“Our livelihood is intimately tied to the food we eat, water we drink and places where we recreate. That’s why we have to promote responsibility and conservation when it comes to our natural resources.” Mark Udall
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As (most) everybody knows, for the 3rd year in a row we are experiencing a severe drought in California. We need to be diligent about saving as much water as possible.
Everybody has got to do his bit said Governor Jerry Brown who calls for a 25% reduction in water use.
I did mine by replacing old toilets with water efficient models and I now can flush without guilt.
Up to now I have been practicing the old mantra: If it is yellow it’s mellow, if it’s brown flush it down.
But replacing old toilets with new ones made more sense.
“Toilets manufactured before 1980, usually need 5 to 7 GPF (gallons of water per flush) and toilets from the 1980s to 90s typically use 3.5 GPF.”
The EPA approved toilet that I bought uses 1.28 GPF.
Gran diferencia, as Carmen Miranda would say.
Installing a new toilet is not that difficult (when you know how) and especially when you have a trusted friend who can do it for you.
Doing the job takes about an hour and it is a time well spent.
I paid $168.00 for American Standard Cadet 3 at Home Depot.
With an expected $50.00 rebate from the Marin Municipal Water District, that comes down to $118.00.
Modest cost, big water savings and feel-good sensation.
My cat also appreciates the new toilet bowl. She uses it as a playpen and brings her mice toys to be cleaned? or for a little session of waterboarding? I am not sure but Kate is capable of the worst.
But now I can answer the call of nature without any pangs of guilt.
Can you say the same thing or are you still slinking to where the king goes alone and wasting our precious commodity with each gigantic flush?
Save water, Mother Earth is old, tired and thirsty.
Alain