Benefits of Integrated Water Management
Choosing the right solutions delivers lots of benefits!
- water efficient appliances in homes, to reduce the water bills of consumers and the abstraction of fresh water
- alternative water sources, to allow the groundwater and aquifers to recharge
- using non-potable water for activities that do not require it (e.g. toilet flushing), to reduce the consumption of energy and chemicals in treating and transporting water
- applying onsite management of water runoff, to reduce water utility infrastructure (e.g. stormwater drainage)
- laying out a development to promote natural drainage, to reduce the risk of surface water flooding
- enabling the groundwater and aquifers to recharge, to reduce the pressure to control lifestyles and water use (e.g. summertime hosepipe bans)
- use vegetation to improve the quality of runoff water, to benefit natural habitats and biodiversity
Hertfordshire typical household water use
Hertfordshire good practice household water use
