Corporate Water Management Strategy for Manufacturers

Better management of water resources is a growing concern for many manufacturers as they seek to cut costs, mitigate risks, and reduce their environmental impact. Since 2014, through the Better Buildings & Better Plants Initiative, DOE has worked closely with a select group of manufacturers with well-developed water management programs to better understand key details of their successful water management efforts, including the motivating factors behind their strategies, metrics used to track progress, and specific projects and activities implemented to achieve water savings. By summarizing insights gained from working with these partners, this document is an important resource that other manufacturers can leverage to develop new or improve existing corporate water management programs.