WATER
- EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING
Make your garden
beautiful and more water-efficient. Transform your current landscaping
to the garden you want and use water more efficiently. Sign up for
FREE
water-wise
landscaping classes offered by the Bay Area Water Supply
& Conservation Agency (BAWSCA).
  
The District continues to offer a $75 rebate to customers who purchase
high efficiency washing machines that use less water and consume less
energy than conventional models. As of January 1, 2012, the WWD has
joined the program administered by BAWSCA and PG&E.
For more information on the program, please click on the following link:
http://bawsca.org/water-conservation/residential-water-conservation-programs/high-efficiency-clothes-washer-rebate-program/
For washing machines
purchased prior to January 1, 2012, please contact the WWD Office to
obtain a rebate form for the rebate program that was previously
administered by the WWD.
In
a continuing effort to help our customers reduce water consumption, the
W.W.D. continues to offer a $50 rebate for each low flow toilet installed to
replace old, water guzzling toilet(s).
To
qualify for the rebate, customers must purchase an ultra low flow toilet
using 1.6 gallons of water per flush or less, submit their original
receipt of purchase (or an approved copy), and complete an application for
approval.
Please contact the W.W.D. to get a rebate form mailed to you, or
click here to download an Ultra-Low Flow Toilet
Rebate Form.
1. Water
your garden and lawn early in the morning rather than mid-day and water
your lawn only when it needs it. Step on your grass...if it springs back
when you lift your foot, it doesn't need water. So set your sprinklers for
less frequent watering...better yet, in times of drought, water with a
hose!
2. Fix leaky faucets, leaky toilets, and plumbing joints as soon as
they are detected.
3. Don't run the hose while washing your car...use a bucket of
water and a quick hose rinse at the end with a trigger nozzle that
automatically turns off. You’ll save a significant amount of water if you
wash your cars frequently.
4. Install water saving shower heads.
5. Select correct water levels for laundry loads and wash only full
loads in the washing machine and dishwasher.
6. Take
quick showers rather than full-tub baths...even a one or two-minute
reduction can save up to 700 gallons a month.
7. Don’t let
the water run when brushing your teeth, washing your face, or shaving.
8. Use a broom instead of a hose to clean patios, decks, driveways,
and sidewalks.
9. Replace your old water guzzling toilet (3.5 to 7 gallons per
flush) with a new ultra-low flush toilet (1.6 gallons per flush).
Click here to download an Ultra-Low Flow Toilet Rebate Form.
10. Position sprinklers so they are not wasting water by spraying
the house, sidewalk or street.
Reading your
water meter is easier than you think.
Click here to download a brochDocuments\HowtoReadYourMeterBrochure.pdfure
on how is done.
TOILET
LEAKS:
Some toilet leaks make a running sound. Others are silent. To detect a
silent leak, put some drops of food coloring into your toilet tank. Wait
twenty minutes. If there is coloring in the bowl, you have a leak. Many
toilet leaks can be fixed with simple tools and a do-it-yourself manual.
The WWD can also provide you with toilet dye strips to help you test
your toilets.
WATER
METER LEAK DETECTION:
First, you must know where your meter is located. If you are unsure,
contact the District.
To check for leaks follow these steps:
Method 1
Turn off all water taps inside and outside your home. Record the meter
reading and return in two to three hours to check for change in the
reading. If the meter reading has changed, you may have a leak.
Method 2
Most of the
meters have a small black or red triangle on the meter designed to detect
even small leaks. If this triangle is moving when you have all water off
inside and outside your home, you may have a leak.
Common sources of leaks are a toilet that is running, a constant drip in a
sink or outdoor faucet, a loose or dripping washer connection, or a home
water treatment unit.|
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LEAK
TESTS:
If
you still not sure whether or not you have a leak your location, the
Westborough Water District field staff will gladly conduct a leak test
free of charge for any of its customers. This leak test requires that the
customer not use any water approximately four hours. The District Field
Staff will monitor the meter, calculate any usage, and contact t the
customer with the results.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DISTRICT FIELD STAFF WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMER IF THERE IS
A LEAK(S) DETECTED, BUT THE DISTRICT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCATING THE
ORIGIN OF THE LEAK(S). IT IS THE CUSTOMER’S
OBLIGATION TO LOCATE THE LEAK(S) AND REPAIR IT (THEM).
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