On October 7, 2021, the 2021 WaterSense Sustained Excellence, Partner of the Year, and Excellence Award winners were announced during the WaterSmart Innovations Conference. WaterSense and its more than 2,000 utility, manufacturer, retail, builder, and other organizational partners make it possible for consumers and businesses to save water, energy, and money by producing and promoting water-efficient products, homes, and programs. Since 2006, WaterSense partners have helped save 5.3 trillion gallons of water and $108 billion on consumer utility bills.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to recognize 12 Partner of the Year Award winners, including homebuilder Fulton Homes of Metro Phoenix, AZ.

Fulton Homes won its second WaterSense Builder Partner of the Year Award. In 2020, Fulton Homes designed nearly 800 homes to meet WaterSense specifications, and over 300 of their homes earned the WaterSense label. This far exceeded the company’s initial goal to earn the label on 270 homes. Fulton also set a goal to achieve 100 percent usage of WaterSense labeled products in homes it built last year, and the company came close to achieving that goal.

Fulton Homes provided new employees training on WaterSense in 2020 and provided materials about WaterSense to its plumbing contractors. They also coordinated with site foremen and verification providers to ensure WaterSense specification requirements were followed. To further promote WaterSense, Fulton put the program mark on all its promotional materials and banners and mentioned the program in articles. Kids who visit Fulton Homes received stickers about water savings.

As part of its commitment to sustainability, Fulton Homes participates in other programs that promote healthy, comfortable, and efficient homes. In 2020, the company became a Triple Crown winner, earning ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, Indoor AirPLUS Leader, and a WaterSense Partner of the Year Award!

To learn more about the WaterSense program, visit the EPA's WaterSense website at: www.epa.gov/watersense .