Schools, Colleges and Universities
The education sector is a major user of water and the key cost drivers are the water used by students and staff for “domestic” purposes like toilets and bathroom facilities, as well as laundries and kitchens and the water used by swimming pools and other sports facilities.
The used water from these activities will also generate sewerage charges or trade effluent charges in the case of swimming pool and laundry effluent. In some water company areas, you may also pay significant amounts for the removal of the rainwater from your site which falls on roofs and hard surfaced areas like playgrounds and parking areas, known as “surface water” charges.
An initial Bill Analysis exercise forms the best starting point for a full review of your water and waste water costs. We will identify any overcharges on your water bills and ensure that you are getting the best possible deal from your water company in terms of the most appropriate tariffs for your water and waste water usage. It will also enable us to identify other opportunities to reduce your costs and reveal any unusual levels of water consumption for further investigation.
Our other services can follow on from the initial bill analysis exercise, or can be carried out separately to address specific areas. We can target potential problem areas like Leakage and we can also identify how you can achieve cost savings through Water Conservation without compromising hygiene.
A full understanding of your water use and waste water generation on site is vital both to effective management of costs in this area and also as a means to achieve and demonstrate compliance with environmental legislation and other standards. Our Process Auditing experts will deliver an in depth analysis of your water use whether in specific areas or across your whole site, together with practical recommendations for cost reductions and performance improvements.
Our Waste Water Management services will help us to ensure that you are paying no more than necessary for disposal of waste water and surface water from your site and we can identify ways to ensure that your site’s Environmental performance is maximised, ensuring you meet any legislative requirements and that you can demonstrate your organisation’s Green credentials to stakeholders.
Our Mapping Services will provide you with vital information for future leakage detection, site expansion plans, and can give you valuable material to assist you in gaining ISO 14001 Environmental Accreditation.
If you are expanding or altering your site we can provide Civil Engineering Services to deliver all forms of on-site water and waste water infrastructure installations and repair.