7 Cost-Effective Ways to Conserve Water for Commercial Use

7 Cost-Effective Ways to Conserve Water for Commercial Use When it comes to cutting costs for your business, your efforts might be going down the drain-literally! Water conservation is often overlooked in business owners' budgetary decisions, and yet can be a great place to cut overhead costs without compromising products or services. This is especially true if your business is a hotel or run in an older building that uses outdated plumbing fixtures. In honor of World Water Day coming up on March 22, Pacific Plumbing Specialties presents seven cost-effective ways to conserve water, saving the planet and your money at the same time. DID YOU KNOW? The Earth has 1,386,000,000 km3 of water total, but only 2.5% of that is fresh water. Water costs account for Facilities such as schools, hotels, retail stores, office buildings, and hospitals account for up to 17% of publicly supplied water use in the United States. 1-2 percent of a business's overhead. Saving water can help reduce overhead costs. Many technologies are already available to help conserve water while still allowing us to meet our Many government agencies and water utilities provide rebates, grants, and tax relief to businesses to needs for agricultural, industrial, and residential use encourage water conservation. End Uses of Water in Various Types of Commercial and Institutional Facilities Other Pool Other 7% Offices Laundry Medical Equipment Kitchen/ Dishwashing 15% Laundry Kitchen/ Dishwashing 9% Landscaping 15% Kitchen/ Dishwashing Landscaping Cooling and Heating Cooling and Heating 7% 22% 45% Domestic/ Hestroom Landscaping Coling and Heating Domestic/ 7% 28% 20% Domestic/ 37% 35% Ш Schools Hospitals 12% Other Restaurants 1% Pools Other 16% Laundry 12% 52% Kitchen/ Dishwashing Kitchen/ Dishwashing 14% 16% Landscaping Landscaping Cooling and Heating 4% a and Heating Cooling 12% 1% Domestic/ pomestic/ Hestron 31% 31% Hospitality Get Started Today Educate Your Employees Make teammates aware of water scarcity issues and the impact of water conservation practices. Know Your Water Usage By reading your water meter daily, weekly, or monthly you can record your average water consumption and build incentive programs to motivate conservation efforts. Maximize the Efficiency of Your Cooling Tower municipal water by recycling the water flow to cooling towers or replacing it with air-cooled equipment. Consider eliminating once-through cooling of equipment with Look For Leaks On average, leaks can account for more than 6 percent of a facility's total water use. Identifying and repairing leaks within your water distribution system can keep your facility from wasting significant quantities of water. Adopting alternative cleaning practices, such as switching from wet carpet cleaning methods like steam cleaning to dry power methods or spot cleaning, can help conserve water for other purposes. Minimize the Use of Water for Cleaning Purposes Minimize Water Usage for Landscaping Purposes Use drought-tolerant native plants and turf and adjust sprinkler systems to irrigate landscape areas. Replacing existing equipment with high-efficiency plumbing fixtures helps save water. Low-flow plumbing fixtures, such as those offered by Pacific Plumbing Specialties, are one-time conservation fixtures that can be implemented automatically with little or no additional cost over their lifetimes-saving you money on your bill and wasted water for the environment. Install Sanitary Fixtures and Equipment with Conservation Technology R SOURCES: https://www.twdb.texas.gov/publications/brochures/conservation/doc/Industrialbrochure-final.pdf http://www.epa.gov/watersense/commercial/index.html http://www.epa.gov/watersense/commercial/types.html http://www2.pacinst.org/reports/water_fact_sheet/ PACIFIC PLUMBING SPECIALTIES http://www.epa.gov/watersense/commercial/managing_water.html#tabs-planning http://www.conservewatergeorgia.net/documents/business_tips.html http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/chap3.cfm http://www.epa.gov/watersense/commercial/docs/watersense_at_work/#/59/zoomed Restroom Restroom / Re stroom