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WATER SAVERSFrancis Wheeler(713) 504‐6684
fwheeler@thewater‐savers.com
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Why Worry About Water
Humanity’s Top Ten Problemsfor next 50 years
1. ENERGY2. WATER3. FOOD4. ENVIRONMENT 5. POVERTY6. TERRORISM & WAR7. DISEASE8. EDUCATION9. DEMOCRACY10. POPULATION 2004 6.5 Billion People
2050 ~ 10 Billion People
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DON’TDON’T irrigate during or 12 hours before or after a rain event
DON’T allow your irrigation systems to go without maintenance
DON’T waste mother natures free/provided resources (FRESH CLEAN WATER)
DON’T utilize bleeding edge technology that is not proven and/or that is a life cycle cost loser (NO BLACK BOXES)
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DON’TDON’T Over do it on plumbing retrofits
DON’T Forget to do a water balance
DON’T Forget to review billing
DON’T Assume staff will conserve – training is key
DON’T Forget to address distribution losses
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Mother Nature is doing a great job hereDON’T– Irrigate DURING a rain event
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DON’T allow your irrigation systems to go without maintenance – Broken Heads (how long??)
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DON’T allow your irrigation systems to go without maintenance – pressure too high
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DON’T Use Bleeding Edge Technology
Cooling Tower TreatmentWater Treatment
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Plumbing ‐ DON’T over do it
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DON’T Skip the Water Balance
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DON’T forget to review billing
Are we being charged the correct rates, receiving deductions or creditsMENTION ‐ IMPERVIOUS SURFACE CHARGES FOR WASHINGTON DC
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DON’T forget staff training
Especially those who heavily impact water usageDietary, house keeping, researchers, laundry
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DON’T forget to look for Distribution Losses
30” line – 250 GPM
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The PLEASE DOTOP 10
DO Utilize intelligent irrigation systems – know your system & soil needsDO Maintenance semi annually on your irrigation system, controls and distributionDO Let mother nature provide resources
CATCH THE RAIN for Irrigation/HVAC/ProcessDO Reuse condensate waterDO Improve process water uses – ask do we really need potable water for this application
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The PLEASE DOTOP 10
DO Educate kitchen & maintenance staff
DO Plumbing retrofits
DO Measure & Verify
DO Take advantage of water conservation rebates
DO Consider hiring a professional
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DO Augmenting Mother Nature with Intelligence
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Irrigation is 20% of water usage in East 70% in West
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DO KNOW AND MAINTAIN YOUR SYSTEM AND YOUR SOIL NEEDS
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DOKNOW YOUR SYSTEM & MAINTAIN IT
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Newer Irrigation Technologies
Weather StationCombination Analog‐Digital Flow Sensor
Web EnabledCell Phone
Soil Moisture Sensor
Remote Control
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Newer Irrigation Technologies
Subsurface Irrigation
Control Valves
PR ValvesPressure
Regulating Heads
VFD Pump Stations
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DO Use Mother Nature to Catch the Rain
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DO Use Mother Nature to Catch the Rain
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Catching the Rain is Scalable
DO Use Mother Nature to Catch the Rain
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DO Condensation Harvesting
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5/8/2009
Paul E. BassettEPA WaterSense PartnerOctober 1, 2008
DO Condensation Harvesting
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Condensate Recovery
DO Condensation Harvesting
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DO Improve Process Applications
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DO staff training
Especially those who heavily impact water usageDietary, house keeping, researchers, laundry
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DO Educate Kitchen Staff
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DO Plumbing Retrofits
Change China & Valve Balance ConservationAnd Efficiency
Consider O&M
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DOMeasure & Verify
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DO Leverage RebatesLeverage rebates for toilets, free showerheads, aerators
Austin Texas $150 per toiletSouth FloridaDenverSouthern CAWashington DC
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DO Hire a Professional
WATER SAVERS at the Enviro‐CenterFrancis Wheeler(713) 504‐6684
fwheeler@thewater‐savers.com