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Josh Fritsch, West Unity (Ohio) village administrator (left), with Randy Mahlman, water and wastewater treatment plant superintendent
Since 1990, toilets in new construction projects have been required to use no more than 1.6 gallons of water per flush — a measure designed to save water.
Some newer low-flow toilets use just 1.3 gallons per flush, while some newer urinals use just half a gallon per flush, or no...