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WaterSense

Revised Draft New Home Specification Version 1.0

n May 2008, WaterSense released the draft specification for water-efficient single-family new homes for public comment and received substantial feedback. In the months since then, EPA has been taking steps to address stakeholder comments and provide additional resources to interpret the new homes specification.

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