Track Your Water Usage

Here at the TheKitchenFaucet.com, we have always been strong advocates of water conservation.  The Koolhaus Faucet, designed by Daniel Dobrogorsky, is a new designer bathroom or lavatory faucet which tracks how much water runs through it.  Currently there is not really any way to monitor water usage except for a flow meter on the side of your house.  Making this information readily available to the user would make most people more aware of how much water they are using.  

The Koolhaus Faucet displays its daily usage information on its LCD display and the data can even be routed to a computer to keep a detailed log of how much water they are using. Individual water gauges can also be installed in other faucets in the house and transmitted via Bluetooth back to the main faucet.

Research indicates that 51% of all water used in suburban homes is in the bathroom.  This gives a pretty good indication of how much water is being used and also how it can be saved.  We have a poll on our website asking visitors if they turn off the faucet while brushing there teeth.  Maybe more people would say yes, if they had one of these cool faucets.

Ford Motor Company Joins the Water Conservation Effort

Going Green seems to be one of the hot topics of 2010.  With the automobile makers struggling to stay in the market they should be doing everything they can to keep a good public relations mentality.  Ford Motor Company this year has joined the hot topic about Going Green and water conservation.

Ford Motor Company is the first of the automakers to take a leadership role in joining the CDP Water Disclosure program.  The CDP(Carbon Disclosure Project) established the disclosure framework of carbon emission for about 2,500 companies around the world.  the CDP Water Disclosure program extends the CDP to include water usage.

"Environment and safe engineering, water scarcity is a critical global issue and has significant environmental implications." says Sue Cischke, the Ford group vice president.  The Ford Company has reduced their carbon footprint down 34% since 2003.  We at TheKitchenFaucet.com are proud of the Ford Motor Company in their efforts for water conservation.

Water conservation efforts increase in Mountain View, CA

With the current state of the economy and businesses trying to cut down on water costs, the city of Mountain View, CA used nearly a billion gallons less in 2009 than in 1997.  In 1997, water usages peaked at 13.25 million gallons per day.  Many residents and businesses in Mountain View have started using drought-tolerant landscaping, water-efficient faucets, shower heads, and toilets.
    Other developments in the city, including green building codes, are in the early stages of development which will call for mandatory water-efficient faucets and other fixtures.  Businesses in the area can also receive water efficient toilets and faucets free from the Water District. In addition to these efforts, businesses as well as homeowners can receive cash rebates for replacing high water use landscaping with more water efficient landscaping.  $2,000 can be obtained for homeowners and up to $20,000 for businesses.

More information can be obtained by calling the city's water conservation hotline at (650) 903-6216.

Dale City, CA has new water conservation rules

      Mayor Carol Klatt said last week "We have to look to the future for our water.  Landscaping is on area where measures can be taken to save water."  after the city council passed an ordinance which requires owners of new construction or landscaping projects to reduce their outdoor water usage by 25 percent.

   Dale City has really been promoting their water conservation effort lately.  Last month, the council passed an ordinance for indoor water usage.  Requiring that all new construction to feature water-efficient fixtures such as new aerating kitchen faucets.  Many cities in the surrounding areas are creating similar ordinance in their regions in response to recent legislative pressure to address the water supply problem.