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On April 1st, Governor Jerry Brown directed the State Water Resources Control Board to implement mandatory water reductions in cities and towns across California to reduce water usage by 25 percent.  If you don’t think this historically unprecedented event won’t affect your California organization you may want to think again.

To help you, we’ve compiled a list of resources, tips, and information about how your business can find ways to conserve water. We all can help in this crisis. Even the smallest change can make a huge difference!

EPA
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/docs/ws-at-work_bmpcommercialandinstitutional_508.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/commercial/docs/factsheets/general_ci_fact_sheet_508.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/commercial/
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/commercial/bmps.html
http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/chap3.cfm (scroll down to “practices for industrial/commercial users”)

Alliance for Water Efficiency
http://www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/WaterSmart_Guidebook_for_Businesses.aspx
http://www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/Commercial_Institutional_and_Industrial_Library_Content_Listing.aspx

Be Water Wise
http://www.bewaterwise.com/pdf/Hourglass_5_Things_To_Know.pdf
http://www.bewaterwise.com/pdf/Water_Tips_Card.pdf
http://www.bewaterwise.com/tips01.html

Other Resources
https://www.sba.gov/content/water-conservation
http://www.gemi.org/water/index.htm
http://saveourwater.com/what-you-can-do/work/ (download infographic)
http://www.cadrought.com/businesses-search-ways-save-water-california-drought/
rebates in so cal: http://www.socalwatersmart.com/index.php/home-cii/?p=com
http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=185
When In Drought: Mandatory water use restrictions and tips on how to save water.
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