Federal personnel are required to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of water efficiency principles that are applicable in both the public and private arenas.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Federal water policy and goals found in Laws and Executive Orders:
- Executive Order 13123, Guidance to Federal Agencies for Determining Baseline Water Usage
- Executive Order 13123, Guidance to Establish Water Efficiency Improvement Goal for Federal Agencies
- Executive Order 13423, Executive Order 13514, Energy Policy Act of 2005, and Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA 07).
- Demonstrate knowledge of Water Efficiency Goal Guidance for the Federal Government.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current Department and Agency water guidance (e.g., Uniform Facilities Code (UFC), Department, or Agency guidebooks).
- Demonstrate knowledge of how the following affect water use and efficiency; ability to make recommendations based on lifecycle analysis and best practices to facilities team:
- Distribution System Audits, leak detection, and repair
- Water-efficient landscaping with focus on Xeriscaping (landscaping method that employs droughtresistant plants in an effort to conserve resources, especially water)
- Toilets and Urinals
- Showerheads and Faucets
- Boilers and Steam Systems
- Single-pass Cooling Equipment
- Cooling Tower Management
- Any miscellaneous high water use processes
- Water Reuse and Recycling
