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About the Business Water Project

Description

Are you concerned about the increasing financial and environmental costs of distributing water and treating wastewater? Save money by adopting water-efficient, cost-effective practices!

The Business Environmental Alliance (BEA) offers FREE indoor and outdoor water assessments for commercial facilities within certain areas of Sonoma County.

Each assessment is provided by a contractor and includes an individually tailored water conservation plan. Implementation of this plan is voluntary, and the business receives follow-up assistance from the BEA to ensure that any conservation measure it wishes to implement is successful. Find out more about What We Offer.

Four steps are involved in the Business Water Project:

1. Sign and send in a PDF iconRelease FormThis release form allows the water assessor to view your water usage history). We encourage you to save paper by scanning your signed release form and e-mailing the PDF to us at bea@sonoma-county.org. You may also fax your release to (707) 565-7231 or mail the form to: Business Environmental Alliance, 401 College Ave., Suite D, Santa Rosa, CA 95401.

2. A water assessor will contact you to schedule a water assessment at your convenience.

3. After your site has been assessed, you will receive your voluntary action plan detailing cost-saving practices.

4. Contact the BEA for assistance in implementing any cost-saving measure you are interested in undertaking.

Questions may be directed to (707) 565-7257 (Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or bea@sonoma-county.org.

Eligibility

The Business Water Project focuses on commercial, industrial, and institutional businesses as well as properties with large irrigated areas. Past participants have included restaurants, health care facilities, schools, retirement homes, corporations, grocery stores, wineries, and hotels. Click here to read success stories from past participants.


As of May 2008, participation is limited to customers of the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District, Valley of the Moon, the North Marin Water District, the Larkfield area, and the cities of Sonoma, Cotati, and Windsor. If you are a commercial, industrial, or institutional customer of any of these water retailers, you are eligible for a free indoor water assessment. If your site has a large irrigated landscape, it may also qualify for a free outdoor water assessment (this includes homeowners' associations). Businesses located in other water municipalities in Sonoma County should click here to find more information about their local water conservation programs.

Contact Us

(707) 565-7257
Fax (707) 565-7231
bea@sonoma-county.org

Business Water Project
c/o Business Environmental Alliance
401 College Ave., Suite D
Santa Rosa, CA 95401-5148