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<br />.~ <br /> <br />I, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />recycling systems, whereby laundry and bath water would be used <br />in toilet tanks, have been developed but as yet are not cost <br />effective and not often found in operation. The most common <br />method for retrofitting old toilets has been with displacement <br />bags placed in water tanks. These bags are included in retrofit <br />kits which have been distributed free of charge to millions of <br />households. Sometimes, free installation of these devices has <br />been offered as well. The Department of Water Resources mailed <br />water saving kits to nearly three million households in 1980 and <br />1981.3 Offers for free kits are often enclosed with individual <br />water bills. <br /> <br />There are also strict requirements regarding <br />showerheads and faucets. Section 1604(b) of Title 20 of the <br />California Administrative Code requires that the maximum flow <br />rate for new faucets and shower heads should not exceed those set <br />by The American National Standards Institute.4 It is illegal to <br />sell fixtures which do not meet those standards. The free water <br />saving kits also include shower flow restrictors for retrofitting <br />older fixtures. The average annual savings for a family of four <br />using reduced flow showerheads is 28,000 gallons of water and <br />three barrels of oil due to reduced heating costs for hot water.5 <br />The city of Santa Barbara spent $200,000 on kits in 1980 and <br />estimated that water and energy savings for the first year <br />totalled $650,000.6 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-2- <br />