High-Efficiency Urinals
Approximately 80 percent of America’s estimated 12 million
urinals are old and inefficient. Luckily, newer models that can
reduce water use are already available. To make it easier to identify
efficient, high-performing urinals and capitalize on this tremendous
water savings opportunity, WaterSense has issued a notification
of intent (NOI) (PDF) (6 pp, 56K, About PDF)
to develop specifications for high-efficiency urinals. Once final,
these specifications will make it easy to identify urinals that
save water and perform as well or better than the competition.
The urinal NOI outlines EPA's approach to developing draft specifications
(the water-efficiency and performance criteria required for urinals
to earn the WaterSense label) as well as the technical issues yet
to be resolved for WaterSense labeling of urinals. EPA is interested
in receiving your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions,
please send them to watersense-urinals@erg.com.
WaterSense will post updates periodically, so check back regularly
for more information and recent developments.
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Technical Information
Are you a manufacturer or
retailer or distributor
interested in finding out more about the development of a draft
high-efficiency urinal specification? Please review the high-efficiency
urinal NOI (PDF) (6 pp, 56K, About PDF)
and the WaterSense Data Needs
page for more information, or contact the WaterSense Helpline
at (866) WTR-SENS (987-7367) or e-mail
us with questions or comments.
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