The Department of Energy moved to overturn a Trump administration change to the definition of a showerhead meant to let more water flow.
A proposed rule change posted in the Federal Register on Friday reverts to an Obama administration standard requiring an entire showerhead fixture to meet a limit of 2.5 gallons of water per minute.
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Former President Donald Trump pushed his Energy Department to alter the standard by loosening decades-old water conservation standards for showerheads after repeatedly complaining about weak water pressure from showers, which he said disrupted his quest for “perfect hair.”
The Trump administration’s definition would have allowed each showerhead nozzle, even if there are several in a single fixture, to meet the 2.5 gallons per minute standard.
Energy and water conservation advocates warned the change could mean gallons of water several times the current limit could pour out of shower fixtures each minute, adding unnecessary expenses to household water, sewer, and energy costs.
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Few manufacturers chose to produce products exploiting Trump’s change, but such showerheads could waste water at a time when much of the western United States is in drought, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy said in a statement.
