Rural Community Assistance Partnership

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WaterSense

Summer water tip from EPA

Posted Tue, 2012/06/19 - 12:28pm by RCAP

Water wisely: A large percentage of water we use at home is used outdoors. As much as 30 percent of that outdoor water use can be wasted due to evaporation by watering in the middle of the day. Water in the morning when winds are calm and temperatures are cool. Look for the new WaterSense-labeled weather-based irrigation controller that uses local weather data to determine whether your sprinkler system should turn on.

Learn more at the WaterSense website

EPA encourages Americans to save water during Fix-a-Leak Week

Posted Fri, 2012/03/09 - 2:41pm by RCAP

WaterSense Partner of the Year Delta Faucet Company to fix leaks at homes and community facilities across the country

WASHINGTON – American households waste more than 1 trillion gallons of water each year due to leaky pipes, toilets, showerheads and other fixtures, but fixing leaks can be easy and inexpensive. During the forth annual Fix-a-Leak Week, March 12 to 18, the U.S.

EPA’s WaterSense program to label innovative watering technology

Posted Tue, 2011/11/08 - 12:49pm by RCAP

Weather-based irrigation controllers can help save 110 billion gallons of water and $410 million per year on utility bills

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program announced Nov. 3 that irrigation controllers will soon be the first outdoor product eligible to earn the WaterSense label.