How to Save Water at Work

By saving water in your daily business practices, you are also actively contributing to reducing demand on our precious drinking water.

• Educate your employees and co-workers.  Awareness of water scarcity issues and impacts of water conserving practices not only saves water, but also saves money.  Educated employees will be able to identify problems before they become serious and can help think innovatively about ways to conserve or reuse water.
   
• Know your usage - start with reading your water meter. By reading your meter daily, weekly, or monthly, you can record average water consumption. 
   
• Establish a baseline use.  To establish a baseline, divide your monthly or bi-monthly bill by the number of days in the cycle. 
   
• Identify and repair leaks. The easiest way to know when there are leaks is to understand when your level of use rises above a base level use of your operations.  Devise a method of inspecting machinery and areas where leaks may occur.  Worn or old equipment can waste significant amounts of water.  For concealed or subsurface pipe work, Keith McDonald Plumbing can employ leak detection techniques. 
   
• Install water efficient equipment such as low-flow toilets, high efficiency shower heads, and water conserving ice makers.  As appliances and equipment wear out, replace them with water saving products. a
   
• Reduce frequency of cleaning external equipments and areas as much as possible.
   
• Wash vehicles only when needed.

(Keith McDonald Plumbing is fully licensed and insured and can perform all types of service repair and installation work at your place of business.)