§ 24-25. Residential toilet rebate program.

The City of Cartersville is offering a toilet rebate based on the following requirements:

(a)

Customer eligibility.

(1)

Must be a customer of the Cartersville Water Department with sewer service.

(2)

Own or rent a single-family residential home built in 1993 or earlier (this will be verified).

(3)

Purchase an approved toilet after July 1, 2010, to replace an older toilet using greater than 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf).

(4)

Agree to an installation verification visit to ensure your efficient toilets have been installed.

(5)

Agree to complete a program participation survey prior to receiving your rebate.

(b)

Who is not eligible.

(1)

Customers who have already received a rebate from participating water system.

(2)

Customers who own or rent a single-family home built after 1993.

(3)

Customers who purchased a toilet prior to July 1, 2010.

(4)

Customers who currently have a 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) or less toilet.

(5)

Customers living in a multifamily residence or nonresidential customers.

(c)

Rebate information.

(1)

Purchase a toilet that uses 1.6 gpf or less for a fifty dollar ($50.00) rebate. A recommended list of toilets is available at the City of Cartersville Water Department. These toilets received a score of at least three hundred fifty (350) grams per flush on the maximum performance test.

(2)

No one hundred dollar ($100.00) rebates are provided.

(3)

The rebate is only applicable to toilets purchased after March 1, 2010, and is limited to one (1) such rebate per household. Approved applicants will receive a confirmation letter within thirty (30) days and their rebate within two (2) billing cycles after their application is approved.

(d)

Application instructions.

(1)

Download the application (http://www.northgeorgiawater.org/files/MNGWPD_ToiletApp_form.pdf)

To access the application and the fifty dollar ($50.00) approved toilet list go to www.cityofcartersville.org or call [phone] to request a copy be mailed to you. Please note the City of Cartersville Water Department is only accepting applications for the fifty dollar ($50.00) rebate approved toilet list.

(2)

Mail the completed signed application, original receipt for the new toilet purchased, and a copy of your most recent water bill to:

Cartersville Water Department
Toilet Rebate Program
P.O. Box 1390
Cartersville, GA 30120

(3)

An applicant should receive a letter in the mail within thirty (30) days confirming their application was received and their rebate is being processed, along with a program participation survey.

(4)

An applicant should on average receive their rebate within two (2) billing cycles after the city receives their program participation survey.

(Ord. No. 22-10, § 1, 7-15-10)