Problems
Many people disliked the low-flow toilets because they had to flush the toilets twice to achieve their desired task. Joe Knollenberg, a Congressman from Michigan tried to repeal the law but was unsuccessful. The performance of some low flow toilets has significantly improved since 1994.
In 2011, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that, while low-flow toilets are estimated to have saved the city of San Francisco 20 million gallons of water per year, the reduction in water volume has caused waste sludge to back up in the city sewer pipes. The city is attempting to solve this by adding chlorine bleach to the pipes, a proposal that has raised environmental objections.
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