In the developing world, energy can consume half of the total cost for a municipality to supply water to its residents, drawing precious financial resources from other important municipal functions such as education, public transportation, and health care. Energy consumption in most water systems can be reduced by at least 25 percent through cost-effective efficiency measures.
The Alliance’s Watergy Program helps cities realize significant energy, water and monetary savings through technical and managerial changes in water supply systems, providing consumers with quality water while using a minimum of water and energy.
The program helps municipal water utilities evaluate and implement the most appropriate interventions for their situation, such as optimizing pumping systems, improving motor efficiency, reducing leakage through pressure management, automating system controls, and developing the metering and monitoring protocols needed for effective operations and maintenance. The accrued savings result in immediate improvements in water service, increased water delivery, reduced water and energy consumption, and more revenue for system upgrades and new customer connections.
For more information, visit the http://watergy.org or contact Laura Van Wie McGrory (lvanwie@ase.org).
Updated: August 15, 2008
