Virtually every water district in the Portland metro area is offering home owners $100 to install the new 1.28 gallon water saving toilet. And if you are in to saving money and helping the environment, why not upgrade your toilets and do both!

Beginning January 1, 2009, the Portland Water Bureau will offer a short-term toilet rebate on WaterSense certified toilets. Portland Water Bureau customers can apply for the $100 rebate by replacing a toilet that uses 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) or more with a new WaterSense toilet.  To earn the WaterSense label, toilets must use no more than 1.28 gallons per flush (gpf) and meet rigorous criteria for performance.
 
WaterSense Toilet Rebate Program Eligibility and Requirements:
 

• Purchase eligible toilet between 1/1/09-6/30/09.  For a complete list of approved models, visit: http://www.epa.gov/watersense/pp/het.htm

• Complete and sign WaterSense Toilet Rebate Form by June 30, 2009. Sales receipt and proof of recycling of old toilet required.

• You must receive water from the Portland Water Bureau and have an active Portland Water Bureau account that is in good standing.

• You must own the property where the new toilet is being installed or obtain the signature of the property owner on the WaterSense Toilet Rebate Form.

• Limit of 2 toilet rebates per eligible account. 

Each rebate is worth $100. However, if the replacement toilet costs less than $100 the customer will be reimbursed for the cost of the toilet plus $1 for recycling.

Rebates are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  The program will end when funds are depleted or no later than June 30, 2009