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March 23, 2006 - Payson Town Council
Gets Involved
While some may look at a sink full of dirty dishes and see
a chore, members of the Payson Town Council see gallons of wasted water. On
March 23, the council took steps to remedy this water waste by joining
Arizona's Rinse Smart
 program.
February 13, 2006 - ADWR Began The
Arizona Rinse Smart Program
 The
Arizona Department of Water Resources kicked off the Arizona Rinse
Smart program February 13, 2006 with the installation of a
water-saving pre-rinse spray valve in a Flagstaff restaurant
kitchen.
Marjie Risk, statewide water conservation
coordinator, said the installation at the Flagstaff Restaurant &
Brewing Co. is just the first of many hundreds of such spray valves
the department hopes to distribute to restaurants throughout
Arizona.
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New Rinse Sprayer
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Old Rinse Sprayer
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The program has been a success in California, and
Risk said restaurant managers will cut their water use for rinsing
dishes in half. The Arizona program is a partnership between ADWR
and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
“We are using a proven technology to save water and
we anticipate enthusiastic response from restaurateurs because
saving water means saving money,” Risk said.
The spray valve discharges water at a pressure of 60
pounds per square inch (psi) and a flow rate of less than 1.6
gallons per minute (gpm).
The spray-valve replacement program is a facet of
ADWR’s Statewide Conservation Strategy developed out of the
Governor's Drought Task Force. The task force called for the use of
best available technologies to attain water efficiency.
Caption information for the photo:
From left: Al Henes, owner of the Flagstaff Restaurant & Brewing
Co., Marjie Risk, ADWR statewide water conservation coordinator, and
Adam Miller, water conservation manager for the City of Flagstaff.
Click image above for larger image.
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