Water Efficiency Success Stories

PMI Leads Green Coalition to Drive New Water Efficiency Standards, Including HETs, in Texas

In June 2009, a coalition led by the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute helped Texas join California as the second state nationwide to require high-efficiency toilets (HETs) in all new residential and commercial construction. Read more.

Dual-Flush Valves Curb Airport Water Usage

From an article in Building Operating Management, February 2009: Portland International Airport saves 177,000 gallons of water a day by installing dual-flush valves. Read more.

Concordia College Understands the Value of Water Conservation

Flushing a toilet more than once used to be the norm in some of the dorm halls at Minnesota’s Concordia College in Moorhead. Replacing old, inefficient toilets with high performance toilets saved the college 450,000 gallons of water in one year. Read more

The Day the Water Stopped in Orme, Tennessee

The water ran out for the 148 residents of Orme, TN in the summer of 2007. Water was trucked in daily, but it was only enough for three hours of average home use every day. Members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute volunteered replacements of high efficiency toilets (HETs) and faucets in a weekend campaign called "Race to Save the Water" in October 2007. Read more