  the high cost of water
Lower Your Water Rates
By Up To 25%
Water re-use program lowers
rates 25 percent NEW YORK — Under the city's new Comprehensive Water
Re-Use Program, property owners who install equipment that recycles
their used water will see their water rate reduced by 25 percent,
according to a New York Daily News story reported by The Miami Herald.
Under the program, buildings
must have an onsite treatment system that captures wastewater and
recycles it for use in toilets and other areas that do not require
high-quality drinking water, the article stated.
The buildings also must have
separate systems to store and treat rain runoff for nonpotable uses,
as well as master water meters for the buildings and individual
meters for tenants, the paper reported. In addition, property owners
must install low-flow fixtures throughout the properties.
"By recycling used water
onsite for nonpotable uses, the city can save on water delivery,
maintenance and sewage treatment costs," DEP Commissioner Christopher
Ward said in the article. "But more importantly, we'll drive down
the total amount of water used in the city every day."
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