Business and Public Facilities
Increase your water use efficiency with the following programs:
- Cash for Kitchens
- Recirc and Save
- Complete Restroom Retrofit
- Large Landscape Controller (Properties 1-acre or large)
- Rebates / Save Water, Save A Buck
Cash for Kitchens
West Basin, together with the South Bay Environmental Services Center (SBESC) and the Water Replenishment District, provides restaurants and other food service facilities (corporate kitchens and hotels) with a water-use assessment (audit) and free materials to assist management in training employees to be more water-efficient. Some kitchens may also qualify for free water saving devices, such as pre-rinse kitchen sprayers and waterbrooms. Find out if you’re eligible by calling the SBESC at 310-371-7222 (Be sure to ask about the “Cash for Kitchens” program) or visit their website at www.sbesc.com
TWO YEARS OF MEASURABLE RESULTS
In 2009, West Basin received a grant through the Metropolitan Water District's (MWD) Enhanced Conservation Program to implement a food facilities audit, incentive and training pilot program. Today, the "Cash for Kitchens" program is in its third year of implementation and has been identified in West Basin's Water-Use Efficiency Master Plan as a core commercial program moving forward. Though the program continues to thrive, the following report serves as a program evaluation to MWD as an end to the original grant agreement. Download PDF report here.
Recirc and Save
Big users can save BIG! Recirc and Save is for large industrial customers interested in making significant changes to their cooling tower processes. West Basin provides technical and financial assistance to qualified customers using water for cooling towers or as part of an industrial process. To more about the program, contact program manager Elise Goldman at eliseg@westbasin.org or (310)660-6253.
"Commercial" Restroom Retrofit
Restroom water usage accounts for nearly 40% of total water consumption in many businesses. Restroom Retrofit improves efficiency by removing older, water wasting devices such as toilets, urinals and sink faucets and replacing them with high-efficiency models. For qualifying businesses, West Basin provides equipment and installation. This program is first-come, first-served for a limited time so please call now to check your eligibility. Contact program manager Elise Goldman at eliseg@westbasin.org or (310)660-6253 to find out if you qualify.
Rebates on Water and Efficient Devices/Save Water, Save A Buck
Metropolitan Water District’s region-wide (Southern California) commercial rebate program offers incentives to purchase water efficient devices for your business through the Save Water, Save A Buck program. Businesses, schools, and other facilities can save up to several hundred dollars per product. This program requires participants to first make a reservation. Visit the Save a Buck website for more information.
Large Landscape Program provides interested homeowner's associations (HOA's) with FREE landscape surveys for landscape areas larger than 2 acres. A professionally-trained surveyor will evaluate the landscape and irrigation system, analyze water usage, identify leaks, provide equipment incentives, and make recommendations to the customer through a final site survey report. This program is in partnership with Metropolitan Water District.
ALL PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON AVAILABLE FUNDING ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. PROGRAM COMPONENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR END AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE