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Is your business Water Smart?

Businesses play a crucial role in our community’s water use, accounting for about one-third of total consumption. Whether your business uses water for sanitation or extensive landscaping, the impact is significant. Industries like restaurants, food processing, semiconductor manufacturing, hospitals, breweries, office buildings, and schools all rely on water for various operations.

Beyond the cost of water itself, there are additional expenses to consider. These may include energy, chemicals, wastewater management, disposal of pollutants, and even air quality treatments.

Water Smart Success

How so and so saved

2.6 million

gallons of water in one year

How so and so saved

1 million pints

gallons of water in one year

Top Ways to Save Water

Increase employee awareness of water conservation

Evaluate how your business uses water and work with employees to develop more efficient methods and procedures.

Review your landscaping practices

Detect and repair all leaks in your irrigation system water during the coolest time of the day. Install moisture sensors and other SMART technology to cut down on unnecessary watering. Adjust sprinkler run times each season.

Check for leaks

A leaking toilet can waste more than 50 gallons of water each day. A dripping faucet or showerhead can waste up to 1,000 gallons per week.

Install faucet aerators

Low-flow faucet aerators are an inexpensive way to reduce water use by as much as 50 percent. You’ll also reduce your energy bill by heating less water.

Don’t use water to clean paved areas

Use a broom instead of a hose to clean entrances, sidewalks, parking lots and loading docks.

Wash vehicles only when needed

Wash your vehicle fleet only when needed, and consider taking vehicles to a commercial car wash that recycles water.

New Nonfunctional Turf Law for Businesses, Institutions and HOAs

To reduce the wasteful use of potable (drinking) water and support state policies on water conservation and climate change, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1572 (2023). The law prohibits the use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf on commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) properties starting in 2027 and landscape common areas managed by Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and similar entities starting in 2029.

New Law on Nonfunctional Turf

Free High-Efficiency Toilets & Urinals

The Regional Water Authority (RWA) is pleased to offer this limited program for free water efficient toilets, urinals, showerheads and bathroom and kitchen faucet aerators. The program includes purchase of the fixtures and standard installation for qualifying multi‐family, commercial, and institutional (CII) properties that receive water service from one of RWA‘s participating Water Providers. Click here for the informational flyer.

For more information and to verify eligibility, please contact Webers Water Conservation, Inc at johnw@weberswater.com or 858.205.0143.

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Industry Tips

Restaurants / Food Service

Laundries and Linen Supplies

Healthcare Facilities

Food Processing Industries

Hospitality

Restaurants / Food Service

Restaurants can use less water and energy with a new high-velocity, high-performance pre-rinse nozzle installed free of charge. The nozzles reduce the amount of hot water used to pre-rinse dishes for the dishwasher. Restaurants that have made the switch in Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer counties have saved an average of $900 per year in water and energy costs. Restaurants can also reduce use by replacing older toilets and urinals with high efficient toilet models, and by keeping an eye out for leaks.

Laundries and Linen Supplies

Many facilities operate laundries to clean linens, uniforms and other washable items. Options for using less water in laundry operations range from modifying existing equipment to investing in new machines and reuse systems that make every drop count.

Healthcare Facilities

From the radiology lab to the cafeteria, there are scores of ways hospitals and other health care facilities can reduce water use. Installing low-flow fixtures, recycling water where possible and reprogramming washing machines to be more water efficient are among the steps many facilities have taken to save water and energy costs.

Food Processing Industries

Food and beverage processing industries use water for everything from transporting and cleaning products to meeting sanitary standards. Many facilities have succeeded in reducing overall water use by implementing a variety of measures that increase efficiency while maintaining productivity.

Hospitality

Hotels can realize significant reductions in water use by installing water-efficient faucets and showerheads, replacing older toilets and urinals with low-flush models and keeping an eye out for leaks. Automating cooling towers, adjusting boilers and replacing water-cooled ice machines with air-cooled units can also make a difference. Landscaping is another area of potential savings. Switching to California-friendly plants and using SMART irrigation technology can translate into major water and energy savings.

Sprinkler Smarts

Explore a range of helpful tools and resources designed to keep your sprinkler system running efficiently. From scheduling and troubleshooting to repairs and tune-ups, these guides make it easy to manage your irrigation system year-round. Whether you’re creating a personalized tool box or solving sprinkler problems, you’ll find practical solutions tailored for the Sacramento region.

Sacramento Region Smart Irrigation Scheduler
Sprinkler Symptom Solver
Create a Sprinkler Tool Box
Sprinkler Repairs
Sprinkler Check Up
Sprinkler Tune Up

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