The Environmental Benefits of WaterSense Toilets

Every household in the United States usestheir water bill by installing a Water Sense toilet. This
approximately 400 gallons of water a day. We useamounts to over $2000 over the lifetime of the
water for various indoor and outdoor applications.toilet. Many states offer rebates and vouchers if you
Water is one of our most important naturalpurchase a WaterSense toilet.
resources and is essential to our everyday lives.If every household in the United States replaced their
However, to get water to our homes consumes a lotolder, inefficient toilets with a WaterSense toilet,
of energy. Approximately 2-3 percent of the world'snearly 640 billion gallons of water could be saved per
energy consumption is used to treat and pump wateryear. If you are in the process of remodeling your
to our homes.bathroom or replacing your older toiler consider
Toilets account for almost 30 percent of indoorpurchasing a WaterSense toilet. Over the course of
water consumption. Older, inefficient toilets accountyour lifetime, your toilet will be flushed approximately
for the majority of wasted water. WaterSense, a140,000 times. If you replace your existing toilets
program sponsored by the U.S. Environmentalwith WaterSense labeled models, you can save 4,000
Protection Agency (EPA), is helping consumersgallons of water per year. By choosing a low-flow
identify water-efficient toilets that can reduce watertoilet, you will save money on your water bill and you
use in the home and help preserve one of our mostwill get a reliable toilet that helps save water.
important natural resources. Today's low-flow toiletsOne of the main reasons to consider installing a low
use only 1.6 gallons of water per flush compared toflow toilet is that at least 36 states are anticipating
the older toilets which use between three to sevenlocal, regional, or statewide water shortages by 2013
gallons of water per flush.according to U.S. government estimates. Water
WaterSense toilets come in a variety of styles.supplies are dwindling across the country due to rising
WaterSense toilets may cost more than other toiletstemperatures and droughts. By preserving our water
but they quickly pay for themselves with the moneysupplies, we can save money and protect the
you save on your water bill. The EPA estimates thatenvironment.
a family can save approximately $90 per year on