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Find out why your business should be concerned about efficient water use. Then explore the water resources to help you get water efficient.

To mark World Water Day, Bill Baue takes a look at new corporate water risk tools introduced by WRI, Ceres, and GEMI. Source: Sustainable Business NZ
| Resource type: Tools | Updated:16/05/2012 |

The Association both publishes and distributes a number of industry-related manuals and guidelines, conference and seminar papers. Some publications are also available to download. Source: Water NZ
| Resource type: Publications | Updated:05/11/2010 |

The mission of the Water Footprint Network is to promote the transition towards sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide. Their website contains information on water footprint accounting and practical tools. Source: Water Footprint Network
| Resource type: Calculators, information | Updated:17/08/2010 |

Clearly explains what water flow is how to reduce it and the benefits of doing so. Source: Smarter Homes
| Resource type: Website |

The downloadable Target Water Business Guide (found near the end of the page) is highly comprehensive and focusses on the efficient use of the water resource and provides suggestions to help improve efficiency in both the office and manufacturing environments. Source: Christchurch City Council
| Resource type: Guide | 250 KB |

Describes four water saving devices: The 'Gizmo' cistern flush limiter dual flush toilets water-efficient shower heads and shower flow restrictors. Source: Waitakere City Council
| Resource type: Fact sheet |

Simple tips for conserving water Source: Ministry for the Environment
| Resource type: Website |

This pamphlet provides information about the supply of safe drinking water to households on rainwater collection systems includes a chart listing some common contaminants their possible sources problems and various treatment options Source: Dunedin City Council
| Resource type: Pamphlet | 70 KB |

Irrigation NZ promotes sustainable management of water resources in irrigation development and water management throughout New Zealand. Check out the Key Water Challenges.Reports and information on the INZ Conference. Source: Irrigation NZ Inc.
| Resource type: Website |

Provides information about how to reduce the amount of water you use by choosing a water-efficient irrigation system that suits your garden or lawn. Source: Sustainable Gardening Australia
| Resource type: Website |

Various tips to ensure your garden lawn trees and/or shrubbery will survive the hot dry summer weather while minimising water wastage. Source: Smarter Homes
| Resource type: Website |

Lists some general points and tips for saving water when irrigating your garden and/or lawn. Source: Waterwise UK
| Resource type: Website |

A fact sheet defining stormwater and wastewater with specific information for vehicle repairers covering the best practices to manage stormwater and thereby reduce their firm's pollution. Source: Ministry for the Environment
| Resource type: Fact sheet |

A booklet defining stormwater and wastewater how stormwater pollution affects you and the environment and how you can ensure contaminants don't get into the stormwater system. Source: Water NZ
| Resource type: Booklet Guide | 6 KB |

Explains both stormwater and sewage systems how to tell which a drain is connected to suggestions for how to dispose of some common household wastes and avoid pollution and the effects of contaminated stormwater. Source: Greater Wellington Regional Council
| Resource type: Website |

Pollution factsheets providing specific information on a variety of activities that can cause pollution explaining how each activity can cause pollution and how you can prevent it Source: Auckland Regional Council
| Resource type: Fact sheets resources |

Stormwater factsheets providing detailed information on stormwater and how to reduce its adverse effects/ Source: Auckland Regional Council
| Resource type: Fact sheets |

Guide to low toxic cleaners Source: Auckland Regional Council
| Resource type: Guide | Updated:08/06/2010 |

Describes many non-toxic ways to clean including natural substitutes and home-made formulas that can be used in place of commercial household products and healthy home cleaning habits. Source: Eartheasy
| Resource type: Website |

Explains the water efficiency labels that are found on water-using products Source: Australian Government
| Resource type: Website |

Outlines the development of New Zealand's own water efficiency labelling regulations. Source: Ministry for the Environment
| Resource type: Website |

Monitoring tools can help you to easily record and track where water is being used in your company and analyse your findings. Source: Envirowise
| Resource type: Tool |

Straightforward highly effective information and advice to change our behaviour when using water and help to preserve our freshwater resources. Source: Water NZ
| Resource type: Booklet Guide | 5 KB |

A fact sheet describing a few ways you can save water through the use of your toilet including purchasing a dual flush toilet reducing the flush volume of a single flush toilet and checking for leaks. Source: Australian Government
| Resource type: Fact sheet | 156 KB |

This page describes ways you can save water through the use of your toilet and provides a table enabling you to identify what type of toilet(s) you have and what type of cistern displacement device (if any) you should be using. Source: Waterwise UK
| Resource type: Website |

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A comprehensive page covering all the practical information you need to know about collecting and using rainwater for watering your garden flushing toilets etc. Source: Smarter Homes
| Resource type: Website |

This page and the links that follow it cover the legal requirements in NZ for the materials design and maintenance of rainwater collection and storage systems. Source: Level: The Authority on Sustainable Business
| Resource type: Website |

A brief explanation of rainwater harvesting and how to decontaminate the water for drinking. Source: EcoNation
| Resource type: Website |

An article explaining the benefits of harvesting rainwater and evaluating devices that can be used to divert the water away from the rainwater storage system. Source: Rural Living
| Resource type: Article |

Comprehensive brochure outlining everything you need to know about using rainwater including the benefits the components of a rainwater system how to calculate how much rainwater you can collect and what size and type of tank you need. Source: Waitakere District Council
| Resource type: Brochure | 123 KB |

Greymatters is a website designed to be a single point of reference for all matters concerning greywater reuse. Source: Gisbourne District Council
| Resource type: Website | Updated:04/05/2012 |

This page and the links that follow it covers the safe uses of greywater (particularly irrigation) the legal requirements the workings and design of a greywater system and ways to treat it. Source: Level: The Authority on Sustainable Business
| Resource type: Website |

Defines greywater and outlines its safe uses how it can be collected and re-used and how to look after the system. Source: Smarter Homes
| Resource type: Website |

Describes greywater how it works things to consider before installing a greywater system the costs and the benefits (both to you and the environments) Source: Environment Agency
| Resource type: Website |

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