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EPA Honors WaterSense Partners for Helping Consumers Save Water
Since 2006, WaterSense partners helped communities save more than 7.5 trillion
gallons of water, 880 billion kilowatt-hours of energy, and $171 billion on
utilities.
WASHINGTON (October 5, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) presented 47 awards to WaterSense partners for their support of
WaterSense and water efficiency at the WaterSmart Innovations conference in
Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s award winners made innovative water-efficient
products, built homes using 30% less water than typical new construction, made
WaterSense labeled products accessible to consumers, and implemented programs
to promote water-saving behaviors and fixtures.
“This year’s WaterSense Award Winners are helping American families save money
on their water bills while conserving our precious water resources,” said EPA
Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox. “As climate stress continues to
affect communities across the country, prioritizing water efficiency in
partnership with manufacturers, homebuilders and families is essential to
protecting our water for generations to come.”
People look for the WaterSense label on plumbing fixtures, homes, and
irrigation products and programs, because it means lower water and energy
costs and helps save water. People who buy WaterSense products have saved more
than 7.5 trillion gallons of water, 880 billion kilowatt-hours of energy, and
$171 billion in water and energy bills since the program started in 2006.
Award winners include utilities, manufacturers, builders, a retailer, and
other organizations that promote, produce, and sell WaterSense labeled
products; build WaterSense labeled homes; and operate WaterSense labeled
certification programs.
2023 Sustained Excellence Award Winners
The Sustained Excellence Awards are the highest level of achievement for
WaterSense. This year, WaterSense added three new WaterSense partners to this
category. 
• Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities (Georgia)
• Citrus County Utilities (Florida)
• City of Charlottesville (Virginia)
• City of Durham Water Management (North Carolina)
• City of Plano (Texas)
• City of Sacramento Department of Utilities (California)
• KB Home 
• Fulton Homes
• Kohler Co. (Wisconsin)
• Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
• Northern Water (Colorado)
• Sonoma-Marin (California) Saving Water Partnership (for certification
programs)
• Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (California)
2023 Partner of the Year Awards
Partner of the Year Awards are given to WaterSense partners who have achieved
success in all the judging categories—strategic collaboration, education and
outreach, and producing or promoting WaterSense labeled products and
programs.
• Promotional: Harris-Galveston (Texas) Subsidence District; Houston Public
Works; Rancho Water (California); Valley Water (Santa Clara Valley,
California); Tarrant (Texas) Regional Water District, Vallecitos (California)
Water District; and the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership
• Manufacturer: Niagara® 
• Retailer: The Home Depot 
2023 Excellence Award Winners
Excellence Awards recognize WaterSense partners who have excelled in the
following areas:  
• Excellence in Education and Outreach: City of Big Bear Lake Department of
Water and Power (California); Irvine Ranch Water District (California); Kearns
Improvement District (Utah); and Monte Vista Water District (California)
• Excellence in Promotion and Outreach: San Diego County (California) Water
Authority
• Excellence in Engagement and Outreach: The Toro Company
• Excellence in Education, Outreach, and Promoting WaterSense Labeled
Products: Sacramento Suburban Water District (California); Cobb County
(Georgia) Water System; and Department of Water, County of Kaua‘i (Hawaii)
• Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products: Alameda County
(California) Water District; California Water Service; City of Flagstaff
(Arizona) Water Conservation Program; City of Tucson (Arizona)/Tucson Water;
Marin Water (California); Metropolitan Council (Minnesota); San Dieguito Water
District (California); Tampa Bay (Florida) Water; and Utah Division of Water
Resources
• Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products in the Marketplace:
Smart Rain (Utah)
• Excellence in Increasing the Visibility of WaterSense Labeled Products:
Hunter Industries (California)
• Excellence in Strategic Collaboration: Alliance for Water Efficiency;
American Water; and G3, Green Gardens Group (Los Angeles)
• Excellence in Promoting the EPA Multifamily Water Score: SCV Water (Santa
Clarita Valley, California)
• Excellence in Certification Program Growth: Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California
Background 
WaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by EPA, is both a label for
water-efficient products and a resource for helping consumers and businesses
save water. WaterSense seeks to protect the future of the nation’s water
supply by offering Americans a simple way to use less water with
water-efficient products, homes, and services. WaterSense labeled products are
independently certified to use 20% less water and perform as well or better
than standard models. The program was launched in 2006, and there are more
than 42,000 labeled toilets, faucets/faucet accessories, showerheads,
irrigation controllers, and spray sprinkler bodies.
Learn more about the 2023 WaterSense Award winners.
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