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Home My WebLink AboutDOWNR31418DOWprovidesleakdetectioneducationwithfreestarterkitstohonorFixaLeakWeekMarch1923Department of it 1. v County of Kauai Water has no substitute... Conserve it! EPA 16 WaterSense News Release For Immediate Release: March 14, 2018 Contact: Jonell S.T. Kaohelaulii Information & Education Specialist Phone: (808) 245-5461 Mobile: (808) 755-5432 Email: ikaohelaulii@kauaiwater.org DOW provides leak detection education with free starter kits to honor `Fix a Leak Week' March 19-23 LIHUE —The Department of Water (DOW) is encouraging all water users to detect and fix residential leaks during the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) annual "Fix a Leak Week" from Monday, March 19 through Friday, March 23. As part of the EPA's national WaterSense program, DOW is celebrating Fix a Leak Week as an important reminder to Kauai businesses and residents to regularly check for leaks and repair them promptly to avoid wasting water. Across the country, more than 1 trillion gallons of water is wasted from household leaks each year. "Based on our customer's experiences, toilet leaks are one of the most common residential leaks. An average leaking toilet can waste about 6,000 gallons of water per month," said Steve Kyono, DOW manager and chief engineer. "As a WaterSense partner, we are encouraging customers to be proactive in leak detection in order to conserve water and protect our most precious natural resource." During Fix a Leak Week, the DOW is giving away free leak detection starter kits at their office located at 4398 Pua Loke Street, in Lihue. The DOW's office hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. This year's new starter kits will include two toilet leak detection dye tablets with instructions, a standard toilet flapper, a water saving tips brochure, a DOW customer convenience card and a 9-function garden hose nozzle. Kits will be limited to one per household and available while supplies last. To help save water for future generations, the DOW is encouraging consumers to follow these three simple steps: Check. Twist. Replace. Check for leaks. Look for dripping faucets, showerheads, sprinklers and other fixtures. For toilets, put a few drops of food coloring or a dye tablet into the tank and wait 10 minutes. If any color appears in the bowl, your toilet has a leak. Don't forget to also check irrigation systems and outdoor spigots. Examine your lawn for wet spots where grass seems greener. This could indicate a broken underground pipe. If you find a leak, have it repaired as soon as possible. Twist and tighten hose and pipe connections. For additional savings, twist on a low -flow aerator to each faucet to save water without noticing a difference in flow. Replace the fixture if necessary. Look for WaterSense labeled models, which are independently certified to use 20 percent less water and perform as well as or better than standard models. In many cases, fixture replacement parts pay for themselves quickly in water savings on your next bill and can be installed by handy do-it-yourselfers or local plumbing professionals. Irrigation professionals should also check your systems for leaks. Water loss can be significantly reduced on Kauai if all residents check their plumbing fixtures for leaks during EPA's Fix a Leak Week, March 19 to March 23, and frequently all year long. For more information on Fix a Leak Week, visit www.epa.gov/watersense or call the Department of Water at 245-5461. For more water saving and leak detection tips, visit www.kauaiwater.org or follow the Department of Water on Facebook at www.facebook.com/KauaiDOW. WaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by EPA, seeks to protect the future of our nation's water supply by offering people a simple way to use less water with water -efficient products, new homes, and services. Since the program's inception in 2006, WaterSense has helped consumers save hundreds of billions of gallons of water and billions in water and energy bills. For more information, visit www.epa.gov/watersense. Photo by the Department of Water The Department of Water (DOW) will be giving away free leak detection starter kits during EPA's Fix a Leak Week from March 19 to March 23. Pictured above from left to right is the DOW's Marites Yano, Dan Kittredge, Jet Levinthol and Ferdinand Mariano. -more- 11 DER Spv�NG-��P �A Wv5`p5�°M H ,�W • yN t°r' �•�n°°°•��aO Tyla•a •yY 1. `a9M a at�6�11r ♦ *�in9 L°n�^ �•uY d � N� Lt •n a in Mae Nn^M9 dm y v°^�ntnOY nt a�n' i• [e4 ,NncM Yi VS OV.9 Y°t An3° �,N1M�8s Mau s. °,+ °.avi.:`rtnay'9y.vYY•ry. we N and°"° • an9� t s b am` °nt a ne °ya, j8 Tdd�ti En�aa yn ^ p 1- �Ne �°O�AM1a®nd tOd iy nR, t �iny6 N y° °tea n ev a°{O •td°W y1Y! Photo by the Department of Water Pictured above is contents of the new leak detection starter kits that will be offered at the Department of Water (DOW) during EPA's Fix a Leak Week from March 19 to March 23.