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In October 2006, ACAP Cape Breton partnered with the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour to deliver Environmental Home Assessments to residents in Eastern Nova Scotia (Cape Breton, Victoria, Inverness and Richmond Counties, the communities of Auld’s Cove and Mulgrave).
The Environmental Home Assessment Program (EHAP) is designed to educate home owners on proper well, septic system and oil tank maintenance. To be eligible to participate in the program, home owners must have a private well and an on-site septic system. Under the Program, homeowners will be provided with the following: a septic system assessment, information on how to properly maintain home oil tanks and an environmental home assessment kit, which includes:
• a $50 rebate on septic tank pumping
• a water quality sampling kit
• water saving devices (low flow showerhead, toilet tank bank and low flow
aerators)
• a sample of environmentally friendly cleaners
• a well water maintenance guide
• a home oil tank system checklist
In addition, qualifying home owners may
be eligible for a septic repair grant of up to $3000. See
the following website for more details: www.gov.ns.ca/enla/airlandwater/homeassessment.asp. For
further information contact ACAP Cape Breton at 567-1628.
As the cost of heating and electricity continue to grow, ACAP Cape Breton is giving homeowners the opportunity to be advised on how to lessen these costs while helping battle climate change.
ACAP Cape Breton’s Certified Energy Advisors perform a Blower Door Depressurization Test as well as supply a detailed report of the home’s energy efficiency. Our Certified Energy Advisors also evaluate the following areas:
• Air leakages
• Insulation values
• Space heating
• Ventilation
• Hot Water
• Lights and appliances
• Heat losses
When completed Energy advisors will offer
recommendations on how to improve problem areas, bringing
your home to a comfortable and efficient
level of living.
Reducing the amount of energy that Canadians
use in their homes is part of Canada’s climate change
solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve
our environment. For more information contact ACAP Cape
Breton at (902) 567-1628 or email homeenergy@acapcb.ns.ca
The
Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE)
Nova
Scotia Department of Energy
Conserve
Nova Scotia
Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Over 30% of indoor water use occurs through
toilet flushing. To help
reduce water consumption in the CBRM residents are being
offered
an
extraordinary toilet rebate program - $50.00 credit on their
municipal water bill. This program is aimed at encouraging
water customers to change their old high-flow toilets for
the newer low-flow models.
• Single-family residential customers will
receive a $50.00 credit on their municipal water bill for
the installation of a 6-litre low-flow flush toilet. In
order to receive the credit, participants must meet two
requirements:
• The installation address must
have an active retail water system account in good standing
with the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
• Participants must agree to have arepresentative from ACAP Cape Breton
visit their residence to confirm low-flow toilet installation.
For more information or to receive an
APPLICATION, drop by the ACAP Cape Breton’s Center
for Sustainable Communities at 582 George Street, Sydney,
or call 567-1628.
Installing a low-flow showerhead saves up to 50% of a faucet’s water use. Conserve water by bringing in your old showerhead to ACAP Cape Breton’s Center for Sustainable Communities and swap it for a new low flow model FREE of charge.
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