Water & Water Heating

Web resources

Living Water Smart (B.C.)

Living Water Smart offers excellent tips and information on cutting overall water use.

Switch to Cold campaign (National)

The Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance’s  (CEEA’s) Switch to Cold campaign encourages people to wash in cold to save energy, money and the environment.

EnerGuide Appliance Directory (National)

Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency’s EnerGuide Appliance Directory gives you useful guidance about what to look for when shopping for a water and energy efficient clothes washer.

Message in a Bottle – David Suzuki on water bottles (Vancouver)

The David Suzuki Foundation published an article about problems with water bottles that highlights the environmental impact of bottled water and encourages their elimination.

All About Water (International)

A comprehensive yet accessible website about water, including a brief summary of water treatment alternatives, an exposé on the truth about bottled water, and a fact listing about drinking water and water filtration products.

Water Conservation Products (National)

Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency’s Water Conservation Products guide gives you helpful information about ways to conserve water and save energy used to heat water in your home.

Metro Vancouver’s residential water conservation initiatives (Vancouver)

These initiatives give helpful guidance on how to conserve water in and around your home.

Local resources

Capital Regional District Water Services (Victoria)

CRD Water Services is the bulk (wholesale) water supplier to the 320,000 consumers in the Greater Victoria Drinking Water System and the retail water supplier in the Western Communities. CRD Water Services also provides system wide water conservation, water quality and cross connection control services.

Water Services Fixture Rebate Program (Victoria)