Water Conservation Meeting for Schools

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Water Conservation Meeting for Schools

• Ferrycarrig Hotel
• 5th March 2008

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Topics Covered

• 1. Function of Wexford County Council.
• 2. Why Water Conservation?
• 3. How?
• 4. Demand Management Study
• 5. Identification of Water Usage
• 6. Water Conservation Measures(1)
• 7. Summary
• 8. Water Conservation Measures(2)
• 9. Demand Management Summary

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Function of Wexford Co. Co.

• One of the functions of the Council is to provide
  potable drinking water.
• The Council currently produces over 42 million
  litres of water a day.
• The following map shows the major public water
  supply schemes in the county.

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Major Water Supply Schemes
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Water Conservation

• County Wexford Water Conservation Project
  commenced in January 2003.
• Purpose of the project, is to promote the more
  effective utilisation of existing water resources
  reducing the volume of potable water lost or
  wasted in the distribution system.

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Why Water Conservation?

• Saves Councils money (spent elsewhere)
• Saves on water bills (customers)
• Helps environment
• Increasing population increasing demand
• Smaller households increase demand
• More water appliances dishwashers, power hoses,
  garden sprinklers.
• (Possible) Climate change

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How?

• Check your plumbing for leaks
• Install water saving devices in toilet cisterns
  can save 20 of the water you flush away
• Eliminate automatic urinal flushing by installing
  sensor controlled ones
• Dont let the tap run unnecessarily
• Make staff aware of the importance of saving
  water and money
• Read your meter regularly, at least once a month.

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Demand Management Study

• Under the demand management section of the
  project, Gorey Community School was chosen to
  introduce water conservation measures.

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Identification of Water Usage

• A data logger installed on supply meter to record
  the volume of water used. Used to assess the
  consumption profile for the school.
• Survey of the school undertaken to find out the
  number and type of plumbing fixtures and fittings.

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Water Conservation Measures

• Gorey Community School (1,600 pupils)
• Installed push-fit taps, urinal controls and
  cistern dams (and repaired two small leaks).
• Reduced water usage from 24,000 to 15,000 litres
  per day (on school day).

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Summary

• Per student consumption reduction from 15.5
  l/student/day to 9.9 l/student/day
• Savings of 6,750 per annum
• Total capital cost of 9,076
• Payback period of 16 months
• Both a financial and environmental success

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Water Conservation Measures(2)

• Installation of loggers on supply meters
• Leak detection
• Pressure Reducing Valves

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Demand Management Summary

• Monitor the meter supplying the building and
  assess the consumption.
• Survey all water fittings in the building, this
  weill highlight where any repairs might be maade.
• Install appropriate demand management devices
• Finally monitor the water consumption on a
  continuous basis to ensure its remains consistent

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Thank You.