Managing water in your operations
Efficient use of water on-site harnesses the quality
of water, reduces environmental impact, lowers
costs and leads to improved compliance.
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Know your water sources for each operating
site, the volume used and associated costs.
Identify which other users you share your
water resources with to help manage risk
during times of scarcity.
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Map your water use on-site and prepare a
water mass balance, which will assess the
flow of water through your plant along with
effluent discharge points.
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Apply sustainable sourcing principles to your procurement practices, using
established supplier and international standards, to reduce the impact of your
company's water use (including the water that is embedded in products).
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Identify reduction opportunities and
associated cost savings, and set targets in
order to deliver continuous improvement.
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Implement an effective environmental
management system such as ISO 14001, or
use the Environment Agency's environmental
management system (EMS) toolkit, both of
which will also improve your compliance and
relations with the regulators.
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Engage employees in water reduction
initiatives.
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Investigate and share knowledge of new
technologies to enable water to be recycled
either on-site for non direct food contact
operations or for use by third parties to assist
in the management of water demand.
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Investigate government financial incentives
to improve water efficiency.
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Last reviewed: 01 Dec 2011