Down the Toilet

You may have heard that phrase before. "That was just like flushing money down the toilet"! Well, when it comes to saving money and water, PAWSD customers are doing just the opposite. By retrofitting older water hungry toilets with new qualifying units, you can get a rebate on the purchase of the new fixture, the water bill can go down, and best of all you are conserving water which is good for everyone.

The goal of the PAWSD Toilet Rebate Program is to replace older, high-volume (3.5 to 7.0 gallons per flush—gpf) toilets with newer, low-volume fixtures using 1.6 gpf or less. The amount of water wasted with high-volume fixtures was recognized and addressed on a national level in the 1992 Energy Policy Act (EPAct). The EPAct established maximum allowable water-flow rates for toilets, urinals, showerheads, and faucets manufactured and sold after January 1, 1994. If your property was built prior to 1994 and the water fixtures have not been replaced, chances are you may have higher-volume units.

The PAWSD Toilet Rebate Program enables property owners to replace up to two high-volume fixtures with the assistance of a $75 to $125 rebate credit that will be applied directly to the PAWSD account where the fixture(s) are being replaced. The $75 rebate applies to low-volume fixtures that cost $100 or more for the tank and bowl. The $125 rebate applies to higher cost dual flush, flapperless, and power flush fixtures.

Click here to see how you can utilize the program.