澳洲的雪梨水公司以其「珍惜每滴水資源」計畫，榮獲了今（2006）年斯德哥爾摩水資源獎。該計畫內容展現了該公司如何與企業、工業和政府密切合作，來確保雪梨長期的永續水資源供給。
這是該獎項第一次頒給澳洲的機構。雪梨水公司自全球眾多競爭的申請者中脫穎而出。雪梨水公司是澳洲最大的水利事業，而澳洲是全球最乾旱的大陸。雪梨水公司為雪梨、伊勒瓦拉（Illawarra）及藍山（Blue Mountain）地區的420萬人口提供飲用水、再生水及廢水處理等服務。
「珍惜每滴水資源」計畫啟動於2001年，至今有325個組織加入計畫，以達成每日節省2,000萬公升用水、也就是20個奧運游泳池水量的目標。省水的直接效益會則還會因節省能源及減少廢水排放而放大。
省水計畫如「珍惜每滴水資源」，是新南威爾斯省政府2006年「大都會區水計畫」的主體。依照雪梨水公司營運執照之附帶要求，該公司必須在1991到2011年間減少35％的消耗量。
「珍惜每滴水資源」計畫是以商業角度而非技術性問題來推動水資源管理。對參加計畫的每個組織，必須先取得其資深管理階層的承諾，再針對每個特定的節水機會點進行診斷與認定。
雪梨自公司總經理艾文說：「企業和政府部門用掉的水佔雪梨總用水量僅有30％，因此，節省水就是每個人的責任。這個計畫就是在協助協調各組織善盡其職。」從此計畫來看，雪梨水公司已超越了技術層面，它提供一個全新的財務機制，使得企業能夠執行水資源保存的方法。艾文說，這個計畫在企業界、工業界及政府已創造成功幾百個成功的案例。
斯德哥爾摩「國際水資源研究中」心是一政策研究中心，旨在尋求解決之道已因應全球日益嚴重的缺水危機。
The Sydney Water Corporation of Sydney, Australia has been awarded the 2006 Stockholm Industry Water Award for its Every Drop Counts Business Program. The program demonstrates how the utility is working in partnership with business, industry and government to help ensure the long-term sustainability of Sydney's water supply.
This is the first time this award has been won by an Australian organization. Sydney Water was selected for the award from among many applicants from around the world.
Sydney Water is the largest water utility in Australia, the driest inhabited continent in the world, and supplies drinking water, recycled water and wastewater services to 4.2 million people in Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains.
Since its inception in 2001, 325 organizations have joined the program, achieving water savings of over 20 million liters a day, about the amount of water in 20 Olympic swimming pools. The direct benefits in terms of water conservation are enhanced by the indirect benefits of energy savings and reduced wastewater flows.
Water saving programs such as Every Drop Counts are a key component of the New South Wales government's 2006 Metropolitan Water Plan. As part of its operating license requirement, Sydney Water is required to reduce per capita consumption by 35 percent during the period from 1991 to 2011.
The Every Drop Counts Business Program addresses these challenges by promoting water management as a business issue rather than a technical issue. It begins by getting commitment from senior management, then implementing a process for ongoing diagnostic and improvement with the identification of specific opportunities for water conservation for each organization participating in the program.
"While the business and government sector uses around 30 percent of Sydney's water, it is everyone's responsibility to conserve water and this program is helping organizations large and small play their part," Sydney Water Managing Director David Evans said.
The utility has gone beyond technical issues and provided an innovative financing mechanism to enable businesses to implement water conservation measures. Evans said the program has produced hundreds of success stories from business, industry and government.
The Stockholm International Water Institute is a policy institute that contributes to international efforts to find solutions to the world's escalating water crisis.
