A new regulation to minimise the water consumption rate in the UAE, issued by Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology, Esma, will considerably reduce water consumption, a senior official has said.
The new measure, making it mandatory for all water fixtures in the market to get a mandatory 'Water Efficienty Label' that certifies a low flow rate, will save 60 percent of water used in buildings, said Abdulla al Maeeni, Acting Director-General of Esma.
The new measure from Esma came into effect from January and requires all water fixtures in the market to get the label.
Although the flow rate stipulated for various types of water fixtures varies, on an average it will be 60 percent lower than that of existing ordinary fixtures, Abdulla al Maeeni told the Gulf News daily.
He said that the water efficiency regulation applicable for manufacturers and importers of water fixtures has been given a grace period to remove non-compliant fixtures from the market.
The grace period to stop manufacturing and importing non-compliant water fixtures will end on June 31st and the grace period to clear the existing stock of non-compliant fixtures is December 31st.