Water Saving Measures Your Office Should Take Up During the California Drought

California is in a pretty serious drought, it’s important for us as California residents to do what we can to save water. While it’s easy to save water at home, it’s not always easy for us to remember to be water-wise at work. Here are a few ways to get started on enforcing water-saving policies in your workplace:

Do A Facility Audit & Compare Industry Numbers:

• Before enforcing new water-saving principles into your office, it’s important to know where your workplace stands on being water efficient.
• Hire a professional to carry out a facility audit so that you can get a precise understanding of how much water you are using.
• Once you get those numbers, compare it to other offices in your industry to see where you stand. With this new information, create a water efficiency program to help cut down on water usage in your workplace.

Install Water-Saving Devices:

There are so many water-saving devices that you can install to save water in your workplace.

• Placing faucet aerators on the kitchen and bathroom faucets is a great way to start.
• Consider replacing your current toilets with high-efficiency toilets.
• If you have a gym with office showers, look into purchasing water-efficient shower heads.
• Another easy way to save water is by replacing water-cooled equipment with air-cooled equipment. This includes devices such as vacuum pumps, ice machines, refrigeration condensers, air compressors and more!

Talk to Your Employees:

• Remind your employees to be water-wise while in the office.
• Create a water conservation plan and inform your employees what your monthly goal is for reducing water usage in the office.
• Give a small incentive if the monthly goal is met.

Change Your Everyday Office Habits

• Use brooms instead of mops and hoses wherever possible.
• Make sure your hoses have an automatic shut-off nozzle.
• Use a water-efficient pre-rinse spray valve to rinse dishes before washing them.

Update Your Irrigation System & Invest in Drought-Tolerant Plants for Landscaping:

• If you are still using an irrigation system for your landscaping, make sure that it is updated and functioning correctly to avoid leaks and unnecessary water waste. Cut down your normal watering allotment and hire a professional to audit your existing irrigation system.
• Just because we are in a drought, doesn’t mean you have to ditch having a beautifully landscaped environment for your workplace. Talk to a professional landscaper about getting drought-resistant or California native plants for your landscaping.

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