Nestled against the foothills of California?s Sierra Nevada Mountains, Porterville is a bustling city of 52,000 and serves as a trade center to over 100,000 people. The economy is a thriving mixture of agri-business, light industry, and commercial enterprise. Local businesses produce a number of products such as electronic medical instruments, printed forms and specialty documents, and food products.
Client Challenge:
The City of Porterville, California operates with an annual budget of 25.5 million dollars and employs over 288 people. It serves the needs of over 52,000 citizens. Like many municipalities, a balanced budget is more and more difficult to achieve. The project was implemented to ease energy cost in order to remain fiscally responsible.
Water Solution:
The scope of work for the City of Porterville included domestic water and irrigation retrofits. RTS Water Solutions furnished, installed and replaced many fixtures to reduce water usage.
The Results:
The usage reduction was strong. Utility savings were generated in three different areas: water, sewer, and natural gas usage. Most of the savings resulted from water and sewer reductions.
- Replaced five (5) existing 3.0 gpf tank toilets with new 1.6 gpf tank toilets.
- Replaced or retrofitted 34 existing Flushometer toilets with new 1.6 gpf type.
- Retrofitted 14 existing 1.5 gpf urinals flush valves with 1.0 gpf type.
- Replaced 11 existing shower heads with 2.0 gpm type.
- Retrofitted 29 existing 1.33 gpm faucets with 0.5 gpm flow moderators.
- Replaced 12 existing irrigation stations with automatic stations.
