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H26tel Challenge

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out of Saving Water

Why Save Water
in Hotels?

•	Water and sewer costs are
rising.

•	Saving water saves
energy.

•	Increased efficiencies
reduce operating and
maintenance costs.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WaterSense® program
and its partners created the H2Otel Challenge to help hotels realize the
benefits of saving water in hotels:

•	Increase your competitive advantage while reducing your environmental
impact and differentiating your hotel in today's green marketplace.

•	Enhance customer satisfaction with products that are independently
certified to save water and perform well.

•	Save resources and money by making operational changes that improve
the guest experience.

Join the WaterSense H2Otel Challenge

Just sign up on the WaterSense website, and EPA and its partners will provide you with the tools to "ACT":

•	Assess your water use and savings opportunities.

•	Change products or processes to incorporate best management practices.

•	Track your results using ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager or another tracking tool.

Get Free Assistance to ACT

Not sure how to tackle water use in your hotel? EPA is offering a number of tools to help you get started, including:

•	Live technical webinars on how to assess, change, and track hotel water use, along with a library of webinar
recordings on saving water in hotel guest rooms, restrooms, restaurants, laundries, landscapes, and more.

•	Case studies on how hotels have saved water, energy, and operating costs using best management practices.

•	The Water Use and Savings Evaluation Tool (WaterUSE Tool), an Excel-based file that helps hotels conduct a
water assessment and identify and prioritize water-saving opportunities.

•	Monthly emails with tips and examples on how to reduce water use across all aspects of your hotel.

Your hotel will also be added to the list of H2Otel Challenge participants on the WaterSense website.

Take the WaterSense H2Otel Challenge today and start saving!

WaterSense is an EPA partnership program designed to help save water for future generations.
To join the H20tel Challenge, visit www.epa.gov/watersense/challenge.

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Why Take the WaterSense H20tel Challenge?

Water Efficiency Works
for Hotels!

•	If a hotel with 150 guest rooms
replaced all of its older, inefficient
toilets, showerheads, and faucets
with WaterSense labeled models, it
could save 730,000 gallons of water
and more than $7,300 in water and
energy costs annually.

•	According to the American Hotel and
Lodging Association, instituting
towel and linen programs in guest
rooms can reduce loads of laundry
washed by 17 percent, saving water,
energy, and costs.

•	After implementing water efficiency
best management practices in its
mechanical systems, an Atlanta,
Georgia, hotel is saving 36 million
gallons of water and $1 million in
water and sewer costs annually,
reducing its overall hotel water use
by 35 percent over three years.

•	And there are many more
opportunities to save. Take the
Challenge and start learning from
other successful hotels!

Going Beyond the Laundry

Many hotels already have water-saving programs for washing sheets
and towels. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Incorporating water-
efficient products, processes, and practices in your restrooms,
kitchens, mechanical systems, and landscaping also saves water,
energy, and money!

WaterSense offers a variety of ways for hotels to take the challenge
and start saving.

•	If you're making plumbing upgrades to restrooms, consider
WaterSense labeled toilets, faucets, showerheads, or
flushing urinals, which are independently certified to use 20
percent less water than the federal standard and perform
well to ensure guests' satisfaction.

•	Between the mechanical systems and the kitchen, there are
a variety of ways to save water and energy without affecting
the guest experience. From dishwashers and pre-rinse
spray valves to cooling towers and boilers, efficiencies are
waiting around every corner.

•	Outside, you can save with a water-smart landscape or
WaterSense labeled irrigation controller, designed to do the
thinking for you in terms of when and how much to water.

Sign up for the Challenge and Save!

In today's green economy, many organizations require green meeting
space and accommodations. Using WaterSense best management
practices can help you stay ahead of the curve! To learn more about
saving water in hotels, visit www.epa.gov/watersense/commercial.

Interested in joining the WaterSense H20tel Challenge?
Visit www.epa.gov/watersense/challenge.

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