Region wins provincial water efficiency award

Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo has won the Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA)’s Public Education and Awareness - Public Sector and Utilities award for its Restaurant and Business Certification Program.

The program uses a point system to give local restaurants and businesses credit for water conservation activities they perform at their site. Once they accumulate enough points, they are awarded the water efficiency certification. In 2015, five local restaurants were certified. With the expanded program, certifications are expected to double in 2016.

The Region received the award at the OWWA’s annual conference in Windsor on May 3, 2016.

“It is an honour to receive this recognition from the OWWA,” said Water Services Director Nancy Kodousek. “We always strive to bring new programs forward that conserve our long-term water supply and this is a unique program that partners with local restaurants and businesses who want to be good stewards.”

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For more information, please contact: Dan Meagher, Communications Coordinator, 519-588-7047, dmeagher@regionofwaterloo.ca