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Niagara Conservation was established in 1977 by William Cutler Niagara Conservation was established in 1977 by William Cutler


==Product Innovation== ==Product innovation==


Niagara Conservation manufactures water-reducing, green products including toilets, aerators, and showerheads. Niagara Conservation manufactures water-reducing, green products including toilets, aerators, and showerheads.
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==Water Conservation== ==Water conservation==


In 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency named Niagara Conservation a winner in the 2011 WaterSense Excellence Awards for helping to increase water efficiency and awareness.<ref name="ftn10">http://epa.gov/watersense/docs/excellence_awards_fact_sheet.pdf In 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency named Niagara Conservation a winner in the 2011 WaterSense Excellence Awards for helping to increase water efficiency and awareness.<ref name="ftn10">http://epa.gov/watersense/docs/excellence_awards_fact_sheet.pdf
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</ref> Niagara has 30 products that are EPA certified, including the Stealth and Eco-Logic toilets, the Earth, Prismiere and Sava showerheads and the Dual Thread Faucet Aerator. </ref> Niagara has 30 products that are EPA certified, including the Stealth and Eco-Logic toilets, the Earth, Prismiere and Sava showerheads and the Dual Thread Faucet Aerator.


==Municipality and Utility Partnerships== ==Municipality and utility partnerships==


In 2004, Niagara Conservation and Austin Water offered the residents of ] the chance to replace their toilets with high-efficiency toilets through the city’s Free Toilet Program.<ref name="ftn11">http://contractormag.com/bathkitchen/free_toilets_rebate In 2004, Niagara Conservation and Austin Water offered the residents of ] the chance to replace their toilets with high-efficiency toilets through the city’s Free Toilet Program.<ref name="ftn11">http://contractormag.com/bathkitchen/free_toilets_rebate
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In 2009, Niagara Conservation partnered with Fort Worth’s Water Conservation Section to provide free installation of high efficiency pre-rinse ]s and aerators for local foodservice providers to reduce water consumption.<ref name="ftn14">http://fortworthtexas.gov/savefwwater/info/default.aspx?id=65440 In 2009, Niagara Conservation partnered with Fort Worth’s Water Conservation Section to provide free installation of high efficiency pre-rinse ]s and aerators for local foodservice providers to reduce water consumption.<ref name="ftn14">http://fortworthtexas.gov/savefwwater/info/default.aspx?id=65440


</ref> The “SpraySmart” program replaced nozzles that use over three gallons of hot water per minute with Niagara nozzles that use 1.28 gallons per minute.<ref name="ftn15">http://www.fishnick.com/equipment/sprayvalves/Niagara_N2180.pdf </ref> The "SpraySmart" program replaced nozzles that use over three gallons of hot water per minute with Niagara nozzles that use 1.28 gallons per minute.<ref name="ftn15">http://www.fishnick.com/equipment/sprayvalves/Niagara_N2180.pdf


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</ref> The program is currently in its first phase.<ref name="ftn17"/> </ref> The program is currently in its first phase.<ref name="ftn17"/>


In 2012, Niagara Conservation donated 1.0 GPF toilets to the ] of Monterey County to help combat the club's rising water bills. The club previously paid up to $800 a month for water.<ref name="ftn18">http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20070974/boys-and-girls-club-gets-water-saving-overhaul In 2012, Niagara Conservation donated 1.0 GPF toilets to the ] of Monterey County to help combat the club's rising water bills. The club previously paid up to $800 a month for water.<ref name="ftn18">http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20070974/boys-and-girls-club-gets-water-saving-overhaul


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Niagara Conservation is a manufacturing company based in Fort Worth, Texas best known for its plumbing products and its water conservation efforts. Niagara Conservation also manufactures lighting fixtures, light bulbs, caulks, sealants, and weatherization products.

Niagara Conservation
Company typePrivate
IndustryManufacturing, Plumbing
Founded1977
FounderWilliam Cutler
HeadquartersFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Productstoilets, showerheads, aerators, lighting fixtures, caulks, sealants, and weatherization products
Websitehttp://www.niagaraconservation.com

History

Niagara Conservation was established in 1977 by William Cutler

Product innovation

Niagara Conservation manufactures water-reducing, green products including toilets, aerators, and showerheads.

In 2009, the company released the Stealth toilet, which used a new technology combining air and water to flush liquids and solids with only 0.8 gallons of water. Niagara’s Stealth is currently the only single flush 0.8 gallons per flush (GPF) toilet in the world. The Stealth’s ultra-high-efficiency low-flow toilet uses newly engineered technology where an air transfer system pressurizes the bowl’s trap-way to flush quietly with limited water usage. All Stealth toilets are certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program.

Niagara Conservation also manufactures the Flapperless toilet, which uses a half-cylinder 1.6 gallon bucket instead of a flapper. When the toilet is flushed, the bucket dumps the water into the tank, initiating the flush. The flapper is the piece of common toilet technology that fails most often, without a flapper, a toilet is less likely to fail.

Water conservation

In 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency named Niagara Conservation a winner in the 2011 WaterSense Excellence Awards for helping to increase water efficiency and awareness. Niagara has 30 products that are EPA certified, including the Stealth and Eco-Logic toilets, the Earth, Prismiere and Sava showerheads and the Dual Thread Faucet Aerator.

Municipality and utility partnerships

In 2004, Niagara Conservation and Austin Water offered the residents of Austin, Texas the chance to replace their toilets with high-efficiency toilets through the city’s Free Toilet Program. If residents received their water from Austin or an eligible metropolitan utility district, they could replace up to three toilets with Niagara EcoLogic high-efficiency flapperless toilets. The program also offered rebates for purchasing high-efficiency toilets.

In 2009, Niagara Conservation partnered with Fort Worth’s Water Conservation Section to provide free installation of high efficiency pre-rinse spray nozzles and aerators for local foodservice providers to reduce water consumption. The "SpraySmart" program replaced nozzles that use over three gallons of hot water per minute with Niagara nozzles that use 1.28 gallons per minute.

In 2011, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District in Lake Elsinore, California launched a free water conservation program that replaced old toilets with Niagara Conservation’s Stealth System to save water. The program is currently in its first phase.

In 2012, Niagara Conservation donated 1.0 GPF toilets to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County to help combat the club's rising water bills. The club previously paid up to $800 a month for water.

References

  1. http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/water/niagara-s-innovative-08-gpf-vacuum-assist-stealth-toilet
  2. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/with-vacuum-assist-niagara-conservation-8216stealth-toilet-manages-08-gallons-per-flush/8114
  3. http://www.multihousingnews.com/product-gallery/quietly-efficient%E2%80%94the-niagara-stealth-toilet/1004046517.html
  4. http://www.epa.gov/watersense/products/toilets.html
  5. ^ http://www.interiordesign.net/article/480270-All_About_Toilets.php
  6. http://www.interiordesign.net/article/480270-All_About_Toilets.php
  7. http://epa.gov/watersense/docs/excellence_awards_fact_sheet.pdf
  8. http://contractormag.com/bathkitchen/free_toilets_rebate
  9. ^ http://www.austinauditors.com/gov_rebates.html
  10. http://fortworthtexas.gov/savefwwater/info/default.aspx?id=65440
  11. http://www.fishnick.com/equipment/sprayvalves/Niagara_N2180.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.csda.net/component/content/article/31-in-the-news/1246-elisnore-valley-municipal-water-district-harnesses-worlds-most-water-efficient-toilets-to-save-customers-the-district-and-nature
  13. http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20070974/boys-and-girls-club-gets-water-saving-overhaul

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