清洁的水是一种宝贵的国家资源，明智的用水是实现这一目标的途径之一 个人、社区、行业和政府可以帮助保护质量和安全 全国供水量。用水产品的购买者越来越多 对水资源效率感兴趣。制造商和零售商、供水和废水公用设施、， 环保组织、消费者组织和其他组织希望推广高效产品。 不幸的是，很难找到各种产品的用水信息，或者 不同品牌和型号之间的信息不容易比较。 填补空白 关于各种产品的可比用水信息，本文讨论了美国环境保护局（USEPA）如何探索一项自愿为节水产品贴标签和其他市场强化的国家计划 方法。美国环保局的节水产品市场增强计划的主要目标是: 降低水和废水基础设施成本；还有，节约用水。美国环保局提议 国家节水产品市场增强计划的目标是: 帮助消费者识别和理解水的许多优点- 有效率的 住宅或商业用途的产品； 激励制造商生产更具竞争力的节水产品 产品；和 鼓励并帮助分销商、零售商和当地水务公司 推广这些产品。

Clean water is a precious national resource, and wise water use is one of the ways in which individuals, communities, industry, and government can help to protect the quality and quantity of the nation's water supply. Purchasers of water using products are increasingly interested in water efficiency. Manufacturers and retailers, water and wastewater utilities, environmental groups, consumer organizations and others want to promote efficient products. Unfortunately, information on water use of various products is difficult to locate, or the information is not easily comparable between various brands and models. To fill the void in comparable water use information about various products, this paper discusses how the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is exploring a national program for voluntary water-efficient product labeling and other market enhancement approaches. USEPA's principal goals for its market enhancement program for water-efficient products are to: reduce water and wastewater infrastructure costs; and, conserve water supplies. The USEPA's proposed national market enhancement program for water-efficient products will aim to: help consumers identify and understand the many advantages of water-efficient products for residential or commercial use; motivate manufacturers to produce more competitive water-efficient products; and, encourage and help distributors, retailers, and local water utilities to promote these products.