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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What's WET?
Water Efficient Technologies (WET) offers rebates to
commercial and industrial water customers for implementing process and
equipment changes that reduce wastewater discharges to the San José/Santa
Clara Water Pollution Control Plant.
Q: Who's eligible?
All commercial and industrial water users discharging
wastewater to the San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plan
are eligible. The service area includes: San José, Santa Clara, Milpitas,
Cupertino, Saratoga, Campbell, Los Gatos, and Monte Sereno.
Q: What projects qualify?
- Eligible projects must reduce wastewater flows to
the sanitary sewer system by at least 100 ccf (hundred cubic feet) per
year. (Note: A ccf is the unit water suppliers commonly use to measure
volume and is equal to 748 gallons.)
- Equipment and projects must have a minimum life expectancy
of five years.
- Equipment must be purchased, or leased with a minimum
three-year lease.
- Maintenance projects do not qualify.
- Projects must meet all applicable federal, state,
and local codes and regulations.
Q: How much is the rebate?
- It's all based on wastewater flow reduction.
- The maximum rebate is $50,000 per project, or 50%
of the project cost, whichever is less.
- The minimum rebate is $400 per project.
- The rebate amount is $4 for each ccf of reduced wastewater
flow per year resulting from projects using purchased equipment.
- For projects using leased equipment, the rebate amount
is proportional to the length of the lease. For example, for a three-year
lease 3/5 of the standard rebate ($2.40/ccf) will be awarded.
Q: Are there any restrictions on the rebate?
Any other rebate must be deducted from the purchase price. No rebates are offered for items that an agency, supplier, or sanitation district has offered, or is offering, as part of a retrofit program (e.g., low-flow shower heads, faucet aerators, ultra-low flush toilets, and flushometer replacement valves.) |
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