4 December 2017
 Categories: Business, Blog

Industrial facilities can use a lot of water, but luckily, there are ways to cut the amount of water you use. Take a look at these ideas.

1. Leverage Industrial Water Production Strategies

Rather than buying all your own water, consider "making" some of your own. In particular, many industrial facilities get water from bores. That can help you to save money on water production. Note that unless you filter that water, you may only be able to use it for nonpotable purposes such as irrigation, cleaning or manufacturing.

2. Save Grey Water

If you are in the midst of developing your building, you may want to create separate drainage systems for grey and black water. With only a bit of filtration on the grey water, you can easily reuse that water for nonpotable purposes. That can also help you cut down on the amount of water you use overall.

3. Reduce Flow

For certain industrial processes, you may have to use a preset amount of water. For example, if you are manufacturing paper or diluting chemicals for resale, you may not be able to cut corners on the amount of water you use. However, you should look at the other areas where you use water in your facility and see if you can cut down on the water in those situations.

In particular, you may want to opt for dual-flush toilets. They let you do a half flush for urine and a full flush for solid waste. There's also low-flow taps you can add to sinks or even showers if applicable.

4. Audit Your Efficiency Annually

At least once a year, you should pay an auditor to come into your facility and determine where you can cut down your water consumption. Having someone look over your particular processes ensures that all of the advice is germane to your situation—you don't get that same focus if you just read a list of tips on how to save water. Also, a water efficiency professional may have ideas that you don't have.  

5. Educate Employees

Talk with your employees about the steps you are taking to reduce your industrial water consumption, and let them know how they can help. This can range from very simple tips on how to use dual flush toilets to more complicated advice on how to reduce water consumption for industrial processes. If your employees aren't involved, you may end up wasting more water than you need to.

Visit a site like jordanair2water.com to learn more about industrial water production.