This toolkit is intended as a guide to those water districts and/or companies, agencies or academic institutions wishing to take first steps to becoming more water efficient and ecologically responsible. Please note that it does not substitute for expert technical guidance and advice.
The technical information in this toolkit is standard practice and state of the art at the time of writing. Every user and every location needs to adapt these tools to their own circumstances.
Who is this Toolkit for?
This toolkit is for implementers. They may include:
- Water auditors tasked to conduct the actual audit.
- Local youth and civic groups as part of an effort to educate the public on the current local water situation and to provide them with the tools to understand how water is used and where any savings opportunities can be garnered.
- Water service providers, such as a local water district that wants to implement WMD strategies, including conducting water audits.
- Residential developers interested in new construction water-efficiency opportunities and best practices.
- Government institutions (i.e., Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, Bureau of Product Standards) that would like an understanding of where and how their water is used and potential water-efficiency opportunities, including achieving water savings from leak detection.
- Residential customers who would like an understanding of where and how their water is used and potential water-efficiency opportunities, including achieving water savings from leak detection.
Purpose of the Toolkit
This toolkit will:
- Serve as a step-by-step guide in conducting water audits for residential water auditors.
- Educate implementers on the best practices for both conserving water and creating efficient use of water, and give them an understanding of the importance of WMD.