Conserving water is in the best interest of all.
Conserving water not only saves money and energy,
it protects one of North Carolina's most valuable
resource. The City of Roxboro recognizes the need
to follow good water conservation practices. In
an effort to encourage residents to use this resource
wisely, the City of Roxboro is initiating a Water
Conservation Incentive Program. The program is designed
to encourage residential customers to replace older
high-use water fixtures with newer more efficient
low flow fixtures. Residential customers who choose
to participate will receive a credit on their water
bill for three months.
To participate in the program,
residential customers will need to provide a receipt
for the purchase of the low flow water fixture to
the City's Water Billing Department and then schedule
a time for an inspection by a city employee to verify
the fixture was correctly installed. After verification
by the City, the residents will receive credit on
the next three water bills for the installed fixture.
For a fixture to qualify for the program, it must
meet the following requirements. Low-flow toilets
must be of the 1.6-gallon flush or less, the low-flow
showerhead shall be 3 gallons per minutes or less
and the faucets shall be 1 gallon per minutes or
less for bathrooms and 2.5 gallons or less for kitchen
faucets.
| Device |
Monthly Credit |
Total Credit |
| Low - flow
toilets |
$10.00 |
$30.00 |
| Low - flow
showerheads |
$10.00 |
$30.00 |
| Low- flow faucets |
$10.00 |
$30.00 |
Credit shall be given for
each toilet, showerhead, and faucet replaced. Credit
shall be limited to the water charge on the bill
only. Sewer, capital, and solid waste charges are
not subject to this program. If credits exceed the
monthly charge for water then the credit will be
limited to the amount of the water charge for each
month not to exceed three months.
This program shall be
advertised in the local paper and each year thereafter
on the anniversary date of the program.
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What can you do to
conserve water?
* Check all your plumbing for leaks. One
drippings faucet wastes more water in one day
than a person drinks in a week!
*Replace old plumbing with
new low-flow models or install water-saving
devices such as displacement devices and faucet
aerators.
*Head to the car wash. It may be a little more
costly, but many commercial car washes recycle
water and use a lot less water than you'll use
in your driveway.
*Help your plants cope by
watering slowly, thoroughly and as infrequently
as possible to create a deeper root system that
makes the plants more resistant to drought.
*Collect rainwater in a barrel to use for
outdoor watering.
*Get your exercise by
sweeping driveways and sidewalks instead of
hosing them down.
*Don't let the water run when you're washing
dishes, thawing foods or scrubbing vegetables.
*Use appliances wisely.
Run only full loads of laundry and dishes, and
don't was plates before you put them in the
dishwasher, just scrape and let the dishwasher
do its job-that's right, kids!
*Be responsible with your personal water use.
Don't let the water run while you brush your
teeth, shave or shampoo your hair. Take shorter
showers, and don't use the toilet as a trash
can.
*Keep a pitcher of water
in the refrigerator instead of running the
faucet until the water gets cold.
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