商业部门节水的一个更重要领域是食品 服务运营，包括餐厅、自助餐厅、机构厨房和食品 准备公司。本文讨论了提高水效率的两个机会， 无锅炉食品蒸笼（厨房中的食品制备）和预冲洗喷淋阀（餐具） 在洗碗间清洁）。给出了节水估算，并描述了不同类型的蒸汽机。包括附录。

One of the more significant areas of water conservation in the commercial sector is that of food service operations, a category that includes restaurants, cafeterias, institutional kitchens and food preparation companies. This paper discusses two opportunities for water efficiency, boilerless food steamers (food preparation in the kitchen) and pre-rinse spray valves (dishware cleaning in the dish room). Water saving estimates are given and different types of steamers are described. Includes appendices.