Senate Bill S4591B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to water saving performance standards

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S4591 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5699
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-0314, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S354, A2286

2017-S4591 - Summary

Relates to water saving performance standards; aligns water saving performance standards with the WaterSense Program guidelines developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

2017-S4591 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4591 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4591
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to water
   saving performance standards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 8 of section 15-0314 of the environ-
 mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of  2002,
 are amended to read as follows:
   2.  The  water  saving  performance  standards  for  sink and lavatory
 faucets, shower heads, drinking water fountains, urinals and water clos-
 ets, including tank-type toilets,  flushometer-tank  toilets,  flushome-
 ter-valve  toilets,  electromechanical  hydraulic toilets, and all other
 types of toilets that use water shall be as follows:
   (a) for lavatory faucets, at  a  constant  water  pressure  of  eighty
 pounds  per square inch, maximum flow shall not exceed [2.5] 1.5 gallons
 of water per minute [(or .25 gallons  per  cycle  for  lavatory  faucets
 designed  as  metering  faucets)  and  provided that those faucet models
 installed in public buildings must be of a self-closing variety and must
 be designed to limit the discharged flow rate of water to a  maximum  of
 .5  gallons  per  minute or must be of the metering type which limit the
 discharge of water to a maximum of .25 gallons per cycle]; and
   (b) for sink faucets, at a constant water pressure  of  eighty  pounds
 per  square  inch,  maximum  flow  shall not exceed [2.5] 1.5 gallons of
 water per minute; and
   (c) for shower heads, at a constant water pressure  of  eighty  pounds
 per  square  inch,  maximum  flow  shall not exceed [2.5] 2.0 gallons of
 water per minute; and
   (d) for urinals and associated flush-valve, if any, maximum flow shall
 not exceed an average of [one gallon] 0.5 GALLONS of  water  per  flush;
 and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S4591A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5699
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-0314, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S354, A2286

2017-S4591A - Summary

Relates to water saving performance standards; aligns water saving performance standards with the WaterSense Program guidelines developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

2017-S4591A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4591A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4591--A
     Cal. No. 867
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  VALESKY, AVELLA, FUNKE, LATIMER -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Environmental  Conservation -- reported favorably from said committee,
   ordered to first and  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
   third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to water
   saving performance standards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 8 of section 15-0314 of the environ-
 mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of  2002,
 are amended to read as follows:
   2.  The  water  saving  performance  standards  for  sink and lavatory
 faucets, shower heads, drinking water fountains, urinals and water clos-
 ets, including tank-type toilets,  flushometer-tank  toilets,  flushome-
 ter-valve   toilets,  electromechanical  hydraulic  toilets,  DUAL-FLUSH
 TOILETS and all other types of  toilets  that  use  water  shall  be  as
 follows:
   (a)  for  lavatory  faucets,  at a constant water pressure of [eighty]
 SIXTY pounds per square inch, maximum flow shall not  exceed  [2.5]  1.5
 gallons  of  water  per  minute  (or  .25 gallons per cycle for lavatory
 faucets designed as metering faucets) and  provided  that  those  faucet
 models  installed  in public buildings must be of a self-closing variety
 and must be designed to limit the discharged flow rate  of  water  to  a
 maximum  of  .5 gallons per minute AT A CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE OF SIXTY
 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH or must be of the metering type which  limit  the
 discharge of water to a maximum of .25 gallons per cycle; and
   (b)  for  sink faucets, at a constant water pressure of [eighty] SIXTY
 pounds per square inch, maximum flow shall not exceed [2.5] 2.2  gallons
 of water per minute; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2017-S4591B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5699
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-0314, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S354, A2286

2017-S4591B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to water saving performance standards; aligns water saving performance standards with the WaterSense Program guidelines developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

2017-S4591B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4591B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4591--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. VALESKY, ALCANTARA, AVELLA, BAILEY, FUNKE, HOYLMAN,
   KAMINSKY, MARCELLINO -- read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
   report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to water
   saving performance standards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 8 of section 15-0314 of the  environ-
 mental  conservation law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 2002,
 are amended to read as follows:
   2. The water  saving  performance  standards  for  sink  and  lavatory
 faucets, shower heads, drinking water fountains, urinals and water clos-
 ets,  including  tank-type  toilets, flushometer-tank toilets, flushome-
 ter-valve  toilets,  electromechanical  hydraulic  toilets,   DUAL-FLUSH
 TOILETS  and  all  other  types  of  toilets  that use water shall be as
 follows:
   (a) for lavatory faucets, at a constant  water  pressure  of  [eighty]
 SIXTY  pounds  per  square inch, maximum flow shall not exceed [2.5] 1.5
 gallons of water per minute (or  .25  gallons  per  cycle  for  lavatory
 faucets  designed  as  metering  faucets) and provided that those faucet
 models installed in public buildings must be of a  self-closing  variety
 and  must  be  designed  to limit the discharged flow rate of water to a
 maximum of .5 gallons per minute AT A CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE  OF  SIXTY
 POUNDS  PER  SQUARE INCH or must be of the metering type which limit the
 discharge of water to a maximum of .25 gallons per cycle; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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