Westside : Low-Flush Toilet Offer Ends in June
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Santa Monica officials have announced that residents who want to conserve water and save money have until the end of June to take advantage of a city-run program that helps people pay the cost of having their toilets retrofitted to low-flush systems.
Homeowners may hire their own plumbers and receive a $75 rebate from the city. Or officials will purchase the toilets and hire the plumbers at a cost to the resident of $35.
Low-flush toilets can save residents up to 30% in water fees and waste-water costs, said Susan Munves, conservation coordinator for the city.
Santa Monica officials created the program in 1990 because the city was nearing the limit for the amount of waste water it could send to the Hyperion sewage treatment plant.
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