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Comment Letter on USEPA WaterSense Program

Comment Letter on USEPA WaterSense Program

Published: July 2020

Authors: Morgan Shimabuku, Peter H. Gleick

Pages: 3

    Conservation and Efficiency / Policy / Technology / Urban Water Resilience

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This comment letter submitted to the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) expresses strong support for both maintaining and strengthening the WaterSense Program at the USEPA, and includes specific recommendations for improving the program. 

 
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