Aqualine Resources, Inc.

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Healthcare/Hospital

Customer: A 270-bed hospital located in New Bedford, MA

Customer Need
The hospital was spending over $245,000 per year in water and sewer charges, and water and sewer rates were rising dramatically. The over 43 million gallons used each year made the hospital one of the largest users of water in the city.

Aqualine Solution
Aqualine’s engineering study included profiling the hospital’s water consumption against the over 50 hospitals Aqualine has worked with. It was determined that implementing a domestic water program would be an effective way to save water while at the same time upgrade the current fixtures to state of the art technologies. Aqualine installed over 300 1.6 gallon per flush toilets, water saving sink restrictors, and low flow shower heads.

Savings

Dollars saved equates to over $57,000 annually. Over a ten year period this equates to over $650,000 which will fall directly to the hospital’s bottom line.
Gallons saved = 9.6 million annually. Over a ten year period, over 96 million gallons will be saved .

Payback
Payback on the cost of installation is 2.3 years.

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