City of Bend offers free tools, tips to save water, energy

Let the City of Bend help you conserve water and energy this winter. In
collaboration with the Bend Energy Challenge, the City is offering several tools to
make the job easier.

Indoor Water Conservation Kits
Save water, energy and money with an indoor water conservation kit from the City of Bend’s WaterWise Program. Each kit includes a high efficiency shower head,
shower timer, dual spray kitchen faucet aerator, two bath faucet aerators, plumbers
tape, toilet leak dye tabs and instructions on how to put these devices to work for
you.

Approximately 40 percent of residential water use occurs indoors and much of that
water is heated. Installing high efficiency plumbing devices like those included in the free indoor water conservation kit will reduce the amount of water and energy you use indoors. Bend water customers can visit www.waterwisetips.org or call 541- 317-3000 to request a free indoor water conservation kit.

Home Water Works Calculator
The Alliance for Water Efficiency’s Home Water Works Calculator is a great way to
see how Bend water customers stack up to similar homes within our region. The
calculator will provide rough estimates of indoor water use, outdoor water use and
how much water is cold versus hot. The Calculator will also estimate the total
carbon footprint for total water use. The Home Water Works Calculator can be
found at www.waterwisetips.org. Best of all, it’s free!

Bend Energy Challenge
Created to help everyone in Bend save energy and make their homes healthier and
more comfortable, the Bend Energy Challenge also enables our community to enter
a nationwide energy-saving competition with a $5 million prize. The money would
fund projects to help our community save energy and embrace long-term livability.
The Energy Challenge is a collaborative effort of local and state government, the
energy utilities that serve our community, local schools, businesses and nonprofits,
and statewide energy organizations. The energy reduction competition measures
electricity and natural gas use among renters, homeowners and government
buildings in 2015 and 2016. For more information, visit
www.bendenergychallenge.org.

For additional information and more ways to save, contact the City of Bend
WaterWise Program at conservation@bendoregon.gov, 541-317-3000, or visit
www.waterwisetips.org.