Saving money on water
Almost all non-household customers have a water meter. This means that charges for water and sewerage are based on the amount of water used, so you can reduce your water bill by using less water.
Some suggestions for reducing your water bill include:
- monitoring your water meter regularly – this may allow you to identify more quickly any problems that are causing more water to be used than normal
- installing water saving or water efficient devices where you can
- encouraging staff to minimise the amount of water they use
- maintaining existing equipment, and fix leaks and dripping taps promptly (a dripping tap can waste 5000 litres of water a year)
- insulating pipes in the winter months – this can prevent leaks.
Purchasing new equipment
When you buy new equipment consider its water efficiency. Savings in the amount of water used may offset any additional upfront costs.
You could also investigate fitting water saving devices to existing equipment. These can be as simple as installing cistern displacement devices such as Hippos or Save-a-Flushes, retrofitting tap controls or installing waterless urinals.
Investing in new systems
Rainwater harvesting collects water from roofs and large areas of hard standing. The water can be used for washing vehicles, flushing toilets or irrigating gardens.
Greywater recycling involves reusing water from washroom basins or showers. Greywater is normally used for flushing toilets or outside watering.
