Resources
Federal Resources
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The Air Force Water Conservation Guidebook (PDF 1.7 MB)—This document will walk you through the processes of developing a water management plan and selecting Water Efficiency Best Management Practices for implementation. The guide is useful for both military and civilian agencies.
Water Management: A Comprehensive Approach for Facility Managers, General Services Administration (PDF 3.1 MB)
Military Handbook 1165: Water Conservation, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (PDF 573 KB)
EPA Office of Water works to prevent pollution wherever possible and to reduce risk for people and ecosystems in the most cost-effective ways possible.
EPA WaterSense Office—WaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, makes it easy for Americans to save water and protect the environment.
DOE Building Technologies Program offers information on efficient and sustainable building design.
State and Local Resources
A Water Conservation Guide for Commercial, Institutional and Industrial Users, New Mexico Office of the State Engineer (PDF 2.1 MB)
City of Austin Texas Water Utility
California Department of Water Resources' Office of Water Use Efficiency provides financial and technical services for urban water use efficiency and water management activities such as: leak detection, landscape, and commercial, industrial and institutional and the Urban Water Management.
New Mexico Water Conservation Program provides in formation on water use and efficiency strategies and program in the state. In addition they have a conservation guide for commercial, industrial and institutional user that can be used in any region.
Pollution Prevention Assistance Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources offers free, confidential and non-regulatory technical assistance on cost-effective ways to prevent, reduce, reuse or recycle wastes and conserve natural resources.
Prince Georges' County, Maryland's Department of Environmental Resources has a nationally recognized program to assist facilities and communities manage stormwater using innovative low impact development techniques. The county has extensive information on designing bioretention facilities for residential, commercial and institutional sites.
Associations and Educational Resoures
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. Founded in 1881, AWWA is the largest organization of water supply professionals in the world. AWWA also runs Water Wiser web site, which provides comprehensive information on water efficiency to consumers and utilities.
The Irrigation Association is a non-profit, North American organization, whose mission is to improve the products and practices used to manage water resources, areas of interest encompasses the application, conservation, drainage, improvement and recovery of water for economic and environmental enhancement in agriculture, turf grass, landscape and forestry.
The Low Impact Development Center provides information to individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the environment and our water resources through proper site design techniques that replicate pre-existing hydrologic site conditions. The center uses innovative techniques such as green roofs and bioretention ponds to manage stormwater.
Water Environment Federation is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization created over 75 years ago to continually assess and study the quality of the global water environment. WEF commissions research studies about the sources and causes of pollution, examines each new water treatment procedure, and educates the general public and water quality professionals on new techniques and solutions.