservation, Kearns contacted fourth
grade teachers from local elementary schools to present media films,
short clips, and facts about how to check and report water leaks to
their classrooms. Students who looked for leaks at home received
a reward from Kearns, and 124 students participated in 2022! Each
month, Kearns management attended Township and Community
Council meetings to report on the progress of conservation efforts in
the community. Kearns staff also participated in six community events
and distributed information about WaterSense and available landscape
conservation classes, grants, and water efficiency programs. Kearns
also asked residents in the community to post signs in front yards that
shared water-wise and WaterSense conservation tips.

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Monte Vista Water District (California)

Using social media and in-person education, Monte Vista Water District
in Montclair, California, won its first WaterSense Award for Excellence
in Education and Outreach. For Fix a Leak Week 2022, the District had
a social media campaign and invited Monte Vista customers to visit its
lobby to receive promotional items, information about rebates on WaterSense labeled products, and a
chance to win installation of a free WaterSense labeled toilet. MVWD also educated its customers with
an in-person workshop, "Ready for Drought: Simple Ways to Save Water Inside & Outside Your Home."
Monte Vista also launched a social media campaign, Water Watch Wednesdays, to provide drought
updates and tips to help its followers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter save water inside and out.

EXCELLENCE IN PROMOTION AND OUTREACH

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San Diego County
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San Diego County (California) Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority won its fourth WaterSense
Award, this time for Excellence in Promotion and Outreach. The
Water Authority has offered the Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper
(QWEL) certification program free of charge to people who live and
work in the Water Authority's service area since 2015. When COVID

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"Trainings in English and
Spanish are among the
most impactful strategies to
help our community thrive
in a changing climate. We
thank WaterSense for its
partnership and guidance
as we advance water-saving
practices."

Mel Katz, Water Authority
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restricted in-person meetings, classes transitioned to virtual to keep
the program active. This also provided new flexibility for those unable
to attend in-person classes. In 2022, nearly 300 new participants were
certified through the program. Fifty percent of their QWEL certified
individuals attended webinars to renew their certifications, and after
conducting more than 25 in-person and online exams, there were nearly
460 certified participants for the year. To reach San Diego's Spanish-
speaking residents, the Water Authority recruited and trained bilingual
instructors and offered virtual training in Spanish, attended by more
than 40 new participants. The Water Authority's Irrigation System
Auditing video, available with English and Spanish captions, received
over 700 views in 2022.

EXCELLENCE IN ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH

The Toro Company

THE TORO

COMPANY The Toro Company has won its ninth WaterSense Award, for Excellence
in Engagement and Outreach. To engage contractors, The Toro Company
supported nearly 40 training events in 2022 and promoted WaterSense via catalogs, sell sheets, trade
shows, online, press releases, social media, and its "Take Five" newsletter distributed to over 3,500
professionals. With the help of a student at Texas A&M University, The Toro Company began collecting
data in the region on soil moisture variability and irrigation schedulingforturf applications. Toro also
began a new project at the University of Minnesota's Turfgrass Research, Outreach, and Education Center
to evaluate thresholds for sensor-based irrigation scheduling to reduce water use while preserving turf
quality. Company representatives attended several local events at schools and in the community to
educate the public on water conservation and the benefits of WaterSense labeled products.

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND PROMOTING WATERSENSE LABELED
PRODUCTS

Sacramento Suburban Water District (California)

The Sacramento (California) Suburban Water District (SSWD) earned
its second WaterSense Award for Excellence in Education, Outreach,
and Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products. Throughout 2022, SSWD
participated in a WaterSense promotional campaign every month! To
kick the year off, the district put the "I'm For Water" pledge in its January
bill insert distributed to 40,000 customers. For Mulch Mayhem, SSWD
held an open house that 150 customers attended, gave away 60 yards of mulch, and staffed a booth
focused on water conservation and WaterSense, where they raffled off a WaterSense labeled weather-
based irrigation controller. In 2022, SSWD processed rebates for 35 WaterSense labeled toilets, 45
labeled weather-based irrigation controllers, and 27 irrigation system upgrades. SSWD also sent over
10,000 postcards that generated more than 200 leak investigations and resulted in 50 leak repair rebates,
saving over 90 million gallons of water per year.

