The Wichita City Council has approved funding continuation of a program that encourages households to purchase water-saving devices by offering rebates.

According to a news release, $100,000 has been approved for the Water Conservation Rebate Program. Applications will be accepted at the Environmental Health office at 1900 East 9th Street north. 

Instructions for submitting an application can be found at wichita.gov or customers can contact the Water Conservation office at 316-268-8351. 

Detailed lists of qualifying items can be found at wichita.gov or savewichitawater.com. 

The City strongly recommends bringing a printout of the qualifying appliances for reference when shopping. There is a limit of five rebated items per water customer account. Rebates will not exceed the purchase price.

Rebates are available for up to:

-        $100 on Low flow Toilets: WaterSense qualified using 1.28 gallons per flush or less;

-        $100 on Low flow Urinals: WaterSense qualified using 0.5 gallons per flush or less;

-        $100 on High Efficiency Dishwashers: Energy Star or Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE);

-        $100 on High Efficiency Clothes Washers: Water Factor of 4.5 gallons or less (CEE rated);

-        $100 on Smart Irrigation Controllers: Labeled as approved by WaterSense©;

-        $100 on Rain Sensor-Shutoffs: Set to shut off irrigation after ¼-inch of rain is received;

-        $75 on Rain Barrels: 45 gallons or larger; and

-        $50 on Dual Flush Toilet Conversion Kits: Change inefficient toilets to using 1.6 gals. per flush or less