FAUCETS
According to EPA WaterSense, faucets account for more than 15% of indoor household water use—more than 1 trillion gallons of water across the United States each year. Even though federal law requires that new faucets not exceed 2.2 gallons per minute (gpm), older faucets can flow at rates as high as 3 to 7 gpm. High-efficiency bathroom sink faucets and accessories such as faucet aerators can reduce this standard flow by more than 30% without sacrificing performance. We could save billions of gallons each year by retrofitting of the country’s 222 million bathroom sink faucets.
By installing bathroom sink faucets or faucet accessories with a MAXIMUM FLOW OF 1.5 GPM (gallons per minute), an average household will be able to save more
than 500 gallons each year. Also, since these water savings will reduce demands on a home’s water heaters, households will also save energy. Achieving these savings can be as easy as twisting on a low flow aerator, which may cost as little as a few dollars.
If every household in the United States installed low flow labeled bathroom sink faucets or faucet accessories, it could save approximately $650 million in energy costs and more than 60 billion gallons of water annually—enough to meet public water demand in Miami for more than 150 days!
