Businesses and Water Efficiency

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Businesses and Water Efficiency

Water is one of many operating costs for any business, whether it be a hotel, restaurant, grocery, commercial laundry, car wash, or office building, so investing in water efficiency is a way to save on costs. The City of Scottsdale provides many resources to its commercial water customers to help increase efficient use of water indoors and outdoors.

Scottsdale's Water Conservation Ordinance (pdf/48kb/8pp) relating to businesses	Limitation on commercial water features (pdf/8kb/1p) Limitation on water intensive landscape/turf areas within new nonresidential facilities (pdf/9kb/1p) Limitation on model home landscaping (pdf/6kb/1p) Conservation plans upon establishment of service to new nonresidential customers (pdf/7kb/1p) Leakage, escape of water prohibited (pdf/9kb/1p) Drought Management (pdf/12kb/2pp)
Scottsdale's rebates for businesses	Low-Flow Toilets and Showerheads Turf Removal for Commercial and Residential Common Areas Landscape Irrigation Controller
Scottsdale's Green Building Program	Commercial Green Building Checklist
Facility water management guide books	AMWUA's Facility Manager's Guide to Water Management East Bay Municipal Utility District WaterSmart Guidebook
Arizona Department of Water Resources	Commercial Water Use Fact Sheets - Restaurants - Laundry Facilities - Industrial Car Washes - Medical Facilities - Landscape Professionals
Arizona Restaurant Table Tent Campaign	Scottsdale, along with other Water-Use It Wisely campaign partners, promotes water conservation in restaurants through the use of table tents designed to let customers know that water will be served only upon request. For free table tents contact the Water Conservation Office.
Look for certified professionals	GreenPlumbers USA WaterSense SmartScape Irrigation Association Arizona Certified Landscape Professionals