GA’s Water Legislation – A start, but not enough
Straight from the AJC “A bill that state lawmakers say will create a “culture of conservation” and potentially help douse Georgia’s water war with Florida and Alabama is all but a done deal.The state Senate passed its final version of the bill 52-0 on Wednesday, and the House quickly followed with a 166-5 vote on an identical version of the proposal. One chamber’s bill must now clear the other chamber before the legislation heads to Gov. Sonny Perdue for his signature.”
That Georgia has taken the lead nationwide for requiring low flow plumbing fixtures in new construction might seem like quite a surprise – the state hasn’t been known for its progressive policies in energy and water efficiency. However, when your largest city of 4 million people is threatened by a limited supply of drinking water, it becomes quite obvious how easy this must have been.
And it is certainly to be commended – there aren’t any other states that have actually passed legislation requiring more water efficient plumbing fixtures and set an implementation date. There is, however, one glaring problem. It does not account for any of the existing plumbing fixtures installed throughout the state, instead leaving that to local governments to figure out how to address.
So…Atlanta nearly runs out of water, and the only thing this legislation is addressing is new construction going forward? It wasn’t all the houses coming online in 2012 that dried up the state’s water supply – it is the inefficient fixtures that are installed across the state today, and unfortunately this legislation does absolutely nothing to address that.
But it’s a step in the right direction. Let’s hope maybe that will help demystify low-flow plumbing fixtures and reinforce how well they really work….
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