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Monday, February 08, 2010
Drip Credit Saves Money for Aztec Residents
Associated Press
AZTEC — By allowing pipes to drip, Aztec and its residents are saving money.
The city issued a 1,000-gallon water credit in January to all water users to encourage them to let water drip from their faucets.
City officials said it reduced the number of reports of freezing pipes.
The city has on occasion offered water users the credit for more than 20 years, typically during periods of long, sustained subfreezing temperatures similar to weather experienced this year.
Officials maintain there is no accurate way to determine the money the city and water users saved by dripping water from the pipes.
They suggest the sharp decline in the number of calls points to fewer problems after the credit was issued.
Frozen pipes can cost residents who pay for a plumber and the city man hours as crews respond to each call.
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