Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Making Paradise Possible Are you flushing money away? WATER USE If every American home with older, inefficient toilets replaced them with new high efficiency toilets, we would SAVE save nearly 640 billion gallons 67% of water per year, equal to OLDER LOW more than two weeks of flow Toilets account for approximately 27 percent of a home’s TOILET FLOW over Niagara Falls. indoor water consumption. Toilets are also a major source of wasted water due to leaks or inefficiency. Jiggling the handle is not a solution! It’s a symptom of something that could cost you Replacement of older toilets with low flow models can hundreds of dollars while wasting thousands of gallons save approximately 4,000 gal per year per person. of water each year. A simple way to test your toilet for Whether you're remodeling a bathroom, building a new leaks is to add a few drops of food coloring to the top home, or simply replacing an old, leaky toilet, a Water- tank, wait a few hours and see if any color seeps down into the bowl. Sense labeled toilet is a great option. FKAA can help. WaterSense Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority has a wide variety of , a program Toilets use either a siphonic sponsored by the U.S. or a wash-down method to conservation tools and methods available for you to use. remove waste from the bowl. Please contact any of our offices and ask about how you Environmental Protection e siphonic method, more can start saving right away. Agency, helps consumers common in North America, identify high performance, creates a siphon action that “pulls” waste “pushes” waste water-efficient toilets that can reduce water use and Low flow, dual flush toilet help preserve water resources. Toilets of 1.28 gallons per flush (gpf) or less are For more information: www.fkaa.com considered High Efficiency Toilets. Dual flush means you have the option to use .8 gpf or 1.6 gpf. Recent Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority advances in design and technology have improved the functionality of the new low flow fixtures. UPPER KEYS MIDDLE KEYS LOWER KEYS 305.853.1999 305.289.6161 305.296.2454 91620 Overseas Hwy. 3200 Overseas Hwy. 1100 Kennedy Drive Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Tavernier, FL Marathon, FL P.O. Box 1239 33070 33050 Key West, FL 33041-1239

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The US Environmental Protection Agency has a program that identifies low flow appliances, people need to look for the WaterSense label. http://www.epa.gov/OW-OWM.html/water-efficiency/index.htm

Toilets account for appx 27% of a home’s indoor water consumption. Replacement of older toilets with WaterSense models can save appx 4,000 gal per year per person http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/pubs/toilets.htm

http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/pubs/flushfact_vs_fiction.htm

Graphics attached include: WaterSense logo; green toilet icons – man & woman separate and together; weird gold toilet – sure don’t know if that will be useful, but there it is.

I haven’t found a good photo of a dual flush toilet. We may have to take a picture of one at Home Depot or something. I looked on the Caroma http://www.caromausa.com/ and Toto http://www.totousa.com/ sites, and didn’t really find any worth stealing, but you might.

Pat