Did you know that Marion County Utilities offers rebates to customers who replace an old, high-flow toilet (using 3.5 gallons per flush or more) with a new high efficiency toilet (using 1.28 gallons per flush or less). To be eligible, you must be a Marion County Utilities customer with an account in good standing and live in a home built prior to 1995.
Toilets installed prior to 1995 typically use 3.5 gallons of water with each flush. Newer models use just 1.6 or 1.28 gallons per flush. Replacing just one high-flow toilet with an ultra-low-flow toilet could save more than 1,000 gallons of water per month.
More than 9,000 of Marion County Utilities’ customers may be eligible for this incentive. However, there’s only 1,400 rebates available this year. Rebates come in the form of an account credit of up to $100 for the first toilet replaced and $80 for the second. Per program mandates, rebates must be reserved to establish customer eligibility. Customers must call 800-964-2140 to reserve a rebate prior to installing their new toilets.
Interested? Visit a participating Home Depot or Lowes location near you.
The program is cooperatively funded by Marion County Utilities, the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority. For more information, contact Michon Fabio at 352-671-8686.