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Local Governments

Introduction

Planning an Energy Program

Funding and Approval

Education

Lighting

Central HVAC System

Procurement Policy

Building Envelope

Demand Response

Distributed Generation

Water Use

Waste Water

Landscaping and Outdoor Areas

Conservation Planning

New Development

Industry

Residential

Reclamation

Public Education

Bathroom Fixtures

Water Audits

Motors

Food Service

Resources and Appendices

Lessons Learned


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Provide audits and information on water-saving incentives to industrial business.  Water is used by industry for cooling, landscape irrigation, sanitation, and as process water.  Industry incentives for water conservation include reduction in cost of water and wastewater treatment.  Possible programs include auditing utility water bills to help spot leaks in service pipes and domestic water pipes and to spot processes using more water than the system was designed to require, offering rebates for water saving devices, classifying and segregating process streams, reusing or reclaiming water from waste streams, changing production processes, converting from once-through cooling to closed systems, eliminating water waste associated with cleanup operations, using dirty water first and clean water last in washing operations, improving landscape irrigation, instituting employee education, and publishing a commercial guide for water-saving devices on your city's website.