Drought Message of the Day: Why Conserve Water? What You Can Do
Georgia's Drought Response Unified Command (DRUC) encourages residential and non-residential users, such as businesses, to conserve as much water as possible on a daily basis. Conservation by all Georgians is the key element in statewide efforts to manage water resources during and after the current drought.
Here are a number of water-saving tips most businesses can follow:
- Educate employees and co-workers about water scarcity issues and how water conserving practices not only save water, but also money.
- Incorporate water meter reading into existing maintenance, security or cleaning routines to establish baseline use.
- Identify and fix leaks. Look for unexplained trends of increased usage, conduct regular inspections of areas where leaks could occur, check equipment and install monitoring or sub-meter systems.
- Maximize cooling tower efficiency. High volumes of water can be lost as water vapor while performing the cooling function.
- Install water-efficient equipment, such as ultra-low flow toilets (adjust flush valves or install dams on existing toilets); install faucet aerators and high efficiency shower heads; use water-conserving ice makers; and, replace worn out appliances and equipment with water-efficient models.
- Minimize the use of water for indoor and outdoor cleaning.
For more information, visit www.droughtjic.org/ and www.conservewatergeorgia.net/.
Water Conservation Tip: Mop floors, instead of hosing them with water, whenever possible.
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