Town of Rocky does its part for the environment

The Town has already increased its metered water consumption rates from $0.669 per cubic metre in 2018 to $1.15 in January and will raise it again to $1.64 on July 1. The changes translate to the average household paying roughly $6 extra per 11 cubic meters of water usage in January and another $6 extra as of July 1.

“Our changes to our water, sewer and solid waste utilities bylaws which have admittedly increased the consumption rates comes hand in hand with some education with how residents can reduce their use,” says Button, who notes the Town has a couple of rebate programs available for residents.

“Any utility account holder who would like swap out an old, inefficient high water use toilet for a new low flow or dual flush toilet, there are rebates from one hundred to two hundred dollars available for that.

“We also have a compost and yard waste rebate incentive program, which allows for up to fifty dollars either to go towards the purchase of a pre-made compost unit or even the materials to build your own,” says Button.

The criteria and application forms for these two programs are on rockymtnhouse.ca.

The Town of Rocky Mountain plans to not only tell people what they can do, but show them as well.

“You will see later this summer some of the flower beds on Main Street have some information panels there that explain xeriscaping,” explains Button. “Xeriscaping is landscaping with general native plants and drought resistance plants, things that require far less water to maintain their bloom.”

by Adam Ophus

Town of Rocky does its part for the environment

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