Business Strategies
Conserving Water in the Workplace
Some of the same problems homes face with water inefficiencies also apply to businesses. Conserving water isn’t just a way to elevate your company’s image – it also reduces overhead costs.
Outdoor Water Saving Strategies
Too often, businesses do not realize that one of the biggest water wastes occurs with irrigation and outdoor water use. Contributing factors include: overwatering, inefficient watering practices, and broken or poorly maintained irrigation systems. When properly managed and maintained, outdoor landscaping and irrigation can be water efficient.
Does your landscaping system use a WaterSense-labeled SMART controller?
Using a SMART controller rather than traditional clock times can save an average of 7,600 gallons of water annually. These controllers can work for facilities such as schools, office buildings, hotels, and parks.
Is your parking lot landscaping wasting money and water?
Parking lots can be designed to capture rainwater, such as this bioswale. Almost 80% of the water runoff from this parking lot ends up in the catchment area, where pollution is filtered by native or adaptive plants before it infiltrates the soil.
Funding Opportunities
Check out these grants that can help fund your next water conservation projects!
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Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Water Conservation Grant: Funding available through reimbursements up to 50% of a water conservation project within Harris or Galveston counties.
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Texas Water Development Board Grant: This is a statewide funding source that supports water conservation projects and programs that improve water use efficiency in agriculture.
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Water Efficiency and Quality: Infrastructure Projects Request for Information (RFI) – Projects within the scope of conserving, restoring, and maintaining water in the watershed are eligible for co-funding. Note: There is an RFI submission due date.
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WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants: A nationwide grant providing a 50/50 cost-sharing funding for water conservation and efficiency projects. Funding is available on an annual basis.
Work to become LEED-Certified
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building rating system that provides a framework for designing buildings that consume less water and electricity. In addition to reducing utility costs, LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability.
