California American Water offers WaterSmart Software Tool to all Residential Los Angeles & Ventura County Customers to Reduce...
June 10 2015 - 4:42PM
Business Wire
California American Water today announced a new program to
assist Los Angeles and Ventura County customers reduce their water
use during the drought. The program is a partnership
with WaterSmart Software, a leading behavioral water
efficiency platform that helps water utilities engage customers,
improve operational efficiency and save money.
As part of the program, 33,700 residential water customers will
begin receiving WaterSmart’s Home Water Reports. The reports detail
each home’s water use and compares use to homes of similar size.
Once customers understand their use and how it compares to their
neighbors, they often realize they can conserve additional water.
California American Water also has tools to help through rebates,
free devices, household water use audits and tips for saving
water.
“Our partnership with WaterSmart is just one of the ways we want
to help customers reduce water use during this historic drought,”
said Robert MacLean, President of California American Water. “The
State Water Resources Control Board is asking for large reductions
in use from our Los Angeles and Ventura County customers, so we are
rolling this out there as one more tool to help them save water. In
these times of extreme and persistent drought, it’s incumbent on
all Californians to change the way they use water and we will
continue to do our part to help customers understand how they use
water and where they can reduce water use.”
In addition to receiving Home Water Reports, participating
residents will also gain access to WaterSmart’s web and mobile
customer portal, which provides additional personalized information
about residents’ household water use as well as household specific
water-saving recommendations.
“WaterSmart is delighted to partner with California American
Water to bring our water-use monitoring software to the residents
of southern California,” said Robin Gilthorpe, CEO of WaterSmart.
“In times of ongoing population growth, global climate change and
deferred infrastructure maintenance, improved water-use efficiency
is more important than ever. The least expensive new source of
water is the supply we already have, and better information at the
fingertips of water utilities and end-users is the best way to
enact change.”
Behavioral water efficiency has quickly become one of the most
trusted water conservation methods in the industry, and
WaterSmart’s platform for targeted customer communications and
utility analytic insights is an established standard for deploying
this innovative approach. The category was recently included in the
California State Water Plan (http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov) as
the most highly recommended water conservation method.
WaterSmart’s technology is proven to triple customer engagement
while improving water-use efficiency by as much as 5 percent.
WaterSmart has 40 partnerships with water utilities throughout the
United States and currently monitors the water use of over 2
million households.
California American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:
AWK), provides high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater
services to more than 600,000 people. Information regarding
California American Water’s drought initiatives can be found at
www.californiaamwater.com/drought.
Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest and most
geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater
utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company
employs 6,400 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and
market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services
to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada.
More information can be found at www.amwater.com.
WaterSmart Software helps water utilities
educate and engage their customers to save water and money.
WaterSmart offers a turnkey, cloud-based engagement, analytics, and
behavioral water efficiency solution that helps utilities save
water - up to 5 percent - in as little as twelve months. Come help
us change the way the world uses water. For details
visit: www.watersmart.com.
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California American WaterBrian A. Barreto, 625-614-2542Mobile:
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