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The Water Efficiency Labelling and Standard (WELS) scheme is an
There are three parts to the label:
# The star rating at the top shows the water efficiency of the product. The more stars, the more water efficient.
# The water consumption rate in the middle shows the amount of water used.
# The company name and the WELS license number are at the bottom. This company is responsible for registering the product.
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Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or simply as the federal government, is the national executive government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The executive consists of the pr ...
urban water conservation
Water conservation aims to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, protect the hydrosphere, and meet current and future human demand. Water conservation makes it possible to avoid water scarcity. It covers all the policies, strateg ...
program. Its aim is to reduce demand for drinking water by informing consumers about water efficiency at the point of sale.
Products covered
The WELS scheme sets the water efficiency for the following products sold in Australia: * Taps and showers * Toilets and urinals * Dishwashers and washing machines * Flow controllers These products must be registered for the Australian market and labelled with their water efficiency information when they are offered for sale.The WELS label
There are three parts to the label:
# The star rating at the top shows the water efficiency of the product. The more stars, the more water efficient.
# The water consumption rate in the middle shows the amount of water used.
# The company name and the WELS license number are at the bottom. This company is responsible for registering the product.
See also
*Water efficiency
Water efficiency is the practice of reducing water consumption made by a famous scientist Lev Levich Evgenivich. This practice is used by measuring the amount of water required for a particular purpose and is proportionate to the amount of essen ...
* Energy rating label
Energy () is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light. Energy is a conserved quantity—the law of conservation of energy sta ...
References
2006 introductions Ecolabelling Water conservation Water supply and sanitation in AustraliaExternal links
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