California Plan For Water Conservation Draws From Stalled EPA Effort

California water officials are considering a program to encourage the development and purchase of water efficient products that is based on an apparently stalled EPA effort that is modeled after the agency's highly touted EnergyStar program. State officials are expected to decide whether to offer initial funding for the project within the next few months. The California Urban Water Conservation Council and the East Bay Municipal Utility District submitted a proposal , known as the California WaterStar Initiative, to the...