Best Practice Advice for Boating Businesses
Save Water -Save Money
Low Cost Measures
- Check for and fix dripping taps regularly and
encourage users to report leaks and drips
- Place a cistern displacement device in
toilets to reduce water consumption. Water is saved each time the
toilet is flushed. (Do not use in low/dual flush toilets often
installed after 2000)
- Install toilets with a dual-flush facility,
with instructions clearly marked. These use only 6 litres of water
as opposed to 10 litres for a conventional toilet
- Install urinals with flush controllers or
waterless urinals (these can save around 65,000 litres of water a
year per urinal)
- Install tap aerators wherever possible
(reducing amount of water used by up to 80%) and watersaver shower
heads which typically halve flow rates while still providing a
powerful shower
- Install automatic shutoff taps or timing
devices which will prevent water loss from people forgetting to
turn the tap off. Likewise coin or token operated showers will also
limit water use
- Install flow restrictors on taps which will
limit the amount of water discharged when the tap is fully
open
- Fit plugs into basins to encourage users to
fill the basin rather than use running water – captive plugs will
prevent plugs disappearing or getting broken
- Cover water tanks to prevent evaporation
- Install trigger devices on all hoses to
provide automatic shut off
- Consider purchasing products which score well
on the water efficiency product labelling scheme
Higher cost measures
- Install rainwater harvesting systems to collect
rainwater from roofs or large paved areas such as car parks. The
collected water can then be used for toilet flushing or vehicle
washing, boat wash down and watering plants
- Reuse your grey water. Grey water recycling
involves reusing wastewater from washroom basins and showers to
flush toilets or water plants. In an office it will account for
more than 35% of water use. Grey water from showers and hand basins
is usually clean enough for flushing toilets with only basic
disinfection or microbiological treatment. Problems can arise,
however, if the warm, nutrient rich grey water is stored, since it
quickly deteriorates and bacteria multiply. This will also reduce
the volume of sewage needing treatment. For those who pay for mains
drainage, a reduction in sewerage charges may be negotiable with
the sewerage authority
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