This publication proposes a set of standard environmental performance report formats for wastewater utilities and facilitates uniform reporting similar to what is currently used for financial reporting. The publication outlines the environmental reporting equivalent of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, providing general guidance to wastewater utilities on how information should be compiled and offering standard reporting templates.   

Important topics covered include

• sustainability reporting principles, frameworks, and standards;
• wastewater system sustainability;
• wastewater system sustainability indicators;
• proposed sustainability reporting guidelines; and
• sustainability reporting drivers and trends

Read part of the book review in the December 2014 Issue of Water Environment & Technology:

"This reference book offers useful recommendations on formats for reporting on wastewater system sustainability, and provides nine practical examples of sustainability reporting by leading peer utilities.[...]This book is a timely and important reference book, which offers accessible, flexible, and insightful sustainability reporting formats, which will enable decision-makers readily and consistently to assess their organization’s performance and achieve continuous improvement."

Order No: P120002
Medium: Book
Publisher: Water Environment Federation
Year: 2012

This book is also available as an e-book for the Apple iPad or Amazon Kindle.