Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Georgia Environmental Partnership (GEP)
and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), millions of gallons of water per year
are being saved at a GDC vegetable canning plant in Reidsville. This reduction in water
use lowers the demand on southeast Georgia's threatened primary water source, the
Upper Floridan Aquifer. By developing a comprehensive water efficiency program, the
plant has reduced its peak daily water use by 57 percent, a savings of approximately 25
million gallons of water per year.
To date, the prison has undertaken the following water efficiency measures:
installation of flow meters, totalizers, and control valves to control and track water usage;
implementation of a counterflow rinsing system to reduce the amount of fresh water
used to clean vegetables; elimination of one vegetable rinsing step; installation of
an alternative cooling system to eliminate once-through cooling water; and,
implementation of dry clean-up practices to reduce water use in equipment and floor
cleaning.
The success of this project can be attributed to management commitment to resource
conservation at GDC, a team approach to developing water efficiency solutions, and an
understanding of the cost benefits of wastewater minimization. Includes reference, table.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
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| Number of Pages : | 4 |
| Published : | 01/11/2004 |
