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 type private industry manufacturing plumbing founded 1977 founder william cutler headquarters fort worth texas u.s. products toilets showerheads aerators lighting fixtures caulks sealants and weatherization products website http www.niagaracorp.com contents 1 history 2 product innovation 3 water conservation 4 municipality and utility partnerships 5 references 6 external links history edit niagara conservation was established in 1977 by william cutler product innovation edit 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 . 1 niagara s stealth is currently the only single flush 0.8 gallons per flush gpf toilet in the world . 2 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 . 3 all stealth toilets are certified by the u.s. environmental protection agency s watersense program . 4 niagara conservation also manufactures the flapperless toilet which uses a half cylinder 1.6 gallon bucket instead of a flapper . 5 when the toilet is flushed the bucket dumps the water into the tank initiating the flush . 5 the flapper is the piece of common toilet technology that fails most often without a flapper a toilet is less likely to fail . 5 water conservation edit in 2013 niagara conservation received the environmental protection agency epa watersense manufacturer partner of the year award for helping to increase water efficiency and awareness . 6 niagara received a similar award in 2011 for contributions to conservation initiatives . 7 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 edit 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 . 8 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 . 9 the program also offered rebates for purchasing high efficiency toilets . 9 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 . 10 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 . 11 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 . 12 the program is currently in its first phase . 12 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 . 13 in september 2015 california water service announced it will begin offering free high efficiency toilets to their customers in california . cal water will provide residential customers who have existing toilets using 1.6 gallons per flush or greater with a niagara stealth high efficiency toilets that use 0.8 gallons per flush . free toilets will be available while supplies last . the homeowner will have to arrange to have the toilet s installed and dispose or arrange recycling of their old toilet s . since some old toilets use up to 8.0 gallons of water per flush this program is expected to save up to 50 gallons per day per household or up to 18 000 gallons per year per household . 14 references edit niagara s innovative 0.8 gpf vacuum assist stealth toilet . greenbuildingadvisor.com . retrieved 2013 10 24 . nusca andrew 2010 06 11 . with vacuum assist niagara conservation stealth toilet manages 0.8 gallons per flush . smartplanet . retrieved 2013 10 24 . quietly efficient the niagara stealth toilet delivers multi housing news online . multihousingnews.com . 2011 12 27 . retrieved 2013 10 24 . watersense labeled toilets watersense us epa . epa.gov . 2008 12 22 . retrieved 2013 10 24 . a b c all about toilets 2005 04 14 04 00 00 . interior design . retrieved 2013 10 24 . http www.epa.gov watersense partners watersense awards.html http epa.gov watersense docs excellence awards fact sheet.pdf mesenbrink john 2009 02 01 . free toilets and rebate programs save austin water and money bath kitchen content from contractor magazine . contractormag.com . retrieved 2013 10 24 . a b making the world and your wallet a greener place . austin auditors . retrieved 2013 10 24 . welcome to the city of fort worth texas . fortworthtexas.gov . retrieved 2013 10 24 . pre rinse spray valve performance summary pdf . fishnick.com . 11 august 2004 . retrieved 2013 10 24 . a b elisnore valley municipal water district harnesses world s most water efficient toilets to save customers the district and nature . csda.net . retrieved 2013 10 24 . leaking money no longer boys and girls club gets water saving overhaul . montereyherald.com . 2012 02 29 . retrieved 2013 10 24 . cal water announces rollout of free toilet delivery program accessed 27 apr 2016 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to niagara conservation . http www.worldwatercouncil.org world water council http www.epa.gov watersense environmental protection agency s watersense http www.awwa.org resources waterwiser.cfm navitemnumber 1516 american water works association http www.siwi.org worldwaterweek world water week http wqic.nal.usda.gov water availability water conservation u.s. department of agriculture http www.extension.umn.edu distribution naturalresources components dd6946r.html university of minnesota retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title niagara conservation & oldid 717512076 categories manufacturing companies based in texasprivately held companies based in texasmanufacturing companies established in 1977hidden categories commons category without a link on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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