FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 23: Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety › Subpart 23.1
FAR 23.108-1 Water-efficient products.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section describes EPA's WaterSense® Program, which helps identify water-efficient products that can save water, energy, and money. It notes that WaterSense®-labeled products are independently certified and meet EPA specifications, and it points to a website for more information.
Applies to: Contractors interested in water-efficient products
Key terms: WaterSense® · water-efficient products · third-party certification · EPA specifications
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Program. EPA's WaterSense® Program makes it easy to find and select water-efficient products that can save water, energy, and money. WaterSense®-labeled products are backed by independent, third-party certification and meet EPA's specifications for water efficiency and performance.
(b) Resource. For additional information on WaterSense® products, see https://www.epa.gov/watersense/watersense-products.
Sections that refer to it
- 23.108 Required Environmental Protection Agency purchasing programs.
← 23.108 Required Environmental Protection Agency purchasing programs. · 23.108-2 Chemically-intensive products. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk ↗ · proposed 2025-01-13
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-07-30 · effective 2024-08-29
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Improving Consistency Between Procurement and Nonprocurement Procedures on Suspension and Debarment ↗ · proposed 2024-01-09 · comments due 2024-03-11
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.