Who is the target audience for the AWS Standard?

The AWS Standard may be implemented by any water user, but will likely prove to be more helpful for larger water users as they will see bigger benefits, as will those operating in water stressed environments. This includes implementation by farmers, factories, manufacturing facilities, water service providers / utilities, and any other individual sites that withdraw or consume large volumes of water in catchments facing challenges related to water availability or water quality.

The Standard may be implemented by smaller sites and entities, but may require such sites to work together and/or gain assistance to complete all of the requirements of the Standard. Furthermore, the AWS Standard is intended to be more broadly ‘used’ (via promotion, as a framework, to inform public policy, etc.) by others affected by water use (e.g., civil society, public sector, purchasing companies with supply chain water risk concerns, investors concerned about water risk, etc.).