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Cobb County giving away showerheads
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Cobb County (Georgia) Water System

Cobb County (Georgia) Water System earned an Excellence Award
for Education, Outreach, and Promoting WaterSense Labeled
Products—its 12th WaterSense Award overall! To help customers
better understand their water use, Cobb County partnered with Flume,
a company that makes smart home water monitors and leak detector
devices, and provided a $100 bill credit rebate to their customers
who purchased and installed a device in their homes. To celebrate
Fix a Leak Week in 2022, Cobb County hosted a give-away event to
distribute pressure gauges, educational materials, leak detector dye
tablets, and plumber's tape. Approximately 100 customers received
the water-saving packages during Fix a Leak Week 2022. Cobb County
also hosted a virtual lunch-and-learn on "How to Become a Leak
Detective," focused on finding and repairing common and sneaky leaks
throughout the home and in the yard. To engage customers who come
to its office, Cobb County created an interactive, Jeopardy-style display
using questions about water-efficient practices; one month focused on
WaterSense's Shower Better campaign.

Department

Department of Water, County of Kaua'i (Hawaii)

The Department of Water, County of Kaua'i (Hawaii) won its third
WaterSense honor, an Excellence Award for Education, Outreach,
and Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products. Throughout 2022, the
Department participated in numerous WaterSense outreach efforts
including Fix a Leak Week, Flip Your Flapper, Your Better Bathroom,
and Shower Better, and hosted several in-person events in the County
of Kaua'i. To help broaden their reach during Fix a Leak Week, the
Department helped to promote several of WaterSense's YouTube
videos describing leak detection, how to install an aerator, and how to change a showerhead. The local
promotion helped to highlight and educate their customers online and in person. The Department
also partnered with the locally owned Tanaka Hardware Store to set-up a Fix a Leak Week display and
together, they distributed more than 1,000 leak detection kits and toilet dye tablets in the community,
exceeding their campaign outreach goal. Later in the year, as part of their Your Better Bathroom
campaign, they displayed a WaterSense labeled toilet in their lobby, which was donated by a local
Ferguson Facilities Supply outlet.

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EXCELLENCE IN PROMOTING WATERSENSE LABELED PRODUCTS

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Alameda County (California) Water District

Alameda County (California) Water District won its second WaterSense
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"We appreciate the ^
simplicity of pointing
our customers toward
devices and fixtures that
are fully vetted through the
WaterSense program, and
we rest easy knowing that
our customers are receiving
high-performing equipment
that supports our water
savings goals."

Stephanie Nevins, District
Water Use Efficiency
Supervisor

In 2022, the District offered seven water efficiency programs that
encouraged residential and commercial customers to switch to
WaterSense labeled products, including rebates for WaterSense labeled
irrigation controllers and toilets and free water conservation kits.
The District partnered with Pacific Gas & Electric on a Water Savings
Assistance Partnership Program (WSAPP), which provides income-
qualified customers with free home water assessments, conservation
education, direct installs, and toilet retrofits. In 2022, the program
expanded the number of WaterSense labeled bathroom faucets that
were eligible for installation through the program to accommodate the
diverse types of sinks found in customers' homes. The toilets installed
through WSAPP in 2022 alone are estimated to save over 11 million
gallons of water over a 30-year period. Thanks to these efforts, over
4,300 WaterSense labeled products were rebated or provided to District
customers in 2022—an increase of more than 3,000 products since
2021.

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California Water Service Company

California Water Service (Cal Water) earned its first WaterSense
Award for Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products. To
support its customers' efforts, Cal Water made it easy for customers
to save water and money by offering rebates and direct installations
of WaterSense labeled toilets, weather-based irrigation controllers,
®	and spray sprinkler bodies. To incentivize customers to be more water-

efficient during periods of drought, Cal Water's toilet rebate amounts
were increased to $150 for residential customers and to $400 for commercial customers. In 2022,
Cal Water provided rebates and direct installations for 240 toilets, more than 1,600 weather-based
irrigation controllers, and over 8,000 spray sprinkler bodies. Cal Water also provided nearly 7,500 free
water conservation kits with WaterSense labeled showerheads and faucet aerators, along with toilet
leak detection dye tablets and hose nozzles. WaterSense labeled devices installed through Cal Water's
Conservation Program last year will save 579 million gallons of water over the lifetime of the devices.

