vvEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water (4204) EPA832-F-99-084 December 1999 www.epa.gov/owm/genwave.htm Wave-Saver Water Management Software Water Alliances for Voluntary Efficiency (WAVE) is a non-regulatory water efficiency partnership created and supported by U.S. EPA. WAVE'S mission is to encourage commer- cial businesses and other institutions to reduce water consumption while increasing efficiency, profitability, and competitiveness. What Can WAVE*Saver Do For You? All WAVE participants receive WAVE* Saver, a free analytical software package that assists partners in determining cost-effective water efficiency measures with minimal time, effort, and expense. WAVE'Saver helps partners to: • Create detailed and accurate characterizations of overall water use of properties. • Track water use over time and calculate the incremental cost of water. 9 Select, customize, and print property-specific forms to guide the collection of water use data. * Determine current allocation of water use (and related energy use) among all fixtures and equipment. • Calculate and compare payback period, annual savings, and costs of installation and maintenance of any combination of water efficiency measures. • Determine the most applicable cost-saving measures from hundreds of efficiency options. 9 Create property-specific budget projections and track ongoing costs and savings over time due to cost-saving measures. • Print presentation-ready graphs and reports. JtfML Water Alliances For Voluntary Efficiency "Now we actually have an idea of how much water we are using. The WAVE* Saver software gives me a number to aim for." James Doyle Energy Conservation Engineer Harrah's of Las Vegas WAVE»Saver Features WAVE'Saver guides partners through each step of implementing water efficiency mea- sures using the following features: 9 Instructions for collecting water use data for all types of fixtures and water-related equipment. • Clear and comprehensive on-line help. 9 User-friendly interface. 9 Detailed information on water efficiency measures, complemented by audio and video displays. ------- ~ v ; ;" ;T;: v-.;,~ ^ TI.-~ ^,;--.^^ How Does WAVE*Saver Worlc? Ill Illll IIIIIIIIIIII ll I I Hill III III1 II Illlllll l||l||.!!ijllll!|li:lli l| hll I ( t I A"I™,II,,III. J In - . ..... -. ! •!.. i , "• | 'I! Ill ".I II lilh "II »T'i, I I I! NIIK;. It allows convenient input of a small data set describing your water-consuming fixtures, with default values you can use if you do not have data for your facility. After you set up retrofit options for the facility you described, WAVE»Saver shows your projected cost savings in easy-to-understand graphs. WAVfi-Savcr Budget Report 2000. **# I I I 10W 1 Rre-Rdroltt ft ToiUtsonly Toilet! and Siunrers Toilet qt% T 199g J $1 536 489 00 $113623700 $853 585 iaiMi «i6i33i"7oo $1^^5ba^M• $896 gsj •JMfl I $1 633979 OQ $1 307 891 00 1 $941 078" BtttJ 81,778,67800 »137387508' $989132 System Requirements WAVE-Saver was developed in conjunction with leading water experts, and sponsored by EPS 'ami tŁe Kfetrop'oMan Water District of Southern California. WAVE»Saver is Y2K compliant and runs on any personal computer with Windows® 3.x or Windows 95® operating systems, at least a 486DX33 processor, 8 MB RAM, and 15 MB free HisE space. Multimedia capability (at least double-speed CD-ROM drive, 16-bit industry-standard sound card, 256-color video accel- erator card, and two shielded speakers) is recommended. For More Information Please contact: WAVE Program Director U.S. EPA (4204) Ariol Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460. Or call (202) 260-7288. Fax: (202) 260-1827. ii nji'i ililn Printed on paper that contains at least 30 percent postconsumer fiber. ------- |