Drinking water and other hazardous wastes.
As a recent example, when I boil tap water in a clean ceramic container that has never held a chemical other than water, I think "hazardous waste" is a bit excessive.... more »
Too often I see sprinkler systems spraying water onto lawns when it is raining!! This is a waste of water and money. Turn these systems off.
Executive Office of the President
I am sure the government spends a lot of money every month on its water bills. Perform a leak detection study at all government facilities to determine the amount of water loss and possible solutions.
General Services Administration
Dual flush toilets should be installed. These toilets have two buttons for flushing -- one using less water and the other, more, for... when it is needed.
Department of Health and Human Services
Turn off the hot water. Many federal buildings unnecessarily heat millions of gallons of water each year. Unless your department or Bureau is providing showers to employees there is no need to provide hot water for simply washing hands. If this was applied government wide, millions of dollars could be saved and we would be a greener government.
Require rainwater capture on all washrack systems as well as water recycling with oil and water seperators. This is sustainable and the water recycling is already a commercial standard that could apply to DoD vehicles.
Environmental Protection Agency
Create new freshwater lakes to store water. The Southwest could use more of this resource and Lake Meade is a real money maker. New hydroelectric plants would be a nice by product too!
Department of Veterans Affairs