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Parched California moves to boost water saving toilets, faucets

2014-04-22 23:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: With California facing its worst drought in a century, state officials have fast-tracked first-in-the-nation water efficiency standards for new toilets, urinals and faucets, an action expected to save about 8.2 billion gallons of water the first year while cutting energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The draft standards, released late last week, would prohibit the sale of appliances in California that do not meet proposed standards, which are expected to go into effect in 2016. The standards...

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