EPA Water Sense
Here’s the bad news: the average American family of four uses a whopping 400 gallons of water a day. The good news is that it is relatively easy and cheap to dramatically reduce our usage by following basic conservation practices, such as finding and fixing leaks (the EPA estimates that 10% of American homes leak 90 gallons or more of water each day), and by replacing older fixtures with newer ones that use much less water.
Enter EPA’s Water Sense program: a certification program that allows consumers to easily identify water-efficient toilets, faucets and shower heads. Depending on the product category, EPA Water Sense certified products use 20-40% less water than the minimum federal standards. The program also certifies irrigation professionals who demonstrate their expertise in water-efficient irrigation technology and techniques.
