Library of Documents on Water Efficiency
- Southeast Water Efficiency Policies
- Water efficiency is our best sourse of affordable water and must be the backbone of water supply planning.
- Top Water Efficiency Policies for Communities
- Water Efficiency Brochure
- Clean Water Restoration Act
- Language of 2009 Clean Water Restoration Act- Important bill to protect the entire Catawba River Basin!
- Water Efficiency Overview
- EPA Water Sense Program for New Homes - Fact Sheet
- EPA released a Final Specification for Single-Family New Homes on December 9, 2009. This specification establishes the criteria for new homes labeled under the WaterSense program and is applicable to newly constructed single-family homes and townhomes of three stories or less. Because residential water use accounts for more than half of the publicly supplied water in the United States, WaterSense developed this specification for new homes that use about 20 percent less water than a typical new home inside and out. By investing in a WaterSense labeled new home, consumers will save enough water to fill a backyard swimming pool, enough energy to (statistic to come), and at least $100 per year in utility bills.
- EPA Water Sense Program for New Homes - Specifications
- Specifications for Watersense Certification for new homes.
- The Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard
- A report produced by the Alliance for Water Efficiency and the Environmental Law Institute, “The Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard: An Assessment of Laws and Policies”, assigns scores for each state based on water efficiency and conservation policies and laws, including plumbing fixture standards, water conservation requirements related to water rights, water loss control rules, conservation planning and program implementation, volumetric billing for water, funding sources for water efficiency and conservation programs, and technical assistance and other informational resources.
- New Water Efficiency Report Gives NC and SC Low Grades
- A report produced by the Alliance for Water Efficiency and the Environmental Law Institute, “The Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard: An Assessment of Laws and Policies” gives NC and SC low grades for water conservation. North Carolina received "C" and South Carolina received a "C-".
