The city of Wichita is again offering rebates to residents who purchase water-saving appliances.
The program has been offered since 2013, and the city council has authorized $100,000 to fund the program for 2020. It offers rebates to people who have purchased water- saving toilets, dishwashers, washing machines and other devices. The rebates are offered in the form of water bill credits.
Penny Feist with the city’s public works department said the program has helped the city meet its water conservation goals. She said customers are limited to five rebates a year, and a list of the eligible appliances is on a city web site, savewichitawater.com
The rebates will be retroactive to January, but it can also be available to residents who applied in December, 2019 but were not approved because of a lack of funding.
The program will continue through the end of the year or until all funding is exhausted.
Since the program began in 2013, it has provided rebates totaling $1,230,622 for more than 12,000 water-saving units, saving an estimated 323 million gallons a year.
