Envirowise has produced 12 water advice leaflets to help you understand your water use and issues in different areas of your business. The publications below will offer guidance on the associated questions listed.
EN934 Developing an action plan to reduce water usage: five simple steps
EN896 Reducing mains water use through rainwater harvesting
Will a rainwater harvesting system provide benefits to your business?
EN895 A guide to developing a water balance
Do you know where water enters and leaves your business and its uses in between?
How do you go about developing a water balance?
EN894 Reducing water use through cleaning-in-place (CIP)
Is the cleaning of pipework and vessels an issue for your business?
Do you want to optimise your CIP systems and achieve cost savings?
EN893 Product recovery – reducing water use and improving resource efficiency
Is the cleaning of pipework an issue for your business?
Do you want to achieve cost savings?
EN665 Understanding water and wastewater bills
Do you understand your water, wastewater and trade effluent bills?
Are you sure the charges are accurate?
EN662 Understanding leaks, water pressure and meters
Do you know how to read your water meters, how to monitor water use and how to avoid overflows and leaks?
EN666 Reducing water use in washrooms: urinals
Do you want to find out the advantages and disadvantages of some of the water saving devices currently available in washrooms installed with urinals?
EN667 Reducing water use in washrooms: WCs
In the absence of urinals, WC flushing can account for 75% of the water used in washrooms.
Do you want to find out about a number of cheap and easy-to-fit retrofit devices that can be used to substantially reduce water used?
EN664 Reducing water use in washrooms: taps
In commercial premises, around 25% of 'domestic' water is used when operating taps.
Do you want to find out about water saving devices to reduce water use through taps?
EN663 Reducing water use: showers
Even a quick five-minute shower using a poorly designed power shower can use as much as a bath (60 - 70 litres).
Do you want to find out about water saving devices for showers?
EN661 Reducing water use in laundries
Do you want to find out about opportunities for reducing water use in laundries?
Do you want to find out how to benchmark your businesses’ performance against best practise?
EN660 Reducing water use in catering establishments
Does your business have a catering department?
Catering departments can be areas of high water consumption - particularly those where food is prepared (rather than cooked from chilled).
Do you want to find out how to reduce water consumption in catering establishments?