EPA Recognizes Seven WaterSense Partners in Texas

 EPA News Release:

EPA Recognizes Seven WaterSense Partners in Texas  

Winners recognized from Houston, DFW and Austin Areas

DALLAS, TEXAS (October 7, 2022) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented seven awards to WaterSense partners in Texas at the WaterSmart Innovations (WSI) Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada, to recognize their support of WaterSense and water efficiency in 2021. The City of Plano was awarded the City of Excellence Award for the third consecutive year. The 2022 WaterSense Partners of the Year goes to the Niagara Conversation Corporation, Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, Houston Public Works and the cities of Fort Worth and Round Rock. The 2022 Excellence Award Winner is Tarrant Regional Water District.

“By working to promote the value of water efficiency in 2021, our WaterSense partners helped people save water, energy, and money—while protecting this precious resource during times of drought,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox. “EPA appreciates WaterSense partners’ commitment to being good stewards of water.”

“The WaterSense Program seeks to protect the future of the nation’s water supply by offering Americans a simple way to use less water with water-efficient products, homes, and services,” said Regional Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance. “Maintaining healthy water standards leads to economic growth and persevering local ecosystems. We are thankful to the awardees for all their determination and hard work and ask for continued commitment to water efficiency.”  

Award winners include utilities, manufacturers, builders, a retailer, and other organizations that promote and sell WaterSense labeled products, build WaterSense labeled homes, and operate WaterSense labeled certification programs. The awardees initiated a variety of new programs, outreach, and education activities to engage customers and promote water conservation with WaterSense.

2022 Sustained Excellence Award Winners

The Sustained Excellence Awards are the highest level of achievement for WaterSense. They are provided to those partners who continue to exhibit Partner of the Year quality for consecutive years. This year, WaterSense added three new partners to this category. 

• Third Year - City of Plano (Texas)

 

2022 Partner of the Year Awards

The Partner of the Year awards go to those WaterSense partners who have achieved success in all of the judging categories for the year – including strategic collaboration, education and outreach, and promoting WaterSense labeled products and programs.

• Utility: City of Fort Worth (Texas), Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Texas), Houston Public Works (Texas), and City of Round Rock (Texas)
• Manufacturer: Niagara Conservation Corp. (Texas)

2022 Excellence Award Winners

Excellence awards recognize those partners who have excelled in a specific area.   

• Tarrant (Texas) Regional Water District

Background

WaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by EPA, is both a label for water-efficient products and a resource for helping you save water. WaterSense seeks to protect the future of the nation’s water supply by offering Americans a simple way to use less water with water-efficient products, homes, and services. WaterSense labeled products are independently certified to use 20 percent less water and perform as well or better than standard models. The program was launched in 2006, and today there are more than 40,000 labeled toilets, faucets/faucet accessories, showerheads, irrigation controllers, and spray sprinkler bodies; and more than 5,700 labeled homes.

Learn more about the 2022 WaterSense Award winners here.

Connect with the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 on Facebook, Twitter, or visit our homepage.