Saving Water for Businesses

Living Victoria Water Rebate Program

This program was introduced on 19 July. It allows small businesses with 20 full time equivalent employees or less to claim rebates on a number of products. The business must use mains water supply to be eligible. The program will run until 30 June 2013.

There is a list of approved products, and the rebate is 50% of the spend up to a maximum of $2000, including installation.

Water Management Action Plan (waterMAP)

The water management action plan (waterMAP) program was developed by the State Government. Industrial and commercial businesses who use more than 5 million litres of treated water each year are encouraged to develop a waterMAP with their local water corporation, to demonstrate how they will use water more efficiently in the future.

The program identifies how a customer currently uses its water, opportunities for saving water on site, actions to implement water conservation measures, and costs to implement those actions.

WaterMAP customers across the State have saved approximately 22 billion litres of water since the program’s inception in 2007.

Environment and Resource Efficiency Plan (EREP)

EPA Victoria (Environment Protection Authority) has developed the Environment and Resource Efficiency Plan. This program supports investigations or feasibility studies focused on reducing the use of drinking water and energy in industrial processes.

The business opportunities presented through EPA projects will assist your company to achieve environmental benefits and direct cost savings in a short time frame.