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Seminole County Toilet Rebate Program Eligibility:
You MUST be a water customer of Seminole County Environmental Services; this means you pay your water bill to Seminole County Environmental Services Water & Sewer, and NOT TO A CITY UTILITY OR A PRIVATE UTILITY.
Your receipt must be dated between August 1, 2023 thru - September 23, 2024, to be eligible for a rebate. ALL REBATE APPLICATIONS, DOCUMENTS & PICTURES MUST BE TURNED IN NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 23, 2024.
New toilet(s) must also be installed and documented with pictures, before turning in the application. No Exceptions.
Homes that were built before 1994 have high flow toilets anywhere from 3.5 gallons per flush (gpf) to 7 gpf. These are the toilets we would like you to replace with a new 1.6 gpf (or lower) EPA WaterSense toilet.
(If your home was built AFTER 1994, you already have a low flow toilet in your home per current building code)
Without BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES, your application will be rejected.
Do not send in your application if there are no pictures to show the old toilet(s), and the replacement of the new toilet(s).
Seminole County now offers a limited toilet replacement rebate program on a first-come, first-served basis.
Rebates are available until budgeted rebate funds are depleted or until September 23, 2024, whichever comes first.
By replacing existing high volume toilets put into use prior to 1994, a significant reduction in water usage can be achieved.
This reduction in water use translates into cost savings for water customers.
Seminole County water customers can qualify for a rebate when they replace their high flow toilets, to a new 1.6 gallons per flush toilet (gpf) or lower EPA certified WATERSENSE labeled toilet.
This rebate program is being offered as a means to reduce the amount of water used by consumers from older model toilets. Households could see a savings of 20,000 gallons of water annually!
How much water will I save by changing out my old toilet to a new high efficiency toilet (HET)? High Efficiency Toilets are 1.6 gallons per flush or less.
Gallons per flush (gpf) of toilet | # of people | Gallons per family per day | Gallons per family x days per year = | Annual Water Used |
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7 gpf | 4 | 7 gpf x 5 flushes per person=35 x 4 people = 140 | 140 x 365= | 51,100 gallons |
5 gpf | 4 | 5 gpf x 5 flushes per person = 25 x 4 people = 100 | 100 x 365 = | 36,500 gallons |
3.5 gpf | 4 | 3.5 gpf x 5 flushes per person = 70 | 70 x 365 = | 25,500 gallons |
HET (1.28 gpf) | 4 | 1.28 gpf x 5 flushes per person = 6.4 x 4 people = 25.6 | 25.6 x 365 = | 9,344 gallons |