EPA Facility Water Management Progress

EPA has 27 signed water management plans covering 30 of its reporting facilities. The Agency continues to make water management a priority by revisiting and updating older water management plans and incorporating water conservation strategies at its facilities. This matrix shows water use in fiscal year (FY) 2010 compared to average water use from FY 2005 to FY 2009 for each facility covered by a water management plan. It also lists each best management practice (BMP) implemented at each facility according to the facility's most recent water management plan. Learn more about EPA's water management plans.

Facility	Water Use (gallons/year)	BMPs¹ Instituted
Ada, Oklahoma - Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center	FY 2010: 3,392,827 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 3,674,050	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Other Water Use
Ann Arbor, Michigan - National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory	FY 2010: 5,583,460 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 6,707,045	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Laboratory/Medical Equipment
Athens, Georgia - National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development (ORD)	FY 2010: 1,351,281 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 3,529,191	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Faucets and Showerheads Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Cooling Tower Management Laboratory/Medical Equipment Other Water Use Alternate Water Sources
Athens, Georgia - Science and Ecosystem Support Division Laboratory	FY 2010: 2,517,120 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 3,644,186	Information and Education Programs Toilets and Urinals Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Cooling Tower Management
Chelmsford, Massachusetts - New England Regional Laboratory	FY 2010: 1,688,900 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 1,436,910	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Cooling Tower Management Laboratory/Medical Equipment Other Water Use
Cincinnati, Ohio - Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC)²	FY 2010: 26,244,552 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 27,885,752	Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Faucets and Showerheads Cooling Tower Management Commercial Kitchen Equipment
Cincinnati, Ohio - Center Hill Facility	FY 2010: 538,523 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 1,127,150	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads
Cincinnati, Ohio - Child Care Facility²	FY 2010: 122,681 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 208,288	Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Faucets and Showerheads Cooling Tower Management Commercial Kitchen Equipment
Testing and Evaluation Center - Cincinnati, Ohio	FY 2010: 10,041,102 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 17,159,979	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping
Corvallis, Oregon - Western Ecology Division Laboratory	FY 2010: 3,336,312 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 5,087,805	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Laboratory/Medical Equipment
Corvallis, Oregon - Willamette Research Station	FY 2010: 320,914 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 209,006	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Laboratory/Medical Equipment Other Water Use Alternate Water Sources
Duluth, Minnesota - Mid-Continent Ecology Division Laboratory	FY 2010: 884,197 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 1,056,999	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Boiler/Steam Systems Laboratory/Medical Equipment Alternate Water Sources
Edison, New Jersey - Region 2 Laboratory³	FY 2010: 4,370,564 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 4,943,086	Information and Education Programs Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Cooling Tower Management
Fort Meade, Maryland - Environmental Science Center	FY 2010: 3,820,000 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 5,472,800	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Cooling Tower Management Laboratory/Medical Equipment Alternate Water Sources
Golden, Colorado - Region 8 Laboratory	FY 2010: 2,293,000 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 3,329,400	Water-Efficient IrrigationWater-Efficient Irrigation Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment
Grosse Ile, Michigan - Large Lakes Research Station	FY 2010: 683,000 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 619,000	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Faucets and Showerheads Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment
Gulf Breeze, Florida - Gulf Ecology Division Laboratory	FY 2010: 7,183,520 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 6,951,474	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Cooling Tower Management Laboratory/Medical Equipment
Houston, Texas - Region 6 Laboratory	FY 2010: 3,721,000 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 3,468,800	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Irrigation Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Cooling Tower Management Laboratory/Medical Equipment Other Water Use Alternate Water Sources
Kansas City, Kansas - Science and Technology Center	FY 2010: 2,413,964 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 3,063,722	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Laboratory/Medical Equipment Other Water Use
Las Vegas, Nevada - National Exposure Research Laboratory and Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory	FY 2010: 1,704,975 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 2,278,181	Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Cooling Tower Management
Manchester, Washington - Region 10 Laboratory	FY 2010: 650,873 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 868,488	Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Misc. High Water-Using Processes
Montgomery, Alabama - National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory⁴	FY 2010: 4,639,350 FY 2006 to FY 2009 Average: 4,498,838	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Cooling Tower Management Laboratory/Medical Equipment Other Water Use
Narragansett, Rhode Island - Atlantic Ecology Division Laboratory	FY 2010: 1,307,595 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 2,808,039	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Cooling Tower Management Other Water Use
Newport, Oregon - Pacific Coastal Ecology Branch Laboratory	FY 2010: 259,000 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 1,019,600	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Water-Efficient Irrigation Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Other Water Use Alternate Water Sources
Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina - First Environments Early Learning Center⁵	FY 2010: 485,133 FY 2007 to FY 2009 Average:⁶ 438,479	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Toilets and Urinals Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Commercial Kitchen Equipment Laboratory/Medical Equipment
RTP, North Carolina - Main⁵	FY 2010: 10,879,904 FY 2007 to FY 2009 Average:^6,7 17,810,188	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Toilets and Urinals Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Commercial Kitchen Equipment Laboratory/Medical Equipment
RTP, North Carolina - National Computer Center (NCC)⁵	FY 2010: 384,277 FY 2007 to FY 2009 Average:^6,7 417,572	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Toilets and Urinals Single-Pass Cooling Equipment Commercial Kitchen Equipment Laboratory/Medical Equipment
RTP, North Carolina - National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) / Reproductive Toxicology Facility (RTF)	FY 2010: 6,355,606 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 7,379,331	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Toilets and Urinals Boiler/Steam Systems Cooling Tower Management
RTP, North Carolina - Chapel Hill Laboratory	FY 2010: 2,161,000 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 1,910,000	Water Management Planning Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Boiler/Steam Systems Single-Pass Cooling Equipment
Richmond, California - Region 9 Laboratory	FY 2010: 263,670 FY 2005 to FY 2009 Average: 220,660	Information and Education Programs Distribution System Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair Water-Efficient Landscaping Toilets and Urinals Faucets and Showerheads Single-Pass Cooling Equipment

¹ Read the complete list of Best Management Practices.

²EPA prepared one water management plan to cover AWBERC and the Child Care facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.

³ Although the Edison campus comprises three separate facilities, a single meter captures all water consumption on the campus.

⁴ FY 2006 was the first year metered water data was available for the Montgomery facility; as a result, its historical water use only represents FY 2006-FY 2009.

⁵ EPA prepared one water management plan to cover the Main Laboratory, First Environments Early Learning Center, and NCC in RTP, North Carolina.

⁶ NCC and the First Environments Early Learning Center did not report water consumption independently until FY 2007. Before FY 2007, these facilities' water consumption was included in RTP Main's totals.

⁷ Water use at RTP Main and NCC does not include makeup water for the central utility plant (CUP). In FY 2009, EPA removed CUP water from these facilities' reported water consumption from FY 2007 to FY 2009 because EPA does not have operational control over the CUP.

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