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Retailers

Don’t wait for the next leak. Protect your water conservation and ESG goals. Choose WaterCompass – because what you can’t see CAN hurt you.

Imagine averting water disasters before they strike. Imagine having real-time water use data at your fingertips. Now stop imagining – that’s exactly what WaterCompass delivers.

Water blindness isn’t just an inconvenience – it’s a ticking time bomb for retail sustainability goals. One major leak can devastate water conservation targets, disrupt business operations, and drain your profits. 

From stand-alone stores to sprawling malls, WaterCompass transforms water data into actionable insights with: 

  • Real-time water usage monitoring
  • Instant leak detection – indoors and out
  • Easy-to-access data for sustainability reporting

Here are just some of the water catastrophes our retail partners have side-stepped with WaterCompass: 

  • One shopping mall caught a broken faucet gushing 78 gallons per hour
  • Another identified a bathroom plumbing malfunction gushing 1,071 gallons per hour
  • At a shopping mall, a broken float valve on a cooling tower was wasting 4,692 gallons per hour prior to detection
  • WaterCompass spotted an overactive ice machine wasting 638 gallons per hour
  • A valve at a big box store was flipped open by a passerby, and would have lost 145 gallons per hour if WaterCompass hadn’t alerted the team of the issue 

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Water Situations & Needs in Retail

Toilets & Bathroom Fixtures

Site vs Site Comparison

Food Preparation & Food Court

Building & Tenant Sub-metering

Outdoor Irrigation

“WaterCompass discovered a single yogurt machine in our mall food court was costing us $178K per year in water costs.

– Property Manager at Large Mall in CA

Site vs Site Comparison for Retail Centers

  • WaterCompass provided ability to compare similar properties and segment by indoor and outdoor water use
  • Large water wasting properties were discovered, and resources were then focused to reduce those sites

Water Leaks Found in Shopping Mall

  • WaterCompass identified unusually high background water usage
  • Worked with teams to identify and correct leaks
  • 5.4M gallons of water were saved annually

Irrigation Leak on Store Property

  • Outdoor irrigation leak was detected immediately, and on-site teams located the source of the issue.
  • Repair was complete within 2 days and no damage had occured
  • Saved $7,233 in water costs annually

Water Conservation is a Win-Win for Wendy’s

50% reduction in irrigation water use is a win-win for company’s brand image and our planet’s future