FLAGSTAFF

WATER

SERVICES

WATER RESOURCES
& CONSERVATION

City of Flagstaff (Arizona) Water Conservation Program

The City of Flagstaff (Arizona) has won its second WaterSense Award,
for Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products. In 2022,
the City conducted 53 public outreach events reaching over 4,000
people, where they provided free WaterSense labeled showerheads
and aerators and educated stakeholders about WaterSense. Through
these events, mailings, home water consultations, and other programs,
Flagstaff distributed over 450 showerheads and more than 1,200
aerators. To help customers reduce water use at home, the City

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The City's table at local plant sale.

offers free Home Water Check-up Kits, which include instructions
for checking plumbing fixtures for leaks, a WaterSense labeled
faucet aerator, and materials to encourage residents to replace
inefficient fixtures with WaterSense labeled models. The City's Water
Conservation Program Manager spoke to the Flagstaff City Council in
2022 about Flagstaff's WaterSense partnership and previewed a new
code proposal that would require all newly installed showerheads,
aerators, and toilets to be WaterSense labeled.

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Tucson

TUCSON
WATER

City of Tucson (Arizona)/Tucson Water

The City of Tucson (Arizona)ZTucson Water received their first
WaterSense Award for Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled
Products. In 2022, Tucson Water launched its Responsible Desert
Dweller campaign to encourage residents to save water and share how
the City is preparing for the future of water conservation. The campaign recommends replacing plumbing
fixtures with WaterSense labeled products. To make them more accessible to customers, Tucson Water
provided over 2,500 rebates for WaterSense labeled toilets, including over 500 direct installations.
Tucson Water also sent water conservation kits by request to nearly 2,500 customers with WaterSense
labeled showerheads and faucet aerators, shower timers, rain gauges, and drip irrigation repair kits. To
help the City promote long-term water savings, Tucson Water staff helped draft an ordinance requiring
both residential and commercial new construction to install WaterSense labeled fixtures.

MARIN

WATER

Marin Municipal Water District (California)

Marin (California) Municipal Water District earned its first WaterSense
Award for Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products. In
2022, Marin Water relaunched its Conservation Assistance Program
(CAP) to help customers take control of their water use, find leaks, and
improve water efficiency indoors and out; participants received free WaterSense labeled showerheads
and aerators. Marin Water staff made over 380 site visits in 2022. Marin Water continued to collaborate
with Marin Master Gardeners, promoting their irrigation controller rebate to customers participating in
its popular Garden Walk Program. The WaterSense labeled controller rebate was also promoted through
social media marketing campaigns, customer bill inserts, and e-news blasts. They rebated over 130
irrigation controllers and nearly 70 WaterSense labeled toilets in 2022.

METROPOLITAN

COUNCIL

Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)

The Metropolitan Council in the Twin Cities metropolitan region of
Minnesota earned its second WaterSense Excellence Award, this
year for Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products. The
Metropolitan Council's Water Efficiency Grant Program promoted
WaterSense labeled products and funded the replacement of toilets,
irrigation controllers, and spray sprinkler bodies with WaterSense

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labeled models. The grant program also required irrigation audits conducted through the program to be
performed by professionals certified by a WaterSense labeled certification program. Nearly $300,000 of
grantfundingwas awarded in 2022. The Metropolitan Council's Irrigation Efficiency EducationalTrailer,
also known as the Turfgrass Trailer, promoted WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers and visited 14
neighborhoods, fairs and events, includingthe Minnesota State Fair.

San Dieguito Water District (California)

Winning its first WaterSense Award for Excellence in Promoting
WaterSense Labeled Products, San Dieguito (California) Water District
helped customers save water, energy, and money with WaterSense
labeled plumbing and irrigation fixtures. To encourage customers
to expand their water conservation efforts during drought season,
the District distributed drought kits, which included information on
WaterSense labeled products, at the City of Encinitas' EcoFest. The
District gave multiple presentations to local community organizations
about the drought and actions to save water, including installing
WaterSense labeled products and using a QWEL certified landscape
professional to increase outdoor irrigation efficiency. The District also
participates in the SoCal WaterSmart rebate program for turf removal,
WaterSense labeled toilets, WaterSense labeled weather-based
irrigation controllers, and other water-saving fixtures to help their
customers save water at home.

