Knowledge base
Useful websites
NetRegs
NetRegs provides free environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. It will help you to understand what you need to do to comply with environmental law and protect the environment. It can also help you to save money by showing you ways to use your resources more efficiently.
Envirowise
Envirowise offers free, independent support to your business helping you to become more resource efficient and save money.
Since 1994, Envirowise has helped UK industry save more than £1 billion by reducing waste early on in their business processes. Its water section includes advice on how to reduce water usage and practical tools which you can apply to your business
Rippleffect
The Rippleffect initiative is free and can benefit businesses of all sizes in England. Helping businesses learn about 'quick win' water saving devices to save them money, it provides companies with a simple structured approach to help understand how much water they use and measure the savings made. Register today at
www.envirowise.gov.uk/rippleffect
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency website offers water saving information for businesses and a advice on how to create your own water management plan.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Water management plan
http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GEH00406BKNL-e-e.pdf
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
The website provides water reuse advice for businesses and homeowners
http://www.ciwem.org/resources/water/reuse.asp
Enhanced Capital Allowances
Tax breaks for water efficient equipment explained on the Enhanced Capital Allowances scheme website
Water management plan guidance from the Environment Agency website (PDF, 910K)
http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GEH00406BKNL-e-e.pdf
Business Link
Advice on how to use water efficiently
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1080452940



