If you’re a Sacramento resident eyeing a shiny new high-efficiency clothes washer, you’d better act fast. The city’s rebate for these water-saving appliances is about to dry up. According to a recent post on Sacramento City Express, the City’s High-Efficiency Washer Rebate Program will be winding down on December 15, after more than a decade and a half of encouraging residents to curb indoor water usage.
As part of the rebate program, residents can get back up to $125 when they purchase a new high-efficiency washer. These are not your grandma’s washing machines; they use up to 50% less water than the clunkers of old. But don’t just casually stroll to snag this deal; you need to quickly submit a completed application along with your receipt by the mid-December deadline. The program has doled out over 4,000 rebates so far, and as buying a high-efficiency washer is one of the easiest ways to save water indoors, William Granger, the city’s water conservation coordinator, told the Sacramento City Express…