Energy Dept Proposes Dropping Water Efficiency Rules For Shower Heads After Trump’s Many Hair Complaints

Bloomberg News reports:

The U.S. Energy Department proposed easing water efficiency requirements for shower heads Wednesday following multiple complaints from President Donald Trump about how low water flow is impeding his ability to properly wash his hair.

The plan would allow manufacturers to bypass a 2.5 gallon-per-minute maximum flow rate set by Congress in the 1990s. Under current law, each shower head in a shower counts toward that limit. If finalized, the administration plan would allow multiple shower nozzles with 2.5 gallon-per-minute heads to each meet that requirement separately.

The rule, if finalized, would subvert a 1992 law signed by Republican President George H.W. Bush, and would lead to the waste of enormous amounts of water and energy, and increase greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, an environmental group.

After complaints from President Trump that he can’t wash his “beautiful hair properly” due to “drip, drip, drip” shower heads, the Trump administration is *formally* moving to roll back shower head regulations set in 1992 by Pres. George HW Bush.https://t.co/HbXpOpQf5O

— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) August 12, 2020

Easing the water efficiency rule comes after Trump railed against shower heads that go “drip, drip, drip,” low-flow toilets and faucets.

“You turn on the shower — if you’re like me, you can’t wash your beautiful hair properly,” Trump said this month.https://t.co/EKt4fxCDRT

— Eric Martin (@EMPosts) August 12, 2020