[All] Fw: Canadian Ban needed on 13L Toilets

[Robert Milligan]

Hi Lulu,

I agree as a first step, but then ban the 6L, then the 4.8, ending up  
with energy (methane & hydrogen) & humus producing
anaerobic humus toilets -- and do it all sooner rather than later. In  
letter to the Winnipeg Free Press, a lady said (in partial support), "  
In the case of a standard toilet, it is a waste of resources to flush  
away feces with drinking water and then spend millions of dollars on a  
sewage system, then separate them in a sewage treatment plant." http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/null-39356472.html

Best Wishes & Happy New Year,
Robert


On 3-Jan-10, at 12:43 AM, Louisette Lanteigne wrote:

> Hi folks
>
> As I was digging around the economics of the Lake Erie Pipeline when  
> I stumbled across some interesting toilet info. Now I'm requesting a  
> national ban on 13 L toilets.  The note is below if your curious.
>
> Lulu :0)
>
> --- On Sun, 1/3/10, Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu at rogers.com>  
> wrote:
>
> From: Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu at rogers.com>
> Subject: Canadian Ban needed on 13L Toilets
> To: braidp1 at parl.gc.ca, mintc at tc.gc.ca, scarpf at parl.gc.ca, Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca 
> , DucepG at parl.gc.ca, LaytoJ at parl.gc.ca
> Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 12:34 AM
>
> The US has banned the use of 13 litre toilets since 1994 and the  
> state of California is phasing out 6L toilets in favour of high  
> efficiency toilets that use 4.8 litres or less but in Canada, we  
> still allow for the sale of the 13 litre toilets and it puts a heavy  
> burden upon municipalities and Canadian Taxpayers.
>
> According to a report by the Canadian Water and Wastewater  
> Association, in 2005 it is estimated that one in four toilets  
> installed in Canada were the wasteful 13L toilets. Those "new"  
> toilets resulted in 8690 megalitres of water being wasted  
> needlessly, enough to fill 3476 Olympic Sized Pools. To view this  
> report, visit here:
> http://www.cwwa.ca/pdf_files/13L%20Toilets%20Sales%20Report.pdf
>
> Consider that water-efficient toilets use about 60 percent less  
> water than the old style 13-litre toilets and that, on average,  
> every Canadian flushes over 80 litres of water down the toilet each  
> day. Mandating efficient six-litre toilets would result, over time,  
> in a water savings well in excess 500-billion litres a year.
>
> Across Ontario there are numerous rebate programs in place to  
> replace older model toilets but it would be far more cost effective  
> to simply ban the sale of them. Most of these units are produced in  
> the US where they can't lawfully use them. It would not  
> significantly impact Canadian industries to change the laws.
>
> The ban on 13 litre toilets would save municipalities money on  
> energy costs. According to a report produced by Power Application  
> Group on behalf of the Independent Energy System Operator (IESO),  
> water treatment and pumping and sewage treatment makes up 33% of  
> municipal electricity usage. To view the report visit here:
>
> http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/pubs/bi/Ontario_Municipalities-An_Electricity_Profile_January2008.pdf
>
> A ban on 13 Litre toilets would help to offset the need for  
> municipalities to seek "new" water sources.The reduced energy costs  
> for municipalities across the country would be significant and it  
> would help to reduce carbon emissions and facilitate cost savings  
> for Canadian consumers. It's a win win situation.
>
> Thank you kindly for your time.
>
> Louisette Lanteigne
> 700 Star Flower Ave.
> Waterloo Ontario
> N2V 2L2
> 519-885-7619
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