Plumbing Fixtures: Water Saving Standards
You may not sell, offer for sale, distribute, or import a plumbing fixture for use in this state unless:
(1) it meets the water saving performance design standards; and
(2) it is included on the TCEQ’s list of plumbing fixtures certified to meet those standards.
What are the maximum allowable flow rates for plumbing fixtures?
- Sink / lavatory faucet or a faucet aerator - 2.20 gpm at 60 pounds per square inch pressure
- Shower head - 2.5 gpm at 80 pounds per square inch pressure
- Commercial pre-rinse spray valve - 1.6 gpm
- All drinking water fountains shall be operated by a self-closing valve
- Toilet - 1.28 gpf (dual flush cannot exceed 1.28 gallons for an average flush volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush)
- Urinal - 0.5 gpf
How do I get plumbing fixtures included on TCEQ’s list of certified fixtures?
Submit the following information:
(1) the identification and performance specifications for each plumbing fixture product intended for sale and use in the State of Texas; and
(2) certified test results from a laboratory accredited by the American National Standards Institute (for each fixture) verifying that the plumbing complies with the flow requirements established in 30 TAC 290.252(b).
Email to wras@tceq.texas.gov and include “Plumbing Fixtures” in the subject line, or send to:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Resource Protection Team
Attn: Plumbing Fixture Coordinator
PO Box 13087, MC-160
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Questions?
Find more information on the rules about standards:
Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, (30 TAC) Section 290.252 and 30 TAC, Chapter 290, Subchapter G
Texas Health and Safety Code 372
Contact the Resource Protection Team at wras@tceq.texas.gov or (512) 239-4600.