Sunday, February 28, 2010

Fitchburg Offers Toilet Rebate Program

3:07 AM  Justin Mitchell  1 comment

Oshkosh currently has little programming in place for water conservation. One improvement in their service is the somewhat delayed high usage notice that notifies residents of potential leak issues. The effectiveness of this is reduced by the delayed quarterly notices, as opposed to the monthly or bi-monthly billing cycles suggested by the American Water Works Association and by groups advocating for water protection and quality improvement.

However, efforts by the city's Sustainability board are slowly prying into the "its the way we've always don'it" mentality through conservation education and outreach efforts. The city's comprehensive plan articulates the city's commitment to the implementation of water conservation programming and community education. It just isn't happening yet.

It is happening in communities across the state (yes, we recognize that many communities that rely on ground water have a bit of a different senario that we do here), including the City of Fitchburg . According to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin:

"Residents of the City of Fitchburg are joining others in Wisconsin who are eligible for rebates to replace older toilets with new high-efficiency WaterSense labeled toilets. Beginning with toilets purchased in 2010, the City of Fitchburg is offering up to $100 per toilet to residents of single-family homes and apartment owners. Customers will be limited to one rebate per household, or a maximum of five rebates per apartment complex.

The City has budgeted $10,000 from its sanitary sewer budget, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the funds are expended. The toilet rebates are part of Fitchburg’s larger water conservation program which includes conservation-based water rates that are designed to encourage efficiency and reduce unnecessary outdoor water use.

For more information about the City of Fitchburg’s water conservation program, visit: www.city.fitchburg.wi.us/public_works/water_supply.php "

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1 comments:

Toilets account for approx. 30% of water used indoors. By installing a Dual Flush toilet you can save between 40% and 70% of drinking water being flushed down the toilet, depending how old the toilet is you are going to replace.
If you are serious about saving water, want a toilet that really works and is affordable, I highly recommend installing a Caroma Dual Flush toilet. They offer a patented dual flush technology consisting of a 0.8 Gal flush for liquid waste and a 1.6 Gal flush for solids. On an average of 5 uses a day (4 liquid/ 1 solid) a Caroma Dual Flush toilet uses an average of 0.96 gallons per flush. The new Sydney Smart uses only 1.28 and 0.8 gpf, that is an average of 0.89 gallons per flush. This is the lowest water consumption of any toilet available in the US. Caroma, an Australian company set the standard by giving the world its first successful two button dual flush system in the 1980’s and has since perfected the technology. Also, with a full 3.5″ trapway, these toilets virtually never clog. All 47 floor mounted models are on the list of WaterSense labeled HET’s (High Efficiency toilets) http://www.epa.gov/watersense/pp/find_het.htm and qualify for thel toilet rebate programs available in the US. They are available in round, elongated, regular height and ADA compliant "chair height" in white and biscuit. Please visit my blog http://pottygirl.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/what-you-should-know-about-toilets/
to learn more or go visit http://www.ecotransitions.com/howto.asp to see how we flush potatoes with 0.8 gallons of water, meant for liquids only. Best regards, Andrea Paulinelli

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