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What Are Water Audit Services & How Do They Work?
A top priority for businesses, no matter what industry they’re in, will always be where and how money can be clawed back. How can it be spent more efficiently and in a more appropriate way to better benefit the company in the end?
When it comes to services like heating, the water supply and so on, there are numerous ways in which you can do this – but the first step is to work out just how much money you’re spending in this area and just how much you’re wasting unnecessarily.
Your first step should be to arrange for a water audit services company to come out and help you compare your water usage with what you’re actually being charged for. The aim is to reveal any discrepancies that could mean you’re being overcharged by your water supplier. You will also be given a series of recommendations for how to reduce your water use and thus drive costs down even further.
Interestingly, after a water audit has been carried out some businesses are even able to see a 30 per cent drop in charges for their water supply and waste water disposal, so it’s certainly worth doing if you are concerned that you’re overspending in this way.
An in-depth analysis of your historical water bills will be carried out so be prepared to put together a record of your water supply and waste water billing over the course of at least a year. If you run multiple sites, the job will be even bigger because you’ll need to provide bills for every site and from every supplier.
The purpose of this is to provide you with a complete picture of your water expenditure so you can gain control of this particular business overhead in the future. You’ll also need to provide details of how water is used at each site you operate. For example, if you run a retail outlet, you’ll need to note down staff levels and the number of public toilets, while if you run a car dealership you’ll need to provide details about car valeting bays and so on.
For companies such as manufacturing and processing plants, more in-depth information may be required simply because of the high volumes of water used in such industries. Copies of trade effluent bills and effluent flow sampling and monitoring data may also be required.
But it’s not just about saving money and a water audit can help you boost your green credentials substantially if this is a bigger motivation for you and your brand right now. Water scarcity is a recognised problem around the world and demand is only increasing because of a booming global population and climate change (which is resulting in less predictable weather patterns).
Once you know where your major water costs are, you can start making positive changes at your place of business. Start training your staff up so they know how best to use water and how equipment can be maintained for maximum energy efficiency – or even encourage them to come up with their own water reduction ideas at work.
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