President Trump issued a new executive order on Wednesday targeting federal water-use restrictions, specifically those implemented during the Obama and Biden administrations. He promoted the move with the slogan that it would help “Make America’s Showers Great Again.”
“Overregulation chokes the American economy and stifles personal freedom. A small but meaningful example is the Obama-Biden war on showers,” Trump declared in the executive order.
The directive eliminates lengthy federal guidelines—thousands of words long—set by the Obama-era Department of Energy, which redefined what constitutes a “showerhead.” These rules were brought back under Biden after Trump had previously eased them during his presidency.

“To the extent any definition is necessary for this common piece of hardware, the Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘showerhead’ in one short sentence,” Trump noted in the order. He instructed Energy Secretary Chris Wright to “immediately rescind the overly complicated” Obama-Biden regulations.
The administration confirmed that the rule change would restore the long-standing 2.5-gallons-per-minute water flow limit that had been in effect since 1992.
“President Trump is restoring sanity to at least one small part of the federal regulations,” the White House said in a statement.
“The Order frees Americans from excessive regulations that turned a basic household item into a bureaucratic nightmare,” the statement added. “No longer will showerheads be weak and worthless.”
The administration criticized the previous policy, claiming it was driven by “a radical green agenda that made life worse for everyday Americans” and even rendered certain multi-nozzle shower designs “illegal.”
The scope of the new executive order also extends to other household fixtures such as sinks and dishwashers.
“No market failure justifies this intrusion,” the White House said, referring to the rescinded water-use regulations. “Americans pay for their own water and should be free to choose their showerheads without federal meddling.”
“President Trump is slashing red tape and ending Biden’s dumb war on things that work.”
{Matzav.com}