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Water-Saving Tips for Office or Organization
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Look at implementing a water stewardship standard such as the Alliance for Water Stewardship Standard or Similar at your office or on an organisations plant.
Look for EcoBeta labeled toilets, sink faucets, urinals and showerheads.
Water audit your facility to find out your recommended water use, then monitor your utility bills to gauge your monthly consumption.
Publish your organization’s monthly water use to show progress toward water-saving goals.
If you use processed water in your business or facility, investigate water recycling.
Become a proud water steward joining the alliance for water stewardship and let all your customers know.
Don’t forget hidden water use costs, like energy for pumping, heating and cooling, chemical treatment, and damage and sewer expenses.
Ask employees for suggestions on saving water and give prizes for the best ideas. Incentivize it.
Marry the weather with your landscape water use. Water use should decrease during rainy periods and increase during hot, dry periods.
Scrape dishes rather than rinsing them before washing.
Be sure your irrigation system is watering only the areas intended, with no water running onto walks, streets or down the gutter.
Establish a monthly water budget for your landscape based on the water needs of your plants.
Wash company vehicles at commercial car washes that recycle water.
When buying new appliances, consider those that offer cycle and load size adjustments. They are more water and energy efficient.
Install an instant water heater near your kitchen sink so you don’t have to run the water while it heats up. This also reduces energy costs.
Hire a Greenius Plumber to help reduce your water, energy, and chemical use.
Create a “suggestion and incentives” system at your organization to recognize water-saving ideas.
Invite your water utility conservation staff to your organization for Earth Day and other environmental events to help promote water savings.
Contact your water utility to see if rebates are available for purchasing water-efficient fixtures, equipment or for facility audits.
Have a “fix a leak” and “employee” campaign to look for leaks.
Show your company’s dedication to water conservation through a policy statement. Commit management, staff and resources to the effort.
Write feature articles on your employee website that highlight water-saving ideas and successes.
Make sure your contract plumber and/or maintenance personnel knows about using water saving devices in their plumbing installations.
Use water-conserving icemakers.
While cleaning sidewalks, a hose and nozzle use 32-48 litres of water per minute. There are pressurized systems that use less. It is best not to use water to clean at all if possible.
Limit turf areas at your facility. Instead, landscape using xeriscape principles to cut water use in half.
Wash company vehicles as needed rather than on a schedule. Stretch out the time in between washes.
Support projects that use reclaimed wastewater for irrigation and industrial uses.
Upgrade older toilets with water-saving models. Have a look at the EcoBeta range for new models and retrofit flushing systems.
Some commercial refrigerators and ice-makers are cooled with water. Upgrade to air-cooled appliances for significant water savings.
Include a water-saving tip in your employee newsletter. Find these tips and ideas for water savings on this web page.
Consider and compare water use when purchasing ice makers, dishwashers, reverse osmosis units, coolers and cleaning equipment.
Conduct a facility water use inventory and identify water management goals.
Determine how your on-site water is being used by installing sub-meters where feasible and then monitor for savings.
Shut off water to unused areas of your facility to eliminate waste from leaks or unmonitored use.
Test your co-workers or employees on topics like xeriscape, water stewardship and high-efficiency toilets. See how water-wise they are.
Ask your company to support water conservation events and education.
A recent survey showed that 99% of business managers ranked water conservation as a “top five” priority over the next decade.
Inspect your landscape irrigation system regularly for leaks or broken sprinkler heads and adjust pressures to specification.
Put decorative fountains on timers and use only during work or daylight hours. Check for leaks if you have automatic refilling devices.
Consider turning your high-maintenance water feature/fountain into a low-maintenance art feature or planter.
Install water-saving aerators on all of your faucets. Check the EcoBeta range for a number of easy to install retrofits.
Post a hotline in bathrooms and kitchens to report leaks or water waste to facility managers or maintenance personnel.
Implement a water management plan for your facility, then educate employees on good water habits through newsletters and posters.
Have maintenance personnel check your facilities regularly for leaks, drips and other water waste.
Become or appoint a water ambassador within your organization who creates, implements and maintains your water conservation program.
Create a goal of how much water your company can save and plan a celebration once that goal is met.
Hire an irrigation specialist to help with your organisation’s landscaping.
Saving water on your landscape adds up quickly. Send the person in charge of your landscape to an irrigation and xeriscaping workshop.
Support “Tap into Quality” and forgo those plastic water bottles to lower your carbon footprint.
If your facility relies on cooling towers, have maintenance maximize cycles of concentration by providing efficient water treatment.
Give your landscape proper amounts of irrigation water. Determine water needs, water deeply but infrequently, and adjust to the season.
Put in pressure reduction valves which can be controlled, scheduled and managed to reduce leakages especially during times of low water use at night.
Put in pressure reduction valves which can be controlled, scheduled and managed to reduce leakages especially during times of low water use at night.
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