Council Speaker Christine Quinn defended the legislation, saying the common design of water fountains do not meet the current needs of water conservation and consumption.
“The law, which significantly changes the city plumbing code starting July 2012, applies the same strict water efficiency standards to plumbing fixtures like showerheads, urinals and sink faucets.”
If Seinfeld was still on the air, this would lead to an episode where the only way for Jerry to rinse the shampoo out of his hair is to stick his head in the “dual flush” toilet and press the #2 “high pressure” flusher!
some hippes go by the motto, “if its brown flush it down, if its yellow, let it mellow”
for me, I like a big “whoosh” every time.......
The dual flush toilets make sense, as the 1.6 gal per flush toilets don’t work worth crap.
When Gubbermint (Al Gore) is interested in your toilet, Gubbermint (Al Gore) is interested in too much.
I converted my toilet to dual flush with a $20 device I bought at Ace Hardware.
All of these "Save Water" measures that have been introduced in New York City over the years really have nothing to do with reducing water usage.
The real motivation behind these measures is the desire to reduce the amount of wastewater that is processed through the city's sewage treatment system. They're simply trying to extend the functional life of water treatment plants and other system elements as the city's population grows. I don't have enough information on hand to calculate this accurately, but I'd venture to guess that reducing per-capita water consumption by 5-7 gallons per day may extend the functional life of the city's current sewage treatment system by years.
These are the same clowns that favor recycling cans and containers which they mandate people wash out before they put in the recyclable bin. How much extra water does that use up? A lot. The whole recycling thing’s a scam.
In the old days in California there was a saying:
“If it’s yellow
Let it mellow
If it’s brown
Flush it down”
Seems like a cheaper alternative.
Then, on a washroom wall in Arizona:
“Flush twice
It’s a long way to L.A.”
and yeah , I know this is going on in new York!
“When does it stop? Does it stop when we micromanage every minute facet of our lives?”
Nope! Once they get into every aspect of your life they’ll find new ways, new mandates, new obligations, new punishments for noncompliance. Think of the future as a boot, endlessly trampling a human face.
Crap in ziplocks and mail them to the City Council!!!
This is a drop in the bucket (pun intended) compared to the water lost because the tunnels bringing it from upstate are ancient. The city estimates it loses 20% of it in transmission. All this tinkering will be for naught when the 3rd tunnel is complete.
This is a drop in the bucket (pun intended) compared to the water lost because the tunnels bringing it from upstate are ancient. The city estimates it loses 20% of it in transmission. All this tinkering will be for naught when the 3rd tunnel is complete.
