Saving water equals sales at Home Depot

Water conservation is big business for the nation’s largest home improvement retailer who earned accolades from the Environmental Protection Agency for selling nearly 13 million WaterSense devices.



The EPA named Home Depot a 2014 WaterSense Partner of the year for selling nearly 13 million WaterSense labeled products which helped customers save an estimated 42.5 billion gallons of water and more than $358 million in water related utility costs. The retailer said the water saved is enough to supply 291,000 U.S. homes for a full year.



"Teaching consumers about water conservation has always been a focus of ours, and now is more critical than ever," says Ron Jarvis, vp of environmental for Home Depot. "Our partnership with WaterSense helps us provide customers with more efficient products that reduce their water use, and can help save money on their monthly bills."



WaterSense is a partnership program sponsored by EPA that seeks to protect the future of the nation's water supply by offering people a simple way to use less water with water-efficient products, new homes, and services. Since the program's inception in 2006, WaterSense has helped consumers save 757 billion gallons of water and $14.2 billion in water and energy bills.



This is Home Depot's third EPA partner award in 2014, marking the second consecutive year the retailer has won three key EPA honors including WaterSense Partner of the Year, ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year and SmartWay Excellence Award.