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New Massachusetts Toilet Standard Sets Water Conservation Precedent
A new plumbing code in Massachusetts requires all two‐piece tank‐type and floor‐mounted flush‐valve toilets installed during new construction or as replacements of existing toilets to use no more than 1.6 gal/flush. The previous requirement allowed toilets to use no more than 3.5 gal/flush. The code change, made to help mitigate immediate as well as long‐term water supply problems, is the first of its kind on a statewide basis and has served as an incentive for proposed federal legislation to establish conservation‐oriented water use standards for plumbing fixtures. The use of low‐volume toilets could lower a typical household's annual indoor water use by thousands of gallons a year as well as decrease its overall water and sewer costs. Performance of low‐volume toilets is equal to or better than that of conventional toilets in most respects. Low‐volume toilets have the potential to be a significant factor in water demand management.
New Massachusetts Toilet Standard Sets Water Conservation Precedent
A new plumbing code in Massachusetts requires all two‐piece tank‐type and floor‐mounted flush‐valve toilets installed during new construction or as replacements of existing toilets to use no more than 1.6 gal/flush. The previous requirement allowed toilets to use no more than 3.5 gal/flush. The code change, made to help mitigate immediate as well as long‐term water supply problems, is the first of its kind on a statewide basis and has served as an incentive for proposed federal legislation to establish conservation‐oriented water use standards for plumbing fixtures. The use of low‐volume toilets could lower a typical household's annual indoor water use by thousands of gallons a year as well as decrease its overall water and sewer costs. Performance of low‐volume toilets is equal to or better than that of conventional toilets in most respects. Low‐volume toilets have the potential to be a significant factor in water demand management.
New Massachusetts Toilet Standard Sets Water Conservation Precedent
Vickers, Amy (author)
Journal ‐ American Water Works Association ; 81 ; 48-51
1989-03-01
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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