After five years and over 1,000 rebates given out toward the replacement of high volume toilet fixtures, the City of Cranbrook has officially discontinued the Low Flow Toilet Rebate program.

“The rebate program has operated quite successfully over the past five years; something we’ve been really happy about,” says Chris Zettel, Corporate Communications Officer for the City of Cranbrook. “The reality is we’ve seen a slower uptake of the rebates the past two years and our costs to advertise the rebates to the public has increased during that same period. We felt it was just time.”

The toilet rebate program has been a significant part of the city’s overall water conservation education program since it began in 2010. The program was designed to help get the large volume toilets out of use and have them replaced with low flush or dual flush fixtures. In turn, it meant a reduction of the amount of water the city’s sewer system needed to deal with on a daily basis.

“I want to thank everyone who has taken advantage of the rebate program,” Zettel says. “I also want to thank the Regional District of East Kootenay and the staff at the Cranbrook Transfer Station who helped us ensure the old toilet fixtures were disposed of properly.”

City staff is exploring other opportunities to initiate another rebate type program with a focus on reduced water use likely for 2016 or 2017.

City of Cranbrook

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