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How-to use our Water Audit and Value Estimator

A easy guide about how to use our Water Audit and Value Estimator

Our Water Audit and Value Estimator (WAVE) lets you calculate where you might be losing water through unintentional emissions and their costs. Click on any of the thumbnail images below to view screenshots of our Waste Audit Tool in use. When viewing any of the screenshots you can use the Next and Previous buttons to navigate between the different screenshots. We recommend that you view the guides for both our Green Business site assessment tools to learn all the different features.

Twelve simple steps to using our Water Audit and Value Estimator

Screenshot of water audit tool showing username and password fields to log in
Log in to our site assessment tools using your user name and password
Screenshot of water audit tool showing button to create a new water audit
Click 'New Water Audit (WAVE)' to create a waste audit
Screenshot of water audit tool showing text field for audit name and year
Enter a name for your site assessment (e.g. the location) and the year
Screenshot of water audit tool showing fields to enter water consumption data
Enter amounts against the different fields on the data input page
Screenshot of water audit tool showing input fields
Click to save your site assessment and view the results as tables and graphs
Screenshot of water audit tool showing Data Summary page and site assessment report links
You can also view your site assessment report from the Data Summary page link
Screenshot of water audit tool showing audit report format
Review the results of your site assessment in graphical and tabular formats
Screenshot of water audit tool showing links to top tips documents
On your report page find links to helpful top tips for resource efficiency
Screenshot of water audit tool showing links to download, edit, delete or archive your site assessment
Click the Data Summary page link to download, edit, delete or archive your site assessment
Screenshot of water audit tool showing compare functionality
Compare the results of your site assessment in graphical and tabular formats
Screenshot of water audit tool showing comparison report format
Review the results of the comparison in graphical and tabular formats
Screenshot of water audit tool showing links to archives, registration page and log out page
Use the Data Summary page to view your archives, change your details and log out

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Any questions?

Need information, advice or support? Contact us on 1850-green1 (1850 473361) (helpline is available Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17:00). Eligible companies may also submit a request for a free Resource Efficiency Audit. It is recommended that companies register and use the audit tools prior to requesting a Resource Efficiency Audit.