Santa Fe Toilet Retrofits

The

Santa Fe Public Utilities Committee believes it has found a way to stretch the city’s limited water supply to satisfy an ever-growing population. If the committee’s controversial “

toilet tax” is accepted by the City Council, builders will have to replace 8–12 toilets in existing Santa Fe buildings with low-flow models to earn each new building permit. Still under contention is whether the builders should have responsibility for the retrofits or pay the city to install the water-saving toilets.