Welcome

Welcome to the IWA Efficient Urban Water Management Specialist Groups evidence database. This database provides a free open source repository of evidence across a range of water efficiency programme types.

To become a contributor please email iwaefficient@gmail.com and find out more about the specialist group on IWA connect.

https://iwa-connect.org/#/group/efficient--urban-water-management/timeline

Colorado Waterwise (2010) Guidebooks of best practices for municipal water conservation in Colorado

The Best Practices Guidebook is a planning tool prepared for the purpose of improving and enhancing water efficiency in Colorado.  The Best Practices Guidebook offers detailed descriptions of specific water conservation measures, program elements, regulations, policies, and procedures that can be implemented by Colorado water providers to help ensure reliable and sustainable water supplies for future generations.

BEST PRACTICE 1: METERING, CONSERVATION-ORIENTED RATES AND TAP FEES, CUSTOMER CATEGORIZATION WITHIN BILLING SYSTEM
BEST PRACTICE 2: INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLANNING, GOAL SETTING, AND DEMAND MONITORING.
BEST PRACTICE 3: SYSTEM WATER LOSS CONTROL
BEST PRACTICE 4: CONSERVATION COORDINATOR
BEST PRACTICE 5: WATER WASTE ORDINANCE
BEST PRACTICE 6: PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
BEST PRACTICE 7: LANDSCAPE WATER BUDGETS, INFORMATION, AND CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
BEST PRACTICE 8: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS  

BEST PRACTICE 9: WATER EFFICIENT DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES FOR NEW AND EXISTING LANDSCAPES
BEST PRACTICE 10: IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY EVALUATIONS
BEST PRACTICE 11: RULES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION 

BEST PRACTICE 12: HIGH-EFFICIENCY FIXTURE AND APPLIANCE REPLACEMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NON- RESIDENTIAL SECTORS
BEST PRACTICE 13: RESIDENTIAL WATER SURVEYS, EVALUATIONS TARGETED AT HIGH DEMAND CUSTOMERS
BEST PRACTICE 14: SPECIALIZED NON-RESIDENTIAL SURVEYS, AUDITS, AND EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS 

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Water Efficiency Report 2017 - Water Services Association of Australia and Smart Approved WaterMark

The Water Efficiency Report 2017 demonstrates the breadth of initiatives by water utilities and councils around Australia to engage with customers, encourage water conservation and tackle demand management.

WSAA commissioned Smart Approved WaterMark to provide the Water Efficiency Report 2017.

The Report demonstrates the breadth of initiatives being undertaken by water utilities and councils around Australia to engage with customers, encourage water conservation and tackle demand management.

Using water wisely continues to be part of the water security equation and through the many programs around Australia, water utilities continue to help customers reduce their water use. Recognising that education is a key factor in changing behaviour, the Report shows nearly all water utilities and councils have educational programs starting from preschool aged children through to adults. 

With drought part of Australia’s history and its future, Australian water utilities are setting the benchmark for water efficiency knowledge and engagement worldwide.

Read the report here.

Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life

This report was prepared by the California Department of Water Resources, State Water Resources Control Board, California Public Utilities Commission, California Department of Food and Agriculture, and California Energy Commission in response to Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr’s Executive Order B‐37‐16 and to provide information to the California Legislature and the public.

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IWA Global Trends Report 2016

Global Trends & Challenges in Water Science, Research and Management

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Abstract

The Efficient Urban Water Management Specialist Group contribute to this report in 2016. The section for the specialist groups include:

• Introduction
• Existing specialist group knowledge
• Global trends and challenges

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