A catering specialist site has said that turning off taps is not sufficient for hotels and large establishments seeking to cut excessive water and energy use.CatererSearch.com recommended getting a water audit as one of its ten ways to make your hotel greener tips, suggesting that lavatories wasted more water than taps.Urging property runners to consult local water authorities or environmental bodies for an audit, the site claimed that the check-up would provide cost savings in the long run. CatererSearch.com claimed that a hotel that received a water audit was subsequently able to reduce water use by 50 per cent and save 275 per year largely through investment in ultra-low flush toilets for its public areas.Government-funded green consulting body Envirowise also claimed that water audits were a simple way to identify quantities of water flowing into and leaving a site, allowing for the singling out of the areas of excessive wastewater production.Alongside water audits, the CatererSearch.com top ten tips for greener establishments included moving to LED lighting and holding an environmental awareness day for staff.