On June 12, 2006, the EPA announced its WaterSense program, a voluntary certification and labeling program intended to promote water efficiency. Under the program, manufacturers of water-using devices may use the WaterSense label on their products if they meet certain specified criteria established by the EPA. The agency will develop certification criteria first for landscape irrigation devices and next for high-efficiency toilets. The EPA also intends to set conservation criteria for water faucets. Additional information on the WaterSense program is available at
www.epa.gov/watersense.