Many in the hospitality industry are reducing expenses and showing environmental stewardship by adopting water-efficient procedures and technology for space cooling, refrigeration, laundry, cleaning, and simply flushing.

• Get Cash Incentives to Cut Water Use
• Toilet and Urinal Replacements
  
• Space Cooling Improvements
• Laundry Equipment Upgrades
• Refrigeration Systems
• Food Steamers
• Irrigation Systems


• Other Water-Saving Steps



• Resources

Hotels served by water providers in the Saving Water Partnership can get financial assistance to conduct technical studies and implement water-conservation measures.

Toilet and Urinal Replacements
Rebates of $100 to $150 per fixture for replacing older flush valve toilets and urinals with more water-efficient models.

Rebates of $100 per fixture for replacing older tank toilets with EPA WaterSense labeled toilets that perform well and save water an additional 20% over code compliant toilets. Please insert the same link above right after this sentence.

• Get details on the Toilet Rebate program.

Space Cooling Improvements
Rebates for up to 50% of water-use technology project costs are available. Cooling towers for air conditioning that use manual controls often inefficiently control evaporation, drift and blowdown. This results in wasted water, chemicals, energy and labor. Installing an automatic conductivity controller is often a cost-effective solution.

• Contact WSTP manager Philip Paschke for more information.
• Get the WSTP application (pdf).

Laundry Equipment Upgrades
Rebates of $200 per coin-op machine or up to 50% of project costs for other water efficient laundry systems. The use of laundry water ozone and/or recycling systems can have a tremendous impact on a hotel's water bills.

• Contact WSTP manager Philip Paschke for more information.
• Get the WSTP application (pdf).

Refrigeration Systems
Incentives of up to 50% of the cost of improving commercial refrigeration system components.

• Contact WSTP manager Philip Paschke for more information.
• Get the WSTP application (pdf).

Food Steamers
Cash incentives of up to $1,500 for replacing inefficient food steamers use in restaurant kitchens.

• Contact WSTP manager Philip Paschke for more information.
• Get the Kitchen Rebate application (pdf).

Irrigation Systems
Rebates for upgrading existing or new systems with evapotranspiration controllers, soil moisture sensors, rain sensors, weather-based automated scheduling and other water-conservation features. Irrigation system upgrades save water and improve landscapes by avoiding over-watering.

• Contact irrigation program manager Jenna Smith for more information.
• Get details on Irrigation and Sprinkler System Rebates.

• Find and repair leaks. If the water is hot, you're paying for wasted energy as well as water.
• Replace restroom and kitchen faucet nozzles (aerators) and showerheads with affordable low-flow faucets.
• Offer guests the opportunity to request clean sheets and towels as needed, rather than automatically providing new ones daily. Many hotel guests expect this as part of a hotel's procedures.
• Reduce wash and ice loads by serving customers water only when they ask for it.
• Use a pressure regulator to reduce the water volume in the dishwasher. Only use as much water as the manufacturer specifies. Check that water only flows when the dishes enter the machine.
• When manually washing dishes, fill the second sink for dipping dishes and equipment, instead of using running water. Install manual triggers on all sink spray hoses.
• Install foot pedal or other manual controls so that garbage disposal water only runs when needed. Even better, consider donating edible food and signing up for food waste collection and eliminate the use of a garbage disposal.

Read about the Water Smart Technology Program, which offers cash incentives for replacing water-wasting equipment or technologies with efficient ones.

Download the Water Cost Calculator (xls) to estimate how much money you can save on utility bills by switching to more efficient equipment, technology and procedures.

Read case studies of how property owners saved by retrofitting their fixtures with new efficient ones.