United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water
(4204)
EPA832-F-00-008
April 2000
www.epa.gov/owm/genwave.html
vvEPA Becoming a WAVE Supporter
Water Alliances for Voluntary Efficiency (WAVE) is part of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA's) long-term effort to prevent pollution and reduce demands
on the nation's water and energy resources. WAVE is a voluntary partnership that encourages
commercial businesses and institutions to examine water usage and implement water effi-
ciency programs. WAVE has two types of participants: Partners and Supporters. WAVE
Partners include the lodging industry, office buildings, and educational institutions.
Who are WAVE Supporters?
WAVE Supporters represent a variety of resource-conscious commercial and governmental
entities: equipment manufacturers and suppliers, water management companies, consulting
firms, state and local governments, and utilities. Supporters demonstrate their commitment
to the environment by implementing (where profitable) water-efficient practices, including
installation of low-flow fixtures.
How do Supporters help the WAVE Program?
The most important role of a WAVE Supporter is to help publicize the benefits of efficient
water management — from both economic and environmental points of view — and assist
Partners with their conservation efforts! WAVE Supporters can also make their customers
and clients aware of the WAVE Program and the benefits of being a WAVE Partner. EPA pro-
vides WAVE Program literature and water management software — WAVE "Saver — specific
to each type of WAVE Partner.
Water Alliances For
Voluntary Efficiency
What can WAVE*Saver do?
WAVE »Saver, a windows-based software package Available from EPA, enables facility engi-
neers and managers to survey and track water use, and identify specific water saving oppor-
tunities. The program includes full-motion video demonstrations, color photos and graphics,
and online tutorials.
WAVE*Saver allows you to track
water use throughout the facili-
ty. You can then identify and
evaluate a variety of water effi-
ciency measures to save water in
those functions. WAVE*Saver
has budgeting and forecasting
features, and also includes an
automated WAVE report feature
to make completing and submit-
ting efficiency measures reports
as simple as printing! Operating
instructions are included in the
"help" feature, making a paper
copy unnecessary.
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How Can I Join?
WAVE membership is only a phone call away! Call 202 260-7288 for complete information on
becoming a WAVE Partner or Supporter. You also can write to the WAVE Program at U.S. EPA
(4204), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; or visit our
site on the Internet at . Don't just go with the flow, ride the
WAVE of water efficiency by joining those WAVE members who have already made the commit-
ment to conserve our vital water resources while saving money.
EPA cannot endorse specific WAVE Supporters, nor recommend that WAVE Partners conduct
business with any Supporter to the exclusion of non-Supporter companies.
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