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The program WaterSense partnership makes it easier for Americans to save water and protect the environment by helping consumers identify high-performance water and products performance plumbing can buy for their homes. The exciting water efficiency program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is partnering with manufacturers, retailers and distributors, utilities, state and local governments, NGOs, trade associations, professional irrigation, and certification organizations to bring water-efficient products on the market and spread the word about the need for smart water use.

href = "http://designerplumbingoutlet.com/"> DesignerPlumbingOutlet.com, a virtual store for kitchen and bathroom accessories, furniture and accessories is one of about 70 retailers that have become a partner with WaterSense. As a member of WaterSense program, DPR shows the WaterSense label on quality, water efficient products certified to meet EPA criteria found on the site. Most of these items are sink faucets and high-efficiency toilets that are designed to save water.

"We felt it our duty to offer our customers a clear" greener "choice the time of purchasing the RPD taps and toilets, "said founder and CEO Eric Strand." By joining WaterSense and allowing the "eco friendly" search option on our site, we are giving customers the tools and knowledge to acquire as much available water efficient products in this market. "

The WaterSense label indicates these products have been independently tested by third parties to fulfill laboratories with EPA's water-efficiency and performance criteria. In addition, customers can be sure that all products will perform well and can help save money in the long term. Designer Plumbing Outlet carries many manufacturers of pipes that are WaterSense partners: American Standard, Delta, Grohe, Hansgrohe, Dance, Moen, and Price Pfister.

The WaterSense partnership is one of the RPD has taken two steps to become eco friendly and help customers choose products low - water. Besides participating in the WaterSense program, DPR has allowed an "eco friendly" search option on the website so that customers can order the large variety of faucets, toilets and showers are in DPO, they are not WaterSense, but is considered "green" by their manufacturers, through an "eco friendly" search option.

According to WaterSense, the average American household uses about 100,000 gallons of water a year, and 11,000 gallons of are dying needlessly each year because of inefficient toilets and faucets. If every bathroom inefficient in the United States was replaced by a model of the WaterSense label, would save 640 billion gallons of water.

WaterSense Partner Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) shows that we can do. Through aggressive water conservation programs, SPU decreased water consumption in and around Seattle, Washington, by 24 percent since 1990, while in the same period the population of the region grew 11 per cent.

To achieve these savings, SPU focused its efficiency measures in residential interior accessories, landscaping residential, business processes, and commercial landscapes. In particular, the program offered discounts or free toilets to upgrade older inefficient services and discounts for appliances that use water, urinals, pre-rinse spray heads and other equipment. More recently, the region launched a pilot program for water efficient showers. These incentives along with the efforts of no incentives, such as media messaging, direct mail, new outreach materials, and websites-assisted to 1% Water Conservation Program is a success.

SPU means that the efficiency of water plays a key role in maintaining the strong water municipal program, WaterSense join what was an obvious choice. SPU Water Conservation Program leader of Al Dietemann explains, "adds support WaterSense with products, messaging and marketing, and provides public services with the same criteria to ensure a clear and concise message is transmitted to customers. "

In the fall of 2007, SPU launched a campaign with a television advertisement encouraging consumers to buy FlushStar WaterSense or toilets. SPU also included an article in the newsletter of the utility company that reaches up to 300,000 customers and point of purchase materials shared with retailers.

Further south Cobb County, Georgia, government leaders launched a toilet rebate program in October 2007, coinciding with the day of your water district declared Drought Level 4 the most severe classification. Since then, Cobb County has issued rebates for 1128 WaterSense toilets and 2,048 for discounts of 1.6 gallons per flush (GPF), toilets, saving the county an estimated 31.4 million gallons per year and ease pressure on water supplies municipal.

Cobb County Discount program soon achieved an even greater influence when the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District adopted the program for the entire district, which includes Atlanta, 16 counties, and over 60 water services. As a result, the program now targets more than 2 million customers.

Customers will also benefit. Rebate participants are saving about $ 70.50 per year for the reduction of 10,000 gallons of water per household per year. Invoices for reimbursement of claims in the levels of the program directly water customers: $ 50 for the 1.6 GPF toilets and $ 100 for WaterSense labeled toilets (less than 1.3 GPF). Water System Cobb County originally included 1.6-gpf toilets to WaterSense models became more easily available. County officials hope to eliminate discounts from 1.6 gpf toilets in late 2009.

Effective outreach has been crucial to the Cobb County's success in bringing to the region WaterSense toilets. Early on, Cobb County in touch with major retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's to encourage the actions of the toilets in their list of discounts. To increase demand for WaterSense toilets, the county educated consumers through its website and numerous presentations in public. This enabled consumers-on-one time to discuss the rebate program and WaterSense labeled toilets, which also built brand recognition. Media media also took home the message water efficiency in the press, radio and television. Effectively building a market base and supply WaterSense toilets at constant area, Cobb County secured its rebate program would have a significant impact and real change for the region.

Kathy Nguyen, water program manager for the Water system efficiency Cobb County, refers to the success of the reimbursement to the WaterSense label, saying: "WaterSense has made it easy for us, providing tools and resources to use for our rebate program. We have also found value in using a national brand with consistent messaging, which makes it easier for our customers identify third-party products that are certified for water efficiency and performance. "

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