Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.
- W.H. Auden

Meter accuracy and reliability have enabled water utilities to implement more effective water rate structures, thus increasing efficiency.
- Peter Mayer

Modern, water-efficient fixtures have changed water usage patterns, reducing overall flows and the frequency and magnitude of peak flows.
- Peter Mayer

Water, is taught by thirst...
- Emily Dickinson

With grim optimism, every water professional I've met understands that tremendous water supply and management challenges await us.
- Peter Mayer

Without regard to whether some place is wealthy or poor, everybody should have the chance at clean air and clean water.
- Barack Obama

Over the past 25 years, per capita water use and total water withdrawals for public supply in the United States have declined.
-Peter Mayer

A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us.
-Lucy Larcom

Water is the lifeblood of our bodies, our economy, our nation and our well-being.
-Stephen Johnson

Water is the driving force of all nature
-Leonardo da Vinci

WaterDM is an engineering consulting firm focused on demand-side management of water resources.

Founded by urban water management expert Peter Mayer, P.E., WaterDM provides services across North America.

WaterDM Services

  • Utility consulting
  • Water use research and analysis
  • Integrated water resource planning
  • Water conservation planning and implementation
  • Analysis of rates and rate structures
  • Drought preparedness and response
  • Demand forecasting
  • Demand tracking
  • Expert testimony
  • Evaluation of changes in demand
  • Statistical analysis of water demand and modeling
  • Meter technology consulting
  • Meter and service line sizing
  • Water loss control
  • Water software development

Peter Mayer P.E.

Principal, WaterDM
Water is a limited resource unlike any other. Our ability to adapt water use over time is essential. WaterDM was founded to advance the concepts of demand management in the face of climate change.

Featured Projects

Colorado WaterWise Best Practices Guidebook

Peter Mayer lead a team that updated the Best Practices Guidebook for Municipal Water Conservation on behalf of Colorado WaterWise.
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ANSI/AWWA G480-20 Management Standard

Peter Mayer served on the committee that developed the updated G480 Water Conservation and Efficiency Program Operation and Management Standard.
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End Use Research with Flume

Peter Mayer is the Principal Investigator Flume Water's Residential End Uses of Water, Version 3 study conducted for the Water Research Foundation.
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WaterDM is a strategic partner with Flume.

Flume uses real-time data monitoring to collect and understand how residential water is used. Flume provides crucial data to water providers, insurance providers, brands, state and regional planning agencies.
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