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About the program

Read an overview about this program.

Program criteria

Read qualifications points lists to learn what is required to have a structure certified.

Events and news

See our calendar of events and read the buzz about the program.

Contacts

Know whom to contact to request certification, find a builder and our staff.

Resources

See our list of water-conserving appliances, plumbing fixtures, irrigation resources and more.

Welcome to Florida Water Star^SM

Florida Water Star^SM is a voluntary certification program for new and existing residential and commercial developments that encourages water efficiency in household appliances, plumbing fixtures, irrigation systems and landscapes. To learn more about the program and how to participate, click through the links at right.

District releases new Bronze retrofit criteria

Florida Water Star^SM Bronze, a voluntary certification program for existing homes to maximize water efficiency, has been released for use in the 18-county St. Johns River Water Management District. Criteria for certification focuses on efficiency and considers cost-effectiveness for the homeowner. The program is designed for a broad range of homes, from a condominium with no yard to an older home on a half-acre lot with an aging irrigation system. The qualifications points list offers ways for every homeowner to succeed in obtaining certification for their water efficiency efforts both indoors and in their landscapes. For information about certifying your home, contact Deirdre Irwin at dirwin@sjrwmd.com.

Residential Silver and Gold criteria revised

On March 8, 2010, the Florida Water Star^SM program released a revision to the Silver and Gold residential version of the program that becomes effective April 1, 2010. Builders with signed agreements may continue to use the existing criteria for any homes they are working on at the time of the change, but future homes must be built to the revised criteria. The minor criteria changes are intended to make the criteria easier to understand. New EPA efficiency standards are reflected in the indoor section, along with some new water-heating options.

Florida Water Star^SM around the state

Florida Water Star^SM is offered in other water management districts. To find out which District you are in and how to learn more about the program, click HERE. To go to other districts’ programs, use the links below:

The Florida Water Star^SM program logo cannot be duplicated in whole or in part
without written permission from the St. Johns River Water Management District.