Water conservation
has lasting value.
ION is the only water conservation solution that offers a clear multi-partner benefit, delivering verifiable, watershed-specific VWB credits through affordable housing communities.
Water keeps life flowing. Water conservation keeps business flowing.
Water is not an unlimited resource. Population growth, increased consumption, climate change – all factors causing water supply concerns in the U.S. That’s why ION is focused on delivering innovative solutions to end the waste of water in the built world. This includes working to connect our End-to-End Water Management solution with corporate Volumetric Water Benefit goals.
Measurable. Verifiable. Compliant.
Our solution delivers a measurable, verifiable and compliant VWB approach ideal for corporate water stewardship investment. Corporations can now connect their water sustainability goals directly to a solution for the housing affordability crisis, creating positive community impact by maximizing water cost savings for affordable housing properties.
In most cases, investment by a corporate partner allows affordable housing properties to benefit from ION’s End-to-End Water Management solution at a reduced cost, helping affordable housing providers stay resilient in the face of rapidly increasing water costs. These conservation measures offset new water demands by partners, so economic development can move forward while helping maintain net-neutral impact on water withdrawals.
ION Water and Meta Partner to conserve 26M gallons and cut water costs for affordable housing communities.
“By partnering with ION Water and our affordable housing provider customers, corporations are creating a triple-win: conserving water in stressed watersheds, reducing operating costs for affordable housing developers who face tight financial margins, and helping preserve the long-term viability of housing that millions of Americans rely on.”
Eric Homberger, CCO, ION Water
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Volumetric Water Benefit Partnership:
The Triple Win
VWB initiatives through ION are multi-partner efforts that produce positive social, economic, and environmental effects for everyone. It’s a unique water and cost savings partnership opportunity:
Global Corporate Partner provides Affordable Housing Partners with financial assistance to implement ION’s End-to-End Water Management System for quantified, verified water conservation.
ION Water End-to-End Water Management delivers reliable reporting, verifiable short and long-term water savings (up to 50%) to the Corporate Partner and significant cost savings to the Affordable Housing Partner.
Affordable Housing Partner implements ION’s End-to-End Water Management at subsidized cost, maximizing system implementation and water cost savings.
This partnership helps to conserve water for a more sustainable environment.
Water positives of VWB for our partners and the planet.
With ION, corporations that rely on water as a key part of their operations can conserve this natural resource in the geographies where they operate and achieve their VWB goals. ION’s End-to-End Water Management System:
- Directly ties to measurable, beneficial community-level outcomes
- Provides long-term, verifiable data, not estimates
- Addresses both environmental and social equity goals (an ESG win, win)
- Produces real financial and operational benefits that help keep housing affordable
ION End-to-End Water Management solution delivers measurable ROI, averaging a 60% reduction in water consumption. These are real cost savings that can open up much needed capital incentives for everything from property development to staffing and site upgrades. Plus, our VWB partnerships offer financial support to help you put our proven solution in place. VWB partnerships enable affordable housing providers to:
- Implement ION End-to-End water management at a reduced cost via corporate partner investment
- Adopt ION’s End-to-End Water Management System in operating properties where access to capital is scarce and cost savings are most needed and Increase NOI through reliable short and long-term water consumption reductions and associated savings
- Make much needed investments in property upgrades or new properties
Our planet is 71% water. ION is 100% focused on saving it. That’s why our innovative End-to-End Water Management solutions are engineered to end the waste of water in the built world by reducing affordable housing water consumption by up to 60% . Our VWB partnerships help:
- Strengthen the long-term health of natural water systems/sources
- Reduce unnecessary water loss through smart water management
- Build water resilience to help communities weather droughts and supply disruptions
Our planet is 71% water. ION is 100% focused on saving it.
Since 2014, ION End-to-End water management solution has saved over 6.6 billion gallons of water. That’s good for the plant. But this kind of sustainable water conservation also has a financial side for affordable housing properties equaling over $98 million dollars saved. And that’s good for business.
Volumetric Water Benefit (VWB) FAQ
A Volumetric Water Benefit is a measurable, verified amount of water saved in gallons or restored through a project in a specific watershed, helping corporate organizations support water stewardship with tangible local impact.
ION partners with affordable housing properties to identify and reduce water waste using IONs unique End-to-End Water Management System, then measures the resulting savings utilizing municipal 3rd party data, to create verifiable water benefits that align with corporate water stewardship goals.
Affordable housing communities often face significant hidden water loss and limited capital for infrastructure upgrades, making them a high-impact opportunity to conserve water, lower operating costs, increase NOI and deliver meaningful community benefits.
ION uses property-level water data and monitoring technology to track reductions in consumption, quantify savings, and document the impact within the local watershed.
The program is designed for corporations seeking credible, watershed-specific water stewardship opportunities and for affordable housing owners and developers looking to reduce water costs and improve property performance.
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