How can a municipality benefit from water conservation?
Water conservation offers these benefits: • Reduction in operating costs • Reduction in electric energy consumption • Extension of existing system without the costs of expansion • Compensation for possible water system inadequacies • Has the state prohibited the sale of some plumbing fixtures? Yes. RCW 19.27.170 adopted state-wide performance standards for plumbing fixtures sold, installed, or approved for installation. Effective July 1, 1993 the following standards apply: Toilets – 1.6 gals/flush Faucets – 2.5 gals/min Urinals – 1.0 gals/flush Aerators – 2.5 gals/min Showerheads – 2.5 gals/min Since the older style toilets may use from 6 to 8 gallons per flush, these new low-flow fixtures will reduce the normal domestic home water usage. • Will our water demand reduce as a result of these low-flow fixtures? Since these fixtures will initially appear only in new or remodeled homes, there will be an extended period before their effect is noticed in most municipal water utilities. Howeve
