WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014

Summary

WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services so as to: reduce water use; reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and preserve water resources through the voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance criteria. Requires the Administrator of EPA to identify other voluntary approaches to encourage recycling and reuse technologies to improve water efficiency or lower water use and to implement those approaches, if appropriate. Establishes a State Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation Incentives Program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. Requires the Administrator to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address, mitigate, and adapt to address any ongoing or forecasted impact of climate change on the water quality or quantity of a U.S. region.

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Timeline

1. 9 April 2014

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 April 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 9 April 2014 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 April 2014

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

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