Final WaterSense product specs were
released in January 2007 for high-efficiency toilets (HETs). Since April, 44
HETs from six manufacturers have earned the label. To qualify for the
WaterSense label, toilets must be independently tested and certified by an
EPA-licensed laboratory to use 1.28 gallons per flush or less, and flush 350
grams of media.
The EPA hopes plumbers, contractors
and consumers will look for the WaterSense label on showroom floors and retail
shelves in the coming months. WaterSense-labeled HETs can be ordered online
(from plumbing distributors) right now.
A full list of WaterSense labeled HETs can be found on the program Web
site http://www.epa.gov/watersense/pp/find_het.htm.