Water Audit Services

WATER AUDITS

Water Bureau And Water Bill Validation Service

Water bill validation and bureau service water audits is a free of charge service and totally unique within the industry.

Water Audit How do we do it?

The client provides a full postal list of sites and copies of the last 6 months water and waste water bills.

Key information is keyed in by our analysts forming a historical water and waste water bill database.

Further historical information if required can be obtained from the relevant water and waste water supplier forming a completed picture of charges, water volumes, standing charges and other essential key information.

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Future bill diversion.

The client supplies H20 with a letter of authorisation to act on behalf of the client in all matters in relation to obtaining further account information, applications to reduce charges where incorrect charges have been levied, applications for refund of overcharges and general account queries.

H20 will write to all relevant water and waste water suppliers to divert all future bills to the H20 office, when this has been completed the water and waste water audit procedure commences.

Water and waste water audit.

Our experienced water audit, consultants will carry out a comprehensive water audit of all component charges of the bills that make up the total charges, taking into account staff populations and water facilities on site, to include audit checks on: -

Surface water charges
Highways drainage charges
Site area charges
Property drainage charges
Band charges

You may note these can be quite a significant proportion of the bill, the highest component charges are levied by the following water companies.

United Utilities
Scottish Water
Severn Trent Water
South Staffordshire Water
Northumbrian Water
Yorkshire Water

We have found in numerous cases these charges have been incorrectly levied resulting in significant savings for the client and refunds of up to 6 years can be obtained.

Last year H20 secured refunds of over £ 1.5m for many high street retail clients, universities, colleges and schools, H20 also claim interest from the water companies on any overcharges, specifically these clients include:-

Asda
Dixon Group P.C World
Lidl
Manchester Metropolitan University
Cannons Health and Fitness
Royal Mail
Lloyds TSB
Cable and Wireless
Morrisons
Halliwells LLP
Somerfield Stores
Travelodge
Little Chef

Please see previous example of our water resources management for further information

Other water audit investigations include: -

Meter standing charges
Environmental charges levied by British Water Ways and Environment Agency (for surface water discharge)
Water volumetric tariffs
Waste water charges
Trade effluent discharge rates
High water consumption issues

In fact any and all component charges that make up the total bill.

Preliminary water and waste water audit report.

Upon completion of the in depth water audit preliminary reports are generated on a site by site basis, the reports contain specific water and waste water accounts, brief overview of findings and recommendations for cost reduction savings.

Some occasions the reduction in costs may be an application to the relevant water supplier for a reduction in a component charge and a refund without the need for a site survey.

Water Audits

Fee structure.

The application fee for reducing these charges and application for a refund / credit will be detailed within the water audit for client approval prior to commencing.

Savings and refunds.

The target savings will be detailed within the water audit services report together with the expected refund / credit.

Site survey.

The water audit report may recommend a site survey is undertaken in order to identify the reason for the high water consumption. Upon completion a detailed report is sent to the client indicating areas of savings, action required to achieve those savings, cost to carry out the works required and the payback which is normally under 6 months or less.

Typical project work to save water where there maybe high consumption:

Underground water leaks
Water leak detection
Urinals flushing uncontrolled
Can we save water with a water saving flush or a water saving toilet
High volume showers operating Leisure Centres, Hotels, Fitness Clubs
Inefficient water use in production
See where water conservation can take place
Faulty water meter
Incorrect meter readings
Clients metered supply feeds others in error
Over flowing tanks storage cisterns
Swimming pools leaking
Faulty pool make up systems

Subject to the clients approval H20 Building Services will undertake to complete the work whether installation, consultancy, leak detection and repair and supply and fitting of water saving devices.

Target savings / refund report.

Upon completion of all work to achieve savings and or refunds / credits the client will be provided with a final water audit services, report and evidence that the savings and or refunds / credits have been achieved.