1. Water Auditing 1 Cari DeWolf, Consultant

2. Mindsets… Budgets… Oversight… 2 Photo by Cari DeWolf, El Dorado Irrigation District

3. o Save $$$ o Lower costs o Reinvest savings $$$ o Plan for upgrades 3

4. Facility Water Audit Process 4 Pre-auditSite Visit AnalysesReports Re-access Data Needs

5. Photo by Cari DeWolf

6.  Business activities  Busiest hours  Employee schedules  Equipment operations  Maintenance program  Processes 6

7. Contacts Billing data Site address(es) Maps, schematics, layouts Meter/sub-meter locations 7

8. 8 Deadwood, South Dakota

9. Policies/procedures Health/safety code Regulatory items Company & personal ID 9

10. Pacific Energy Center Photo by Cari DeWolf

11.  Floor plan  Meter(s)  Sub-meter(s)  Flow-meter(s)  Service pipeline size  Pressure reducing valves (PRV) 11

12. Photo by Cari DeWolf PG&E Pacific Energy Center

13. ◦ Equipment and appliances ◦ Plumbing fixtures ◦ Hoses ◦ Return pumps and piping ◦ Irrigation systems ◦ Fountains ◦ Ponds and pools 13

14. 14 Photo by Cari DeWolf

16. 16 Photo by Lynne Bridges

17.  Data-logging  Observation  Manual  Flow testing  Leak detection 17

18. Photo by Lynne Bridges

19. 19 Shadow Ranch Vineyard

20. 20 Photo courtesy of Placer County Water Agency

21.  Pipe connections/joints  Valves  Holding tanks  Boilers  Steam traps 21

22. 22 Photo by Cari DeWolf

24.  Repair leaks  Stop/minimize damage ◦ Product ◦ Property ◦ Reduce liability  Update schematics 24

25. 25 Photo by Cari DeWolf

26. Photo courtesy of Placer County Water Agency

27.  Inspections  Reduce pressures  Broom or blower  Maintenance  Signage “Report leaks to …” 27

28. Photo by Cari DeWolf

29. Water Energy Chemicals Sewer sanitation Efficiencies Product outputs $$$$ savings 29

30. Photo by Cari DeWolf

31.  Demands… ◦ Energy, chemicals, labor, product output  Uses by… ◦ Area, equipment, product, employees, customers  Compare to similar end-users… ◦ Technology, product type, labor, costs, data source(s), methods 31

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33.  Utilities  Manufacturers  Companies  Grants 33

34.  Changes in the industry New regulations/code Improvements Current trends  Service contractors 34

35. Photos by Cari DeWolf, EI Dorado Irrigation District