Installing water-efficient fixtures and appliances is the key to saving water and lowering utility costs in multi-family housing.

• Get Cash Incentives to Cut Water Use
• Toilet Replacements
• Irrigation Systems
  


• Free Dye Strips to Help Find Leaks



• Other Water-Saving Steps



• Resources

Owners of buildings served by utilities in the Saving Water Partnership can get financial assistance for installing water-efficient toilets, washers, and irrigation systems.

Toilet Replacements
Multi-Family Property Owners replacing pre-1994 toilets are eligible for a $100 rebate towards a 1.28 gpf WaterSense Toilet!

• Get details on Multifamily Toilet Replacement Rebates.

Irrigation Systems
Cash incentives to improve the efficiency of your irrigation system and avoid overwatering, which damages plants and increases water bills.

• Get details on Irrigation and Sprinkler System Rebates.
• Contact irrigation program manager Jenna Smith for more information.

• Email Program Manager Billie Fisher to request free dye strips to test the toilets in your building(s) for leaks. Please provide the address, name of building, number of units and number of dye strips needed (one pack of dye strips is enough to test two toilets.)

• Encourage tenants to save water. Our flyer shows simple steps. Print and distribute Conserving Water in Your Apartment (pdf).
• Fix leaking faucets and toilets. Research has shown that about 8% of all residential water use is wasted through leaks, usually in toilets. Finding and Fixing Water Leaks (pdf).

Visit the Resource Venture or call (206) 343-8505 for tested business solutions to conserve water. The Resource Venture is a service sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities and the Saving Water Partnership. All multifamily housing served by water providers in the Saving Water Partnership are eligible for assistance and rebates.

Download the Water Cost Calculator (xls) to estimate how much money you can save on utility bills by switching to more efficient equipment, technology and procedures.

Read case studies of how property owners saved by retrofitting their fixtures with new efficient ones.