Consider and compare water use when purchasing things like ice makers, dishwashers, reverse osmosis units, coolers and cleaning equipment.
Educate Employees & Customers
- Display signs encouraging water conservation
- Set attainable goals for water reduction by staff
- Assign an employee to monitor water use
- Budget water amounts for cleaning and overall usage
Retrofit Equipment
- Install water saving devices such as toilet dams, flappers, flow reduction valves, faucet aerators and alternative cooling system devices
- Use water recycling systems whenever possible
- Install energy and water efficient air conditioning equipment
- Hire a GreenPlumber® to help reduce your water use with practices that use less energy, less water, and fewer chemicals
Put Water Efficiency into Practice
- Using a hose and nozzle to clean sidewalks uses 8 to 12 gallons of water per minute – With a pressurized Waterbroom®, you will clean more efficiently and use as little as 2.8 gallons of water per minute
- Instruct clean up crews to budget water usage
- Check water supply for leaks and repair leaking faucets and toilets
- Eliminate unecessary continuous flows
Landscape for Water Conservation
- Limit turf areas to areas of actual need, as picnic areas or sports fields
- Operate sprinkler systems before sunrise and after sunset to avoid evaporation
- Consider rainfall and evapotranspiration rates when determining watering
- Use a rain sensor to turn off system when raining
- Hire a landscape manager or green landscaper to plan a water friendly landscape
- Be sure your irrigation system is watering only the areas intended, with no water running onto walks, streets or down the gutter