Water Conservation for Business
General Information for Businesses
Water Conservation Makes Good Business Sense
The Capital Regional District's industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sectors use about 15 billion litres of water per year, which is nearly 30% of all municipal water use in Greater Victoria.
CRD's ICI Water Conservation programs can help you to reduce your water use and save you money, while helping the environment and reducing the demand on our drinking water resources.
CRD ICI Water Conservation offers resources to businesses in four key areas.
Audits and Technical Services
The CRD offers free water use and efficiency audits to businesses in Greater Victoria and provides assistance with measurement and cost-benefit analysis of various measures to conserve water. Read more 
Grants and Rebates
Rebates are available to the ICI sectors for eliminating once-through cooling systems that waste large volumes of clean municipal water, and for old, water-wasting toilets. Grants are provided annually to Greater Victoria schools for water conservation retrofits. Read more
Industry Education
Water conservation education for Greater Victoria businesses includes specialized workshops, displays at trade shows, talks at industry events. Read more
Research and Reports
CRD conducts research to support the water conservation programs. These resources enable Greater Victoria residents to access the best advice from local and international experts in water efficiency and conservation. Read more
CRD ICI water conservation exists to help the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors to reduce water use in a cost-effective manner.
The benefits of efficient use of water include lower water and energy bills by reductions in metered water use and by deferring the need to expand water infrastructure, protection of water quality, and reductions in environmental impacts.