The seven-point plan for holistic water management (195 KB) provides a useful bite-size framework for all businesses to develop a resource management plan to structure and prioritise their water management.
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By comparing how much water your business uses to how much water similar, water-efficient businesses use, you can set achievable targets. Saving water does much more than add to the bottom line.
Businesses are responsible for around 25% of all water used in Greater Sydney. Could your business use less water, more effectively? By achieving a best practice benchmark, you can:
The key to using water more effectively is to understand where your business uses it.
We've used a childcare centre as an example to demonstrate the steps to achieve a best practice benchmark. The business activity of a childcare centre falls under 'Childcare and preschool education'.
The childcare centre takes 30 children a day on average. This is its key business activity indicator. The water usage on its latest quarterly bill is 90 kL (1 kL = 1,000 L). To calculate the childcare centre's business benchmark:
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Once you've calculated your current business benchmark, you can see how it rates against benchmarks for a similar business in the dropdowns below. When you compare, you can see if there's potential to improve your water management practices, reduce your water usage and use water more effectively.
The business benchmark of 33 L per child per day puts the childcare centre in the fair range for the 'Childcare and preschool education' water-efficiency benchmark. There's an opportunity to improve practices and reduce water usage to enable it to fall within the best practice range of less than 20 L per child per day.
By comparing your business benchmark over time, you can:
We've included benchmarks, best practice guidelines and resources for a range of business types. These provide practical ideas on how your business can save water and use it more effectively.
Your relationship manager can assist with benchmarking your business's water use. Call 13 20 92 8am–5:30pm Monday to Friday (except public holidays) or email businesscustomers@sydneywater.com.au. They can help to:
If you don't have a relationship manager, email waterfixcommercial@sydneywater.com.au.