Reduction of Water Use
If your initiative results in a reduction of water use at your school, you may be able to share (50%) in the cost savings that result.  To qualify for shared savings you need to establish a baseline for a past year's service.  Once you have begun your project, you need to see if it has resulted in reduced water consumption.  If there is a reduction in water use at your school, then a savings to the school district will result. Not all schools will have a separate water account.  Most schools outside the Ocala city limits are on wells (but not all).  If your school is on a well, you will not be able to calculate savings from water reduction since there are no separate water bills to compare.  However, each well does have a water meter on it which is read on a monthly basis.  So, you can still track water usage and compare use trends to a baseline year.  This would be a very good project even if there were no direct monetary incentives. 

To document savings, use any of the past 2 calendar years and compare the costs of the most recent school year.  Shared savings on reduced water consumption is similar to the shared energy savings procedure.  Information on water use costs for your school is available at the Energy Management Office.