Proposed EPA guidelines ban water features

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Jul 15, 2008

JULY 15, 2008

Proposed EPA guidelines ban water features

U.S. EPA is working on guidelines new homes must comply with to receive the organization's "Water Sense" designation (http://www.epa.gov/watersense/specs/homes.htm). The draft states that "builders shall not install or facilitate the installation of ornamental water features … Because these water features serve no functional or practical purpose, their water use is not considered efficient." (Section 4.1.4)

Members of the Int'l. Professional Pond Contractors Assoc. are asking for revisions that would exempt water features that incorporate a closed recirculation system, use a naturally occurring water source, sustain aquatic life, support wildlife or use reclaimed water.

EPA is accepting public comments on the proposed guidelines until July 21. Email watersense-newhomes@erg.com

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