City, County, and State agencies currently sponsor single and multi-family residential rebate programs for eligible property owners and tenants which provide rebates on High Efficiency Toilets, Ultra Low Flow Toilets, High Efficiency Clothes Washers, Irrigation Controllers, Rotary Spray Heads and Synthetic Turf allowing many of our customers to upgrade their home, saving money and water.

City, County, and State agencies currently sponsor Water Saving Performance Programs which offer financial incentives to commercial and industrial properties.

The Metropolitan Water District provides financial assistance to local industries to encourage investment in water-saving process improvements. The Program is open to all public and private, commercial and industrial users within Metropolitan’s service area. Equipment for the proposed improvement may be purchased or leased. Typical process improvements that qualify include: Installation of equipment to capture, treat and reuse water that would otherwise be discharged to the sewer and replacement of existing equipment with more efficient process improvements resulting in reduced water demand and increased monetary savings. Pictured to the right are Falcon Waterfree urinals which save more that 40,000 gallons of water per year, per urinal.

Please see The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California website for complete details.

 

Below are a few helpful suggestions for people looking to save energy, water, and money all at the same time. While some of these tips may be within the capabilities of the resident, our trained professionals are always willing to come to your home and provide a water efficiency evaluation and are able to handle all of your eco-friendly plumbing concerns.

• Insulating your water heater - 25 percent of every dollar you spend on energy goes to heat your water
• Install low-flow showerheads - An efficient showerhead can cost less than $15 and cuts annual water consumption by half. In addition, many city and local governments provide these low-flow shower heads to their residents.
• Install an aerator on every bathroom faucet - Aerators are also often provided through local governments departments and help to reduce water usage.
• Replace your old 5-gallon-per-flush toliet with a new 1.6-gallon-per-flush toliet - toliets are one of the single largest water consumers inside your home. Installing one low-flow toilet can save up to 22,000 gallons of water for a family of four.
• Insulate pipes, water heater and attic - Water heaters consume nearly 20 percent of all the energy used in your home and 25 percent of every dollar you spend on energy goes to heat your water. If your water heater is more than 10 years old it is inefficient and should be replaced. Insulating hot water pipes also helps to reduce your water heating bill.
• Replace your existing water heater with an energy efficient, tankless water heater - while you might experience small increases in your gas or electrical usage, these costs are typically less than the cost of heating and reheating stored water.