Tampa Bay (Florida) Water

Due to its commitment to making water efficiency more affordable with
WaterSense labeled plumbing and irrigation fixture incentives, Tampa
Bay (Florida) Water won its first WaterSense Award for Excellence in
Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products. Tampa Bay Water offered
rebates on a variety of WaterSense labeled products, including toilets,
faucet aerators, showerheads, and weather-based irrigation controllers. Over 3,400 WaterSense labeled
products were rebated in 2022 and are helping families and multi-family property owners save nearly 34
million gallons of water annually! Some of those old toilets were recycled into reef balls as part of a pilot
program to restore oyster habitats. Tampa Bay Water provided free installations of WaterSense labeled
weather-based irrigation controllers or rebates up to $250 for the purchase and professional installation
of a labeled irrigation controller. They also worked with WaterSense partners The Home Depot and Lowe's
Home Improvement to obtain corporate permission to put up signs and stickers in nearly 40 stores' aisles
and on the products for which Tampa Bay Water offers rebates.

Utah Division of Water Resources

The Utah Division of Water Resources (UDWR) earned its first WaterSense Award for Excellence in
Promoting WaterSense as it helped put water-efficient devices in the hands of more customers and



San Dieguito Water District

"The WaterSense label and
informational resources
help our customers make
efficient use of their water.
We appreciate the role that
WaterSense plays in our
effort to save water."

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"Water conservation is
critical to building drought
resiliency and ensuring a
reliable water supply. We
are dedicated to growing our
programs and promoting
WaterSense products to our
residents."

Candice Hasenyager,
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businesses in Utah. UDWR's state-wide rebate program provides
incentives for WaterSense labeled toilets and weather-based irrigation
controllers. In 2022, customers received rebates on nearly 900 toilets
and over 3,500 controllers. Since the launch of their irrigation controller
rebate program in 2018 and toilet rebate program in 2019, UDWR has
helped consumers save an estimated 342.4 million gallons of water
by switching to WaterSense labeled products. Part of what makes
this program a success is that, due to collaboration among UDWR
and the Central Utah, Jordan Valley, Weber Basin, and Washington
County water conservancy districts, statewide rebates are available
through one online portal—UtahWaterSavers.com. To further increase
awareness of WaterSense, UDWR supports the Utah Qualified Water
Efficient Landscaper (QWEL) certification program, by encouraging
participation from industry professionals, recommending homeowners
hire QWEL certified professionals, and encouraging landscape irrigation
audits offered throughout the state by districts, municipalities, and
Utah State University's Water Check Program.

EXCELLENCE IN PROMOTING WATERSENSE LABELED PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETPLACE

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Smart Rain ramped up its promotional efforts in 2022, winning its
second Excellence Award for Excellence in Promoting WaterSense
Labeled Products in the Marketplace. The Smart Rain Foundation
launched a new Smart Rain for Smart Kids program for public K-12
schools nationwide, encouraging school districts to save water and money with WaterSense labeled
irrigation controllers. Smart Rain spoke to school district administrators and directors from around
the country to promote its WaterSense labeled products. Since 100 percent of Smart Rain's irrigation
controllers have earned the WaterSense label, staff promoted them at more than 70 trade shows. They
also sent nearly 30 emails to customers, held about 40 virtual demonstrations per week, and conducted
more than 200 trainings for professionals.

EXCELLENCE IN INCREASING THE VISIBILITY OF WATERSENSE LABELED PRODUCTS

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Hunter Industries

Hunter Industries has won its third WaterSense Award, an Excellence
Award for Increasing the Visibility of WaterSense Labeled Products. In
2022, Hunter added two new models to its suite of WaterSense labeled products, bringing its total to 12
labeled spray sprinkler bodies and 54 irrigation controllers. To promote the WaterSense Labeled Homes
Program, Hunter worked with EPA to create a 16-minute video for developers and others on its website
and YouTube channel. To accompany the video, Hunter emailed a quiz to customers with a chance
to participate in a rewards program. The quiz was taken by over 230 people! In 2022, Hunter hosted

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over 1,600 customers at its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in San Marcos, California, and
promoted WaterSense labeled products as part of an efficient irrigation system. Hunter also donated
these products and funds to students at the University of California Davis' California Center of Urban
Horticulture SmartLandscape program for testing water consumption of varyingturf species.

EXCELLENCE IN STRATEGIC COLLABORATION

Alliance for Water Efficiency

Thanks to its continued work with others committed to saving water,
the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) has won its sixth WaterSense
Excellence Award for Strategic Collaboration. With over 500 members,
AWE is dedicated to promoting the efficient and sustainable use of
water across North America. AWE championed WaterSense's work
through myriad activities. AWE hosts the WaterSense and Water-
Efficient Products Committee, which met five times in 2022, and the
Water Efficiency Research Committee, which discussed research to
promote WaterSense labeled products and conservation messaging.
AWE also held a forum to discuss the WaterSense reverse osmosis draft
specification and spray sprinkler nozzles and regularly comments on
Notices of Intent and other draft specifications for EPA. Additionally,
AWE partners with WaterSense each year to host free webinars for the
public focused on outdoor water use. Together in 2022, they hosted
three webinars attended by 500 participants.

