BEGINNING DECEMBER 1,1995
WHO CAN INSTALL?
CERTIFICATION
WATER BILL CREDITS
Participating water custormers will receive
REMOVE ALL METALS AND PLASTICS
NO MORE CLASSES!
TOILET DISPOSAL
You must remove the old toilet from your customers' premisis.
Drop it off at one of the central locations listed below. The City's
Solit Waste Department will remove the accumulated toiltes from these
locations periodically and take them to the crushing site.
DUMPSTER LOCATIONS
Western Plumbing Suply - 324 Kentucky SE
TOILETS WILL BE CRUSHED
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
OPERATION LOW FLOW
The City of Albuquerque's toilet rebate program, known as Operation
Low Flow, began December 1, 1995. All City of Albuquerque water
customers receive information about the program in their water bills
during the month of November. In addition, radio and television PSA's
and newsprint coverage promote the program beginning through early 1996
Operation Low Flow is now retroactive. Only installations
occurring after December 1, 1995 will be eligible for the rebate. The
program will be offeed on a first come, first served basis and will last
as long as funds permit.
Homeowners may install their toilet(s) themselves, or they may hire any
plumber or plumbing contractor licensed in the state of New Mexico to do
the job. In the event the homeowner installs, the installation still
must be certified by a licensed plumber or plumber.
Customers will be provided with certification forms by the City. A
section of this form must be completed (it takes just a fw minutes by a
plumber or plumbing contractor whether te toilet has been installed by
the homeowner or plumber. The plumber is responsible for verifying that
a high flow toilet has been replaced by a low flow toilet and for
disposing of the old toilet(s) for recycling. It is important that you
complete the certification fromr in order for the customer to receive the
$100 rebate (or $75 for a second toilet, and $50 for a third). Owners of
multi-family residential units will receive a $75 rebate per toilet. All
customers will receive an $8 rebate for each high flow showerhead
replaced with a low flow fixture on a per toilet basis.
credits on their water
bills in the rebate amount. If they qualify for a $100 rebate, for
example, and their water bills are only $25/month, they will receive a
$25 credit each month for four months.
CUSTOMER ELIGIBILITY
The installation address must have an active City retail water system
account in good standing, and participants must be owners or agents of
the properties where the water service is delivered. Customers who wish
to participate must call the City to receive an application (768-3655).
The City will provide the customer with a certification form which the
plumber will have to sign to verify installation. Toilets to be
installed must be grade A, UPC-approved, 1.6 gallon or less per
flush.
It is essential that you or the homeowner remove all metals and
plastics from toilets before they are delivered to the collection
sites for crushing. The crushing mechanism will not accomodate these
materials.
Due to heavy interest in customer installation, Operation Low Flow no
longer requires installation by plumbers only. Individuals who attended
the installation/certification classes at TVI will be refunded their
tuition costs by the City. Write to City Conservaion Officer, P.O. Box
1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
Bob Garrecht Supply Co. - 2432 Claremont NE
Samons - 5314 Central SW
Home Base - 4373 Alexander Blvd NE
Western Mobile, Inc. has volunteered to crush all toilets collected by
Operation Low Flow. This amounts to over 7,000 toilets
that will not end up in the landfill! The by-product will be utilized
for asphalt road base or other reusable products.
Commercial Customers are not covered by Operation Low Flow
in this first year. It is hoped the program can be extended to this
customer group in the near future.
