Federation House Commitment - Progress Report: 2009
The Federation House
Commitment - steps to
progress
Step 1: Develop a 2007 water use baseline
Water data for 2007 is submitted for each manufacturing site. This data is used
to form the 2007 baseline.
Data should be submitted within three months of making the commitment.
For multi-site organisations, this can be taken forward as a process, building
up to full coverage over a period to be
agreed in advance between each relevant signatory and Envirowise.
Step 2: Assess water use at each manufacturing site
Each manufacturing site maps its water usage and constructs a water balance.
This step is designed to identify those areas on site that have higher water
usage
and is used to pinpoint potential areas to investigate for further water
efficiencies.
Step 3: Develop a site specific action plan
Once specific water usage areas have been identified on which to focus, a series
of actions to provide on-site
improvements to reduce water usage are planned.
Action plans should be submitted within six months of making the commitment.
Example actions might include, the opportunity to optimise cleaning in place,
or
to investigate water re-use as part of
overall operations.
Step 4: Implement the actions identified
This step realises the potential water efficiencies that have been identified,
and the associated cost savings.
Step 5: Report annual water and cost savings
Ongoing monitoring will provide the results of the actions that have been
implemented. The reporting of the results
demonstrates the improvements that have been made on an annual basis.
Water use for each active site should be reported annually.
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Last reviewed: 13 Jul 2009