Retailers
Don’t wait for the next leak. Protect your water conservation and ESG goals. Choose WaterCompass – because what you can’t see CAN hurt you.
Imagine averting water disasters before they strike. Imagine having real-time water use data at your fingertips. Now stop imagining – that’s exactly what WaterCompass delivers.
Water blindness isn’t just an inconvenience – it’s a ticking time bomb for retail sustainability goals. One major leak can devastate water conservation targets, disrupt business operations, and drain your profits.
From stand-alone stores to sprawling malls, WaterCompass transforms water data into actionable insights with:
- Real-time water usage monitoring
- Instant leak detection – indoors and out
- Easy-to-access data for sustainability reporting
Here are just some of the water catastrophes our retail partners have side-stepped with WaterCompass:
- One shopping mall caught a broken faucet gushing 78 gallons per hour
- Another identified a bathroom plumbing malfunction gushing 1,071 gallons per hour
- At a shopping mall, a broken float valve on a cooling tower was wasting 4,692 gallons per hour prior to detection
- WaterCompass spotted an overactive ice machine wasting 638 gallons per hour
- A valve at a big box store was flipped open by a passerby, and would have lost 145 gallons per hour if WaterCompass hadn’t alerted the team of the issue
Average number of gallons of water saved annually across retail sites: 32,810,400
Water Situations & Needs in Retail
Toilets & Bathroom Fixtures
Site vs Site Comparison
Food Preparation & Food Court
Building & Tenant Sub-metering
Outdoor Irrigation
“WaterCompass discovered a single yogurt machine in our mall food court was costing us $178K per year in water costs.
– Property Manager at Large Mall in CA
Site vs Site Comparison for Retail Centers
- WaterCompass provided ability to compare similar properties and segment by indoor and outdoor water use
- Large water wasting properties were discovered, and resources were then focused to reduce those sites
Water Leaks Found in Shopping Mall
- WaterCompass identified unusually high background water usage
- Worked with teams to identify and correct leaks
- 5.4M gallons of water were saved annually
Irrigation Leak on Store Property
- Outdoor irrigation leak was detected immediately, and on-site teams located the source of the issue.
- Repair was complete within 2 days and no damage had occured
- Saved $7,233 in water costs annually
Featured Case Study:
Water Conservation is a Win-Win for Wendy’s
50% reduction in irrigation water use is a win-win for company’s brand image and our planet’s future