Water Conservation for Your Home

Discover simple ways to save water at home, which can save you money now and keep rates lower for all customers in the future. If you have any questions about ways to conserve water at home, feel free to reach out to our team at 616-355-1534 or email watersmart@hollandbpw.com.

Why is Water Conservation Important in Holland?

Holland’s water comes from Lake Michigan and is shared by multiple sectors in the community ranging from farms to industrial facilities to residential homes. BPW’s Water Treatment Plant must satisfy the maximum daily water demand at any time, every day of the year.

Lawn sprinkling during the hot summer months can create high demand on our Water Treatment Plant. During the few days out of the year that are the hottest and driest, peak water usage can reach near our treatment capacity.

If Holland BPW nears the threshold of our Water Treatment Plant’s capacity, we will need to investigate additional investments in new infrastructure to increase our treatment capacity. This can be very costly for the infrequent need for increased capacity only on the hottest, driest days of the year.

We are confident that the Water Treatment Plant is appropriately sized for our service area and are dedicated to bringing our customers the best value. Maintaining the current size of the Water Treatment Plant or making smaller incremental changes to treatment capacity is the best option for our customers and water rates. Your efforts to reduce sprinkling and conserve water in the summer directly contribute to keeping our water rates some of the lowest in the state of Michigan.