Utilities
According to the EPA, effectively managing all aspects of operations is critical for all utilities, regardless of size or location, in order to ensure their long-term sustainability and to keep the communities they serve strong, safe, and sustainable. Resources available in this sub-theme include performance indicators for utilities, country-wide utility reviews, and water utility conference reports, among other resources that support sustainable utility management.
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Utilities Resources
Utility Management Assessment Tool
CH2M HILL
Water Research Foundation and CH2M HILL team up on benchmarking tool for effective utility management. The tool, released earlier this month, will help utilities plan, implement, measure, and monitor organizational performance enhancements against 10 specific attributes of effectively managed...Read more
Water Security - Contamination Warning System White Papers
CH2M HILL
CH2M HILL and the Philadelphia Water Department released a series of white papers to disseminate knowledge and industry best practices gained from the PWD Contamination Warning System Demonstration Pilot Project.Read more
Preparing Urban Water Use Efficiency Plans
Published:
November 1, 2013Alliance for Water Efficiency
Preparing Urban Water Use Efficiency Plans provides detailed approaches to developing and implementing a water conservation plan. This book covers the broad spectrum of conservation planning for urban communities including achieving more efficiency from: Residential domestic uses, Commercial and...Read more
M52 Water Conservation Programs: A Planning Manual
Published:
June 1, 2005Alliance for Water Efficiency
This manual provides guidance for municipal water resources managers on developing a citywide or regional water conservation plan. The manual describes goal setting, water use analysis, potential savings, costs and benefits, conservation techniques and rate setting, responsibilities of stakeholders...Read more
Assessing the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Industrial Water Use Efficiency within the Great Lakes Region
Published:
November 1, 2012Alliance for Water Efficiency
This report assessed five representative industries within the Great Lakes watershed that are supplied with treated drinking water and that discharge to a local wastewater utility. The assessments that were conducted focused on four factors: 1. Potential water conservation opportunities; 2...Read more
Assessing the Economic & Environmental Benefits of Industrial WUE in the Great Lakes Region
Published:
February 1, 2013Alliance for Water Efficiency
The Alliance for Water Efficiency, with funding from the Great Lakes Protection Fund, assessed five representative industries within the Great Lakes watershed that are supplied with treated drinking water and that discharge to a local wastewater utility. The assessments that were conducted focused...Read more
Exemplary Programs Series: Innovative CII Water Efficiency Programs
Published:
May 1, 2014Alliance for Water Efficiency
As part of a new series which AWE has launched on showcasing Exemplary Programs of its members, this webinar will feature the internationally recognized CII programs of City West Water in Melbourne, Australia. During Australia's epic 10-year drought, water suppliers in southeastern Australia...Read more
Water Loss Control: Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector
Alliance for Water Efficiency
With water resources increasingly stressed due to climate change and growing populations, water utilities must become water-efficient throughout the entire supply process. By employing improved methods of water auditing and loss control, water utilities have potential to reduce the large volumes of...Read more
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United StatesAssessing the Economic & Environmental Benefits of Industrial WUE in the Great Lakes Region
Published:
February 1, 2013Alliance for Water Efficiency
The Alliance for Water Efficiency, with funding from the Great Lakes Protection Fund, assessed five representative industries within the Great Lakes watershed that are supplied with treated drinking water and that discharge to a local wastewater utility. The assessments that were conducted focused...Read more
The Manager's Non-Revenue Water Handbook: A Guide to Understanding Losses
Published:
July 1, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
The Manager’s Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Handbook is a resource that utility managers around the world can use to guide them as they seek to understand water losses—first, understanding and quantifying NRW, and then developing a strategy to address it.Read more
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