SPECIAL NOTICE:

As of March 2007, the bathroom retrofit program has been suspended due to a shortfall in funding from Water Demand Offset Fees. If Water Demand Offset Fees recover, the programs may be reinstated.

WATER DEMAND OFFSET

Water Demand Offset fees are funding the current toilet retrofit and rebate programs. Currently, the DWP is collecting demand-offset fees from developers when a new connection is granted. Developers are required, under DWP resolution, to offset the impact on the water system when a new development takes place. The DWP estimates the new development’s impact on the water system by calculating the plumbing fixtures in the new development and the respective demand on the system. The developer than pays a fee – a demand offset fee – which is used to fund both the rebate and retrofit programs.

TOILET REBATE PROGRAM

The DWP will credit qualifying customers $100 per toilet replaced. The DWP needs to inspect the old toilet prior to replacement. The purpose of the toilet inspection is to ensure that the old toilet is high-flow. Please call the DWP to schedule the audit prior to replacement. The new toilet must be low-flow which is 1.6 gallons per flush or less. After replacing the old toilet with the new, low-flow toilet, the customer can mail, fax or take the receipt for the new toilet to the DWP. The DWP will then credit the customer’s account.

SHOWERHEADS AND AERATORS

DWP customers may get low-flow showerheads and aerators at the DWP office at 41972 Gartsin Drive .

The showerheads are ES-740W White Shower Pros with On/Off buttons and 2.0 gallon per minute flow rates. These showerheads have elegant styling with luxurious massage, combination and gentle rain spray patterns.