| Every household in the United States uses | | | | their water bill by installing a Water Sense toilet. This |
| approximately 400 gallons of water a day. We use | | | | amounts 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 natural | | | | purchase 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 lot | | | | older, inefficient toilets with a WaterSense toilet, |
| of energy. Approximately 2-3 percent of the world's | | | | nearly 640 billion gallons of water could be saved per |
| energy consumption is used to treat and pump water | | | | year. 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 indoor | | | | purchasing a WaterSense toilet. Over the course of |
| water consumption. Older, inefficient toilets account | | | | your lifetime, your toilet will be flushed approximately |
| for the majority of wasted water. WaterSense, a | | | | 140,000 times. If you replace your existing toilets |
| program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental | | | | with WaterSense labeled models, you can save 4,000 |
| Protection Agency (EPA), is helping consumers | | | | gallons of water per year. By choosing a low-flow |
| identify water-efficient toilets that can reduce water | | | | toilet, you will save money on your water bill and you |
| use in the home and help preserve one of our most | | | | will get a reliable toilet that helps save water. |
| important natural resources. Today's low-flow toilets | | | | One of the main reasons to consider installing a low |
| use only 1.6 gallons of water per flush compared to | | | | flow toilet is that at least 36 states are anticipating |
| the older toilets which use between three to seven | | | | local, 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 toilets | | | | temperatures and droughts. By preserving our water |
| but they quickly pay for themselves with the money | | | | supplies, we can save money and protect the |
| you save on your water bill. The EPA estimates that | | | | environment. |
| a family can save approximately $90 per year on | | | | |