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Water conservation
Slow the flow. Save for tomorrow.

We encourage you to use Winnipeg's drinking water wisely. Just as you wouldn't leave a door open in the middle of winter, you know that wasting water isn't smart either. Yet there's many places where water is still being used wastefully. That's water and money slipping through your fingers.

If you want to be part of the solution, then this is the place to get your feet wet and learn about practical ways to conserve water. We've got plenty of water saving tips for all types of customers:

• residential
• multi-family residential
• commercial
• youth education

Water-efficient appliances and water-saving designs for common household devices also help us use less water:

• install a water conservation retrofit kit to help limit your demand for water and save costs for you and the City.
• replace an existing toilet with an approved one that uses less water. Before you replace an existing toilet, we encourage you to:
• read the frequently asked questions about our toilet replacement credit program
• calculate the payback period for purchasing a new dual flush water efficient toilet
• check the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association's free publications page and read the "Maximum Performance Testing of Popular Toilet Models" report. Published by Veritec Consulting & Koeller and Company since 2003, this report is updated every four to six months (approximately) and shows results based on actual toilet flush performance tests. It's very useful in helping select a new toilet and avoiding low-flow toilets with poor flushing performance.
• The Province of Manitoba is offering a variety of money-saving opportunities to help Manitobans reduce their water consumption, save money on water costs and protect our valuable water resources.

Did you know that the amount of water pumped by the City of Winnipeg today is about 75% of the water pumped in 1990? This includes the City's population growth of almost 30,000 people over that same period.