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Calif. offering rebates on toilet, turf replacement


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By Bay City News Service 

California residents can now get rebates to help replace old, inefficient toilets and thirsty lawns with water-saving alternatives, the state Department of Water Resources announced Wednesday.

The “turf and toilet” rebate program will use $24 million in funds from Proposition 1, a water bond approved by voters in 2014, to help replace more than 10 million square feet of lawn and an estimated 60,000 toilets, department officials said.

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  1. Steve says - Posted: August 14, 2015

    Each $100 toilet rebate is likely costing taxpayers $350 by the time the program’s administrative and bureaucratic charges are paid

  2. old long skiis says - Posted: August 14, 2015

    My hope is that more people get into the turf buy back thru STPUD and conserve water by getting rid of that old lawn and using low flow toilets and faucets thru out the house.
    If you qualify, by income level, call Project Go thru Liberty Utillites to conserve energy and improve your home at no added cost to you. You can have installed Storm windows, the underneith of your house insulated new energy efficient appliances, weather stripping around the doors and lots more! Thousands of dollers worth of energy saving improvements. All for $4.52 cents a month that we all pay on our bill.
    Conserve energy and water. OLS

    new appliances, insulating underneith your house.