As planners we often work in communities with water shortages or will be called on to do so. Here’s a tip to help:

When holding a sit down banquet, don’t prefill the water glasses. While waiting the glasses get sweaty, unappealing, and many times not consumed. Instead have the server pour fresh water for the guests who would like it. It is first class service for the guest and saves water for the local community.

We were able to show a savings of 520 gallons of drinking water for just one large conference!