Resource Efficiency Checklist

Customer details

• Customer

• Gentrack account name

• Account number

• ABN

• Business type

  Select bakery cafe car wash bar or pub restaurant school theatre other

  • bakery
  • cafe
  • car wash
  • bar or pub
  • restaurant
  • school
  • theatre
  • other

• Please specify

Audit details

• Conducted on

  Date
• Site Address
  Address

• Prepared by

• Assessment attendees

• Document No.

• Please indicate whether you have already undertaken the following water saving activities, if you plan to implement them, are willing to investigate them, or if they are not applicable.
  
  Where indicated, rebates may be available through the Victorian Government's Living Victoria Water Rebate Program. For more information, assistance using this checklist or to find out if your business is eligible for a rebate, please contact City West Water on (03) 9313 8578.

• Definition
  Yes - completed action
  No - action suitable but not implemented. If possible, provide comment.
  n/a - not applicable to the site

General maintenance and building operations

• What are the sources of water onsite?

• What are the major areas of water use at the site?

  Select building operations amenities i.e. toilets, taps etc surface cleaning kitchen irrigation vehicle washing laundries other water using equipment and operations unknown

  • building operations
  • amenities i.e. toilets, taps etc
  • surface cleaning
  • kitchen
  • irrigation
  • vehicle washing
  • laundries
  • other water using equipment and operations
  • unknown

• Please specify

• Conduct site walk through to identify water using areas

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• To the extent possible, quantify water use by each area

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Does the site monitor it's water use, including sub metering?

  Yes

  No

• Read all water meters on a regular basis

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Shut off water to unused areas

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Install water check meters in high usage areas

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Datalog site's water consumption

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Is there any existing water capture or reuse?

  Yes

  No

• Investigate recycling and reusing water

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Investigate rainwater harvesting opportunities

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Are you the building operator?

  Yes

  No

• Regularly check building for leaks and water waste

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Plumber to assess water pressure and install pressure reducing valves, if required

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Ensure fire hoses are not in use for purposes other than firefighting or testing

  Yes

  No

  n/a

Basic amenities

• Are water saving technologies installed in the amenity area?

  Select showerheads basin toilets urinal

  • showerheads
  • basin
  • toilets
  • urinal

• Install low flow shower heads (rebate available)

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Install low flow taps or flow controls (rebate available)

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Install spring loaded taps or taps with sensors

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Retrofit old toilets to 4:3 litre dual flush models (rebate available)

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Install low flow urinals

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Educate users to conserve water

  Yes

  No

• Install water efficiency signage (including stickers)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Surface cleaning

• Do you dry sweep surfaces?

  Yes

  No

• Sweep when you don't have a mop or hose down

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Eliminate unnecessary washdowns

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Educate staff about best cleaning practices

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• What water using cleaning appliances are installed?

  Select garden hose high pressure hose washdown gun other

  • garden hose
  • high pressure hose
  • washdown gun
  • other

• Install water efficient washdown gun or high pressure cleaning units where appropriate, in place of hoses (rebate available)

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Ensure hose is rated to specified pressure of washdown gun or high pressure unit

• Ensure water flow rate and pressure used is suitable for required cleaning

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Please specify

Kitchen and cafeterias

• Do you prepare food onsite?

  Yes

  No

• Turn off any continuous flow used for washing utensils, drip trays for wok cooling when not required

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Wash fruit and vegetables in a filled basin rather than under running water

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Defrost vegetables in a refrigerator

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Replace old wok with waterless wok stove

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Are water using appliances used for cleaning in the kitchen?

  Select pre-rinse spray valve tap other

  • pre-rinse spray valve
  • tap
  • other

• Hand scrape dishes and utensils before loading the dishwasher

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Install water efficient pre-rinse spray valve (rebate available)

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Please specify

Dishwashing

• Do you operate an efficient dishwasher?

  Yes

  No

• Wash full loads only

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Operate equipment only when necessary

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Replace inefficient dishwashers with more efficient models (rebate available)

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Use final rinse water for next load's initial wash

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Wash full loads only

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Operate equipment only when necessary

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ice machine

• Do you have an ice machine?

  Yes

  No

• Use air cooled machines where possible

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Ice flake machines use less water than ice cube machines

  Yes

  No

  n/a

Garden and turf watering

• Do you water a garden or turf?

  Yes

  No

• Irrigate only as needed, in line with current restrictions/best practice

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Use heat resistant, drought tolerant plants

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Use mulch around groundcovers, trees and shrubs

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Mow regularly and avoid scalping grass (cut high)

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Install and understand how to use water efficient irrigation equipment

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Make sure irrigation equipment is operating correctly

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Investigate alternative supply, for example greywater and rainwater supply options (rebate available)

  Yes

  No

  n/a

Vehicle washing

• Do you wash vehicles?

  Yes

  No

• Wash only in accordance with current water restrictions

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Minimise water use by adjusting equipment

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Use chemically compatible washing solutions/waxes to recycle together

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Reduce "show foams" to reduce need for rinse water

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Inspect and replace worn jets and parts

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Install equipment that recycles water

  Yes

  No

  n/a

Laundries

• Do you operate a laundry onsite?

  Yes

  No

• Is the washer efficient/suitable for application?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Wash full loads only

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Evaluate wash cycles and detergent/chemical formulations for maximum efficiency

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Consider reuse of final rinse water for pre-wash or other uses

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Use cold water and water saving technology where feasible

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Purchase water efficient appliances when replacing equipment (rebate available)

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Evaluate wash cycles and detergent/chemical formulations for maximum efficiency

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Consider reuse of final rinse water for pre-wash or other uses

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Use cold water and water saving technology where feasible

  Yes

  No

  n/a

Other water using equipment and operations

• Enter water using equipment and operations not included above

Action item

• Description

• Can it be optimised or replaced?

  optimise

  replace

• How can it be optimised?

• Use automatic valves that shut off water when equipment is off

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Consider water and energy efficiency when purchasing equipment

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Consider alternative processes when replacing units

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Use automatic valves that shut off water when equipment is off

  Yes

  No

  n/a

Summary of actions

• List priority actions for follow up. Please refer to body of report for details on actions.

• 1

• Completion date

  Date

• 2

• Completion date

  Date

• 3

• Completion date

  Date

Document review

• Customer name

  Sign

• Author name Resource Management Consultant Business Resource Efficiency

  Sign

• Media

  Media