如果我们要维持对世界如此重要的供水和水基础设施 为了我们的人民和环境的健康，我们必须更明智地使用水。个人， 社区、行业和政府都可以帮助保护食品的质量和数量 国家的水供应。通常，提高用水效率所需的信息并不充分 可获得的美国环境保护局（USEPA）认为，它可以通过确定节水措施在市场上发挥潜在作用 并告知购买者这些产品的优点。本文讨论了美国环保局需要如何合作 与制造商、零售商、供应商、供水和废水公用事业公司、州政府、环境保护局 组织、消费者组织和其他机构成功地改变了节水市场 产品。

If we are to sustain the water supplies and water infrastructure that are so important to the health of our people and the environment, we must be smarter about water use. Individuals, communities, industry, and government can all help to protect the quality and quantity of the nation's water supply. Often, the information needed to use water more efficiently is not available. The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) sees a potential role it can play in the marketplace by identifying water-efficient products and informing purchasers of the advantages of those products. This paper discusses how the USEPA will need to partner with manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, water and wastewater utilities, states, environmental groups, consumer organizations and others to successfully transform the market for water-efficient products.