AWE Resource Library - Commercial, Institutional, and Industrial Water Users (Webpage with links)
Alliance for Water Efficiency - Chicago, Illinois
AWE Resource Library – Vehicle Wash (Webpage with links)
Alliance for Water Efficiency - Chicago, Illinois
The California Urban Water Conservation Council - Resource Center (Webpage)
Includes links to BMP Tools and California Department of Water Resources Tools
A Practical Approach to Water Conservation for Commercial and Industrial Facilities (2007, 400 pp, Book)
Mohan Seneviratne, Director of Water Efficiency and Substitution, Queensland Water Commission, Australia
A Practical Approach to Water Conservation for Commercial and Industrial Facilities
“This book is a 'best practice' manual for industrial and commercial users world-wide.”
A Water Conservation Guide for Commercial, Institutional and Industrial Users (1999, 108 pp, PDF)
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
AWWA Manuals of Water Supply Practices (Books)
American Water Works Association
"Offers industry-approved best practices for all aspects of water utility operation, management, and maintenance."
Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Water Conservation and Stewardship (50 pp, PDF)
Metro Mayors Caucus and the Colorado WaterWise Council
"These BMPs for commercial-industrial and municipal (residential) use are intended to serve as a resource document or 'menu' of options for water providers that want to enhance water conservation by reducing water demand among their customers."
Federal Water Efficiency Best Management Practices (Website)
United States Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program
These BMPs help Federal agencies achieve water efficiency goals. “To account for the superseded requirement changes, water use patterns, and advancing technologies, the Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense Office updated the original BMPs.”
- BMP #1 - Water Management Planning
- BMP #2 - Information and Education Programs
- BMP #3 - Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair
- BMP #4 - Water-Efficient Landscaping
- BMP #5 - Water-Efficient Irrigation
- BMP #6 - Toilets and Urinals
- BMP #7 - Faucets and Showerheads
- BMP #8 - Boiler/Steam Systems
- BMP #9 - Single-Pass Cooling Equipment
- BMP #10 - Cooling Tower Management
- BMP #11 - Commercial Kitchen Equipment
- BMP #12 - Laboratory/Medical Equipment
- BMP #13 - Other Water Intensive Processes
- BMP #14 - Alternate Water Sources (includes water reuse, such as graywater and rainwater)
Laboratories for the 21st Century: Best Practices. Water Efficiency Guide for Laboratories (2005, 12 pp, PDF)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Water Conservation Task Force Best Management Practices Guide (2004, 266 pp, pdf)
Texas Water Development Board
"The Guide is organized into three sections, for municipal, industrial and agricultural water user groups (“WUG”) with a total of fifty-five BMPs."
Water Efficiency Manual for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Facilities (2009, 150 pp, PDF)
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Land-of-Sky Regional Council
Water Efficiency for Small Businesses (Web Page with PDF)
EPCOR Utilities Inc - Alberta, Canada
Water Efficiency Tips for Businesses (Webpage, multiple links)
United States Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense Program
Water Efficiency Tips for Communities (Webpage, multiple links)
United States Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense Program
Water Efficiency Tips for Utilities (Webpage, multiple links)
United States Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense Program
WaterSmart Guidebook: Water Use Efficiency Plan and Review Guide for New Businesses (2008, 242pp, PDF)
California's East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)
"Provides information on water-saving technologies applicable in the commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors"
Water Use Efficiency – Commercial Technologies (Webpage)
California Department of Water Resources
