Utilities

According to the EPA, effectively managing all aspects of operations is critical for all utilities, regardless of size or location, in order to ensure their long-term sustainability and to keep the communities they serve strong, safe, and sustainable. Resources available in this sub-theme include performance indicators for utilities, country-wide utility reviews, and water utility conference reports, among other resources that support sustainable utility management.

Utilities Resources

Utility Management Assessment Tool

CH2M HILL
Water Research Foundation and CH2M HILL team up on benchmarking tool for effective utility management. The tool, released earlier this month, will help utilities plan, implement, measure, and monitor organizational performance enhancements against 10 specific attributes of effectively managed...Read more

Preparing Urban Water Use Efficiency Plans

Publication date:
November 1, 2013
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Preparing Urban Water Use Efficiency Plans provides detailed approaches to developing and implementing a water conservation plan. This book covers the broad spectrum of conservation planning for urban communities including achieving more efficiency from: Residential domestic uses, Commercial and...Read more

M52 Water Conservation Programs: A Planning Manual

Publication date:
June 1, 2005
Alliance for Water Efficiency
This manual provides guidance for municipal water resources managers on developing a citywide or regional water conservation plan. The manual describes goal setting, water use analysis, potential savings, costs and benefits, conservation techniques and rate setting, responsibilities of stakeholders...Read more

Exemplary Programs Series: Innovative CII Water Efficiency Programs

Publication date:
May 1, 2014
Alliance for Water Efficiency
As part of a new series which AWE has launched on showcasing Exemplary Programs of its members, this webinar will feature the internationally recognized CII programs of City West Water in Melbourne, Australia. During Australia's epic 10-year drought, water suppliers in southeastern Australia...Read more

Water Loss Control: Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector

Alliance for Water Efficiency
With water resources increasingly stressed due to climate change and growing populations, water utilities must become water-efficient throughout the entire supply process. By employing improved methods of water auditing and loss control, water utilities have potential to reduce the large volumes of...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

The Manager's Non-Revenue Water Handbook: A Guide to Understanding Losses

Publication date:
July 1, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Manager’s Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Handbook is a resource that utility managers around the world can use to guide them as they seek to understand water losses—first, understanding and quantifying NRW, and then developing a strategy to address it.Read more

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