American Water

American Water has earned its second WaterSense Award, an
Excellence Award for Strategic Collaboration, as the company worked
with other organizations to educate customers how to save water
and conduct water efficiency research. In California, American Water
partnered with G3, Green Gardens Group, to conduct 24 webinars for
nearly 3,000 attendees focused on a watershed approach to landscaping that includes efficient watering
techniques. Representatives from American Water also participated in research and on committees to
promote WaterSense labeling, program adoption, and overall water efficiency, including research with
the Alliance for Water Efficiency on peak demand water. American Water worked with WaterSense to
provide water efficiency education and information to its large manufacturer accounts.

G3, Green Gardens Group (Los Angeles)

Green Gardens Group, Los Angeles (G3LA) has won its fourth
WaterSense Award, this time for Excellence in Strategic Collaboration,
by working with partners in California and beyond to promote water-

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"AWE is proud to partner
with the team at WaterSense
to advance water efficiency
and labeled products across
the U.S. We are grateful to
receive this award and look
forward to many more years
of impactful partnership."

Ron Burke, AWE President
and Chief Executive Officer

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efficient irrigation professional certification. In 2022, G3LA collaborated with the Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California (SoCal) and SoCalGas to provide two-hour professional workshops
on outdoor irrigation efficiency for over 150 registrants, alongwith 220 classes and workshops for
property owners and water conservation staff in California. Branching out beyond the state, G3LA also
collaborated with irrigation professionals to launch an online certification program through its new
Watershed Wise Training website, allowing people across the United States to become certified Irrigation
System Auditors. G3LA gave 16 professionals free access to the class in exchange for their technical
input on the program, and seven of those professionals were certified in 2022.

EXCELLENCE IN PROMOTING THE EPA MULTIFAMILY WATER SCORE

SCV Water (Santa Clarita Valley, California)

Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) Water Agency in California has won its
fourth WaterSense Excellence Award in a row for promoting the
EPA Multifamily Water Score. Since its Multifamily Apartment Water
Efficiency Program started in 2018, SCV Water has evaluated and
scored approximately 90 percent of the multi-family buildings in its
service territory usingthe EPA Multifamily Water Score. Based on the
Water Score analysis, SCV Water targeted properties where the most water savings could be achieved. In
2022, they visited eight customer apartment complexes—with a total of more than 2,800 units—to install
WaterSense labeled products, conduct leak detection, and share good water management practices.
SCV Water installed over 8,500 WaterSense labeled showerheads and faucet aerators and provided
rebates for 470 premium high-efficiency toilets for one of the apartment complexes. Inspectors also
audited 845 irrigation zones, providing pressure regulation, drip conservation for non-turf landscapes,
turf conversion, and high-efficiency sprinkler nozzles. The program resulted in savings of 75 million
gallons of water in 2022 and has saved over 214 million gallons since the program started in 2018!

EXCELLENCE IN CERTIFICATION PROGRAM GROWTH

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California won
its first WaterSense Excellence Award for Excellence in Certification
Program Growth. MWD partnered with the California Landscape
Contractors' Association (CLCA) to offer a dual certification course that
combines QWEL and the CLCA's Certified Water Manager Program for
landscapers. By offeringthe combined curriculum, audit, and exam,
MWD has created a unique program combining two WaterSense labeled certifications and is accelerating
water-efficient landscape trainingfor industry professionals. By partnering with CLCA, MWD reached a
larger audience, including small landscaping companies and individual landscape contractors, as well
as larger, regional companies. More than 3,700 irrigation professionals received marketing emails from
CLCA promoting the course. To date, participation in this three-year-old program has doubled each year,
and MWD has certified 270 landscape professionals. MWD promotes the program on bewaterwise.com
and lists currently certified professionals online for customers.

SERVICE • COMMUNITY • VALUE

Learn More

WaterSense congratulates the 2023 Excellence Award winners. For more information and to learn about
all the benefits of partnership, visitwww.epa.gov/watersense.


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