savewater! awards winners
The savewater!® Alliance works with member water businesses, government agencies and product companies to deliver water conservation programs throughout Australia. The savewater! awards® recognise outstanding achievements and innovation in water conservation by businesses, government, schools, local communities and individuals.
The 2006/07 winners of the awards include:
- Coles Group Limited - The new $5 million, two story extension of Target's head office in Geelong is more than an aesthetically pleasing building: its 1600 square metre roof is used to capture stormwater that is fed and stored in 16 tanks positioned beneath the building. Read more
- Hume City Council - Hume City Council is set to save more than 70ML of potable water per year through initiatives that maintain existing assets and plan for a sustainable future. This saving equates to around 28 Olympic sized swimming pools. Read more.
- Quenos Altona - Qenos continues to improve water efficient practices at its Altona-based plants, saving 1.2 billion litres of water per year compared to 2002 consumption. During 2005/2006, it saved a further 730ML – or 292 Olympic sized swimming pools* – by upgrading three significant processes. Read more
