Consider the humble toilet bowl. Maybe you do your business and run. Maybe your commode doubles as a library. It doesn't matter. What does matter is the porcelain fixture in every house can be a drain on water resources.
Let's say the toilet in your home was last replaced with a model after 1994. Compared with a new WaterSense toilet, a two person home uses an additional 1,200 gallons a year to do the flush. That is enough water to do 29 loads of laundry.
According to the EPA's WaterSense site, new toilets use 20 percent less water per flush, but perform as well as older toilets that use much more water to do their business.
To help spur this water conservation effort, the city for a second year is partnering with the Metropolitian North Georgia Water Planning District. Homeowners who replace their toilets may get a rebate check of either $50 or $100 to for upgrading old toilets to water-saving units.
According to the EPA's WaterSense site, new toilets use 20 percent less water per flush, but perform as well as older toilets that use much more water to do their business.
To help spur this water conservation effort, the city for a second year is partnering with the Metropolitian North Georgia Water Planning District. Homeowners who replace their toilets may get a rebate check of either $50 or $100 to for upgrading old toilets to water-saving units.
A person could qualify for a rebate if you purchase a water-saving toilet and meet the following requirements:
- Own or rent a single family residential home built in 1993 or earlier.
- Are up to date on your water bill payments
- Purchase an eligible toilet after September 28, 2007 and have an original toilet receipt. Some $50.00 rebates are available for 1.6 gallons of water per flush or less $100.00 rebates are available for Water Sense toilets with 1.28 gallons of water per flush certified toilets.
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