MLGW is targeting homes with high water usage. We have field techs going door to door to about 820 customers who have been identified as those who have higher than average water usage. The customers are located in zip codes 38104, 38106, 38108, 38111 and 38114. The customers in these zip codes showed at least 39 CCF of water usage on their bills in February, while the average for MLGW residential water customers is 10 CCF—which is also higher than the national average. Consider this: 39 CCF is the equivalent of drinking 234,000 16-oz. water bottles or flushing a 15-year-old toilet 1.25 million times during the month of February.
Simply put, such high water usage, especially in February, could be a combination of numerous plumbing fixture leaks, really long shower habits, incredible volumes of laundry and water-guzzling fixtures that pre-date the 1990s low-flow toilet/faucet/shower regulations.
MLGW customer service field technicians will be in uniform and have badge identification. A note will be left at homes where no one is present. Our goal with these initiatives is to help these customers reduce their water usage, which will help them lower their bills.
1 comment:
Your calculation on the toilet is off unless you know of a super efficient 15 year old toilet?
I can't believe how much water people use. 10 ccfs is about 249 gallons PER DAY!
We were able to get ours down to 1 ccf last month because of our rain water collection and other efforts.
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