Industrial, Commercial and Institutional
Water Audit and Capacity Buyback Program
The Regional Municipality of York's Water for Tomorrow program is pleased to announce that free, water-use audits to identify water-saving opportunities are available to York Region's industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) business owners, building owners and property managers.
Approved applicants are eligible to receive a one-time financial incentive following the implementation of the capital retrofits identified in the audit, to permanently reduce water usage.
The program offers:
- Free water audit and a comprehensive report of water saving opportunities
- One-time incentive of $0.30 per litre of water saved per average day, or 50 per cent of the total capital cost of the retrofit up to a maximum of $50,000
Please note that applications for the ICI Audit and Capacity Buyback Program are acted upon on a first-come, first-served basis and are contingent on the availability of annual program funding. York Region reserves the right to accept or reject, at its sole discretion, any application or any part thereof.
Potential Water Saving Measures
Potential water saving measures for ICI buildings include, but are not limited to:
- Replacement of older, less efficient equipment, with new modern equipment
- Reuse of once-through cooling water
- Replacement of once-through cooling water system with closed-loop chilled water cooling system
- Water recovery from water-cooled boiler pumps
- Replacement of water-cooled vacuum pumps with oil lubricated central vacuum pump system
- Water recovery from water-cooled air compressors
- Replacement of water-cooled air compressors with air-cooled air compressors equipped with variable speed drives
- Reuse of condensing water from steam
- High efficiency industrial clothes washers (not covered by ICI Commercial Clothes Washer Replacement Rebate)
Please note that the toilet and commercial clothes washer rebate programs will cover gravity fed and flushometer toilets and commercial clothes washers. For more information on these programs please click here or follow the links on the side menu.
Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in the ICI Audit and Capacity Buyback Program, potential participants must:
- Have their business/property located in York Region
- Have a water account administered by one of York Region's nine municipalities and be connected to a municipal water supply
- Have classification by York Region as an industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) building (office, retail outlet, hotel, hospital, factory, warehouse, manufacturing, government, school, etc.)
- Submit the completed application form as required for each part of the program
How to apply for this offer
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Step 1 |
Complete the application form. Please identify if you are applying for the Water Use Audit or the ICI Capacity Buyback portion of the program. |
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Step 2 |
Review and initial the program terms and conditions. |
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Step 3
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Mail the completed application form and initialled program terms and conditions to: Water for Tomorrow ICI Water Audit and Capacity Buyback Program Scan your completed form and email it to: info@waterfortomorrow.ca |
Program Process
Once your application to the ICI Water Use Audit has been received:
| 1. | York Region will notify the applicant in writing of acceptance in the ICI Water Use Audit Program |
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2. | York Region will schedule and conduct the audit to identify potential water savings through process changes or new technologies |
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3. | If necessary, York Region will verify pre-retrofit water consumption as identified in Part D of program terms and conditions |
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4. | York Region will provide a comprehensive report outlining recommended modifications to the facility with estimated costs, estimates water savings, and estimated incentive* |
Once your application to the ICI Capacity Buyback Program has been received and approved:
| 1. | York Region will notify the applicant in writing of acceptance in the ICI Capacity Buyback Program |
| 2. | The facility will complete the retrofit(s) as identified by the ICI Water Use Audit |
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3. | York Region will confirm post-retrofit water savings as identified in Part D of Program Terms and Conditions |
| 4. | York Region will issue incentive based on confirmed water savings |
For more information about the Water for Tomorrow ICI Audit and Capacity Buyback Program, please call 1-888-967-5426.
*York Region takes no responsibility with respect to the accuracy of the estimated rebate and payback period associated with the recommended measures.
