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Water efficiency tips for your workplace
Using water more efficiently is good for business. Below are just a few tips for what you can do in your workplace to be a wise water consumer:

• Call the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s commercial water experts at 984–4747, for advice on how you can use water more efficiently in your business, industrial facility, school or other workplace.
• Increase employee awareness of water conservation.
• Install motion-activated faucets, other flow reducers or aerators in all plumbing fixtures.
• Water outdoor landscapes according to “ET” guidelines found at www.eweb.org, or by calling the EWEB Waterline at 341–8510.
• Use timers on all outdoor sprinkler systems.
• Assign an employee to monitor water use and make suggestions for using water more efficiently.
• Check your water system, toilets, faucets or manufacturing processes for leaks.
• Consider replacing toilets with low-flow models.
• Wash vehicles less often.
• Use brooms to clean sidewalks and steps instead of hosing them down.

For more tips on how to save water and lower your bill, call 984–4747.