Water Efficiency & Conservation

Many industrial processes are water-intensive, including washing and rinsing, heating and cooling, clean-up and outdoor water use. We achieve water savings in industry through a combination of changing behaviour, modifying and/or replacing equipment with water saving equipment to reduce overall water consumption and increase internal reuse. Some typical operational changes for reducing water consumption at the operational level are developing a regular inspection programme for piping and hoses, reducing water consumption for cleaning (including switching to dry technologies) and finding multiple uses for water. In order for operational changes to be successful, the changes must be thoroughly planned, well implemented and followed by evaluating and monitoring activities to ensure sustainability in the long term.