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                      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.
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   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.

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           described, WAVE»Saver shows your projected cost
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 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.
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