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Be a Low-Flow Hero

KMUW’s Community Action Leaders Project

Want Kansas to get proactive about saving water? You can be a Low-Flow Hero!

The state of Kansas is in a drought, with depleting aquifers as well as issues that impact water quality. But KMUW’s Community Action Leaders have a plan for you to make an impact on the future of water and save yourself money on your utility bill.

The City of Wichita is generously donating one hundred low-flow shower heads to support this community impact project. Many people in our area have already installed theirs. Is it your turn now?

Sign up here to Be a Low-Flow Hero and get a low-flow showerhead (while supplies last): https://forms.gle/kNAizbWaq3k34KRK8. Pickup will be at KMUW, 121 N. Mead, Ste 200, beginning August 1st during regular business hours.

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Measurements vary depending on the showerheads that are removed and the length of people’s showers…but here is an estimate of the impact this project will make:

A standard showerhead uses 2.5 gpm (gallons of water per minute), while the low-flow version we’re replacing them with will spend 1.25 gpm. If people take 5-minute showers (6.25 gallons per shower versus 12.5 gallons per shower), then the new showerheads will result in a year of showers using 228,125 gallons of water instead of 456,250 gallons of water…saving Wichita 228,125 gallons of water in just one year! That’s HALF as much water.

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Could you use a low-flow showerhead for your home? Call us or sign up here.