[SustainableNC] Are you meeting Gov Easley's 20% water conservation goal?

[Sharron Rogers]

What is your agency/university doing to meet Governor Easley's water
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[If possible, please provide brief narrative of your plans, successes,
barriers, & needs for achieving these goals by replying to this email.
Results will be collected and forwarded to this list generalized by agency.
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As North Carolina's drought deepens, now is the time for industrial,
business and institutional water users [Including Government entities] to
put water efficiency strategies in place to reduce demand in water-starved
regions and municipalities. 

Gov. Easley recently called on all public water systems and water users in
the Cape Fear River Basin, the Yadkin River Basin and in the Piedmont areas
classified as in "exceptional" or "extreme" drought, to reduce their water
use by at least 20 percent.
<http://www.ncwater.org/water_supply_planning/drought_monitoring_council/Doc
uments/20percent.pdf>
http://www.ncwater.org/water_supply_planning/drought_monitoring_council/Docu
ments/20percent.pdf 

Effective water use management is essential to the sustainable use of our
natural resources. When public water supply systems approach capacity
limits, both public and private sectors have important roles to play.

 

 

Have you thought about the answers to these questions?

 

How serious is the drought in your area?
<http://www.ncwater.org/Water_Supply_Planning/Drought_Monitoring_Council/>
http://www.ncwater.org/Water_Supply_Planning/Drought_Monitoring_Council/  
 
What are the requirements of State organizations to participate in the
Governor's goal of 20% water use reduction for the affected area?
<http://www.ncwater.org/water_supply_planning/drought_monitoring_council/doc
uments/faq.pdf>
http://www.ncwater.org/water_supply_planning/drought_monitoring_council/docu
ments/faq.pdf 

 

What is your Agency/University/Building doing?

*	Are water efficiency responsibilities delegated? 
*	Have quantitative goals been established, tracked, and communicated
to employees? 
*	Have incentives and feedback info been established for employee
participation and suggestions? 
*	Have available resources been consulted (e.g., Facilities
Management, your utility company, federal, state, local assistance programs,
vendors, or consultants)? 
*	Have water uses been defined (e.g. domestic uses, cooling and
heating, process rinsing, landscaping, evaporation, leaks)? 

1.       Sanitary/Domestic Uses 

2.       Cooling and Heating

3.       Landscaping

4.       Kitchen and Food Preparation

5.       Cleaning, Rinsing, and Process use

*	Have inspections been made for leaks, have unnecessary water uses
been eliminated, and are timers used? 
*	Have monthly water usage rates been posted for employees and
management? 

The N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
(DPPEA), a non-regulatory state technical assistance agency, is available at
no cost to help businesses, industry, government agencies and institutions
find ways to achieve these reductions. Contact:
Rusty.Harris-Bishop at ncmail.net <mailto:Rusty.Harris-Bishop at ncmail.net>  or
919-733-4398

 

Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
 <mailto:sharron.rogers at ncmail.net> sharron.rogers at ncmail.net     
 <http://www.sustainablenc.org/> www.SustainableNC.org   
 



 
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