Potable Water Reduction Guide

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Seattle Potable Water Reduction

Designed for use by developers, designers, builders, and homeowners in Seattle that are interested in reducing potable water use in their community at a variety of residential scales.

    This guide is designed for use by developers (affordable-housing and market-rate), designers, builders, and homeowners in Seattle that are interested in reducing potable water use in their community at a variety of residential scales. It is critical that these decision-makers and implementers find the best strategies to use on their projects within the wide variety of options and opportunities available to them.

    This guide intends to aid in that decision-making process by: 

    • Exploring three different project scales and presenting the most appropriate water reduction strategies for each. 
    • Presenting decision criteria that should be used by project teams contemplating these systems for their project in an easy-to-digest matrix for each building scale. 
    • Providing lessons learned from multiple projects from the point of view of the owners, engineers, architects, and maintenance providers. 
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