~>  EC> The Energy Policy Act of 1992 was signed into law by President George
~>  EC> H.W. Bush. In 1994 the implementing regulations went into effect,
~>  EC> requiring that all residential toilets be manufactured using a
~>  EC> 1.6-gallons-per-flush standard. On the tenth anniversary of the
~>  EC> regulations, American Standard made an important
announcement: "today
~>  EC> the worry-free 1.6-gallon toilet is becoming a reality."
 
~> Living within eyeshot of the Kohler factory, I do know about those.
~> In fact a relative of mine who remodeled houses did a brisk business in the
~> older "illegal" toilets. People don't like having to flush twice.

The telling part was the announcement that the technology was getting
worked out TEN YEARS AFTER the government mandate.
 
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