Restaurant Toilet Rebate Program

This program is targeting high-traffic, high-use toilets for replacement.  Studies have shown that restaurant bathroom fixtures get much higher use than other commercial sites.  To qualify for the rebate*, existing toilets must use 3.5 gallons per flush or more.  A $100 rebate is offered for replacement with an approved standard 1.6 gpf toilet, and $200 is offered for an approved high efficiency toilets, which use an average of 1.28 gallons per flush. 

Improve Single-Pass Cooling Systems

Single-pass or once-through cooling systems can be improved to provide significant water savings. Single-pass systems dispose of cooling water down the drain after circulating it through a piece of equipment. CAT scanners,

Hospital Medical Air Compressor

degreasers, hydraulic equipment, condensers, air compressors, welding machines, vacuum pumps, ice machines, x-ray equipment, and air conditioners typically use single-pass cooling. Most of these types of equipment have air-cooled options available. Additionally, the user can recirculate cooling water to reduce waste.

The Single-Pass Cooling Rebate offers a rebate * of $450 for commercial customers that (1) replace single-pass water cooled equipment with air-cooled options, or (2) install a closed-loop system that recycles cooling water.

Car Wash Efficiency Equipment

As part of Denver Water's Car Wash Certification Program, car washes in the Denver area have made significant improvements in their operation. To help maintain those savings, regular replacement of wash nozzles is necessary. Additional water savings can be achieved by installing weep management systems, to control bleed-off from nozzles during freezing weather.

The following rebates* are available only to certified car wash facilities:
Nozzles - A rebate of $1.00 per nozzle, up to a maximum of $300 annually.
Weep Management Systems - A rebate of $100 for installation of weep management systems.

Car Wash Certification Program* Info

Cooling Tower Conductivity Control

Cooling towers without adequate control systems tend to be poorly operated, and they use more water than is necessary. A good conductivity control system gives building operators the tools to operate their cooling towers at higher cycles. Water meters that monitor cooling tower make-up and bleed-off also can help control efficiency in cooling towers.

Denver Water offers a $500 rebate* per conductivity controller for sump make-up in existing cooling towers with no conductivity controller or a malfunctioning controller. An additional rebate of $50 per water meter installed to monitor tower make-up and bleed-off is available.

Cooling Tower Incentive Program* Info

Coin-Operated Laundry Equipment

High-efficiency front-load laundry equipment offers significant water savings over their top-load counterparts. These machines save water, energy and chemicals, and they reduce waste water costs. This incentive will target smaller-sized washers, because typically large industrial machines only come in front-loading models.

A $150 per machine rebate* is offered for each domestic-sized coin-operated laundry equipment. The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) list of approved commercial laundry machines will be used to determine eligibility of specific models.

Boiler-less Steamers

Steamers are commonly used in schools, hotels, hospitals and many restaurants for large-scale cooking of vegetables, fish, rice and steamed foods. Most food service establishments use the boiler-based atmospheric steamer. These are "zero pressure" steamers where steam is injected into the cooking chamber. These units typically use between 20 and 40 gallons of potable water per hour while in operation.

New boiler-less steamers, sometimes called connectionless steamers, are jacketed. The cooking chamber and steam chamber are separated and the condensate is returned and reused. The steamers use much less water than atmospheric steamers, typically 2-3 gallons per hour. Because of the significant energy savings associated with units, EPA has granted Energy Star ratings to many of these units*.

A $350 rebate* is offered per steamer for companies that replace atmospheric steamers with approved boiler-less units.

Commercial Low-Flow Toilets
Denver Water is offering a $25 rebate* per toilet to commercial customers who replace old high-water-using toilets with qualifying low-flow toilets that use 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) or less.

Commercial High-Efficiency Toilets
Commercial Customers who replace old high-water-using toilets with high-efficiency toilets (HET) that use an average of 1.28 gallons per flush (gpf) or less, will receive a $125 rebate* for qualifying toilets. What's an HET?

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