How about those toilets?

The Low Flow Toilet Direct Install Program is winding to a close. That’s the program for City of Tehachapi residents that included free toilets and free installation. We officially stopped taking applications the end of June, and are finishing up the installs through July.

Thank you so much to all that participated! Together we’ve saved well over 8 Million Gallons a Year! Now I need to ask you participants for one more thing.

Please let me know about your new toilets!

If you think your new toilets are wonderful, well, of course I’d love to hear that! But I really need to hear if you’re having problems. Are you needing to flush more than once? Have your sewer pipes clogged? Did you have to call a plumber? I’ve had just a few calls from people that had problems with their new toilets or sewer lines. Sometimes I stumble across problems, like when I went into the insurance company for a quote and, by the way, asked how they were doing with their new toilet.

If there are problems with the toilets, we can look at programs to address the problems, but I have to hear about them first. Please call me (Liz, 661-822-5504) or email me at [email protected].

Remember, you received a one-year warranty for defects in the material, workmanship, or installation from the manufacturer and installer. If you believe you have a warranty issue, call Southwest Environmental at 800-307-5700 (right after you call me!).

The Landscape for the Future classes have been so popular, we added another day! Anyone who can’t make the Saturday morning classes (or likes to sleep in on Saturdays) can sign up for Thursday evening classes, 6 to 7 p.m. Classes are held at the TCCWD office, 22901 Banducci Rd (by Brite Lake):

Design Your New WaterWise Landscape, Aug. 1 and 6

Irrigating Your New Landscape,Aug. 8 and 13

Landscape Ecology, Aug. 15 and 20

Saturday morning classes include breakfast treats and beverages, Thursday evening classes include sub sandwiches, chips and beverages. Please call to sign up for one class or all, 661-822-5504. If you’ve already signed up for Saturday morning classes and would rather take the Thursday evening classes, call to switch.