In the previous article we looked
at a few ways in which, starting a water conservation program could help save
water in a industry/factory. Now lets take a look at a few other steps that we
could take to ensure water conservation in an industry.
1. You must first survey your facility and identify the major water source points. This would help you in knowing the key areas of your facility, which provide you with the much-needed water.
2. Try and build a hematic of all the various water source points along with the entry and usage points. You must know where your water comes from and what exactky it is used for.
3. Keep a daily chart in which you note down, the water consumption in your industry. This will help you figure the daily water consumption and also you will always know if there ever is a large amount of water that is unnecessarily wasted.
4. You must also always monitor your facility at periodic intervals to make sure there is nothing going wrong which could result in water wastage.
Another place where an umpteen amount of water is wasted is in the bathrooms and for other such maintenance activities. Large industries and facilities require many bathrooms depending on the number of employees in the area. There are several things that could be done to ensure less water wastage while performing such activities. A few of these tips are:
1. You should installer-waving devices, which would ensure less water consumption, which in turn would decrease the water wastage as well.
2. Adjust the level of flow on all the water devices in accordance to the amount of water that is required. This would make sure a lot less water is wasted.
3. Also try and use recycled water for toilet flushing and other such low-end applications, which do not require absolutely clean drinking water.
4. Do not wipe the floors clean with water every time they get dirty, instead sweep the floors at timely intervals.
5. Also tell the cleaning crews to try and use as little water as they can, this would also help cut down on water wastage.
6. Keep a check on all the water fittings and facets to ensure there are no leaks, which would cause wastage of water.
These are a few easy to follow tips to be kept in mind in your facility. These tips may sound trivial, but you have no idea how much water such small steps can save. Only by starting with such baby steps can we take larger steps in the future to curb water wastage.
1. You must first survey your facility and identify the major water source points. This would help you in knowing the key areas of your facility, which provide you with the much-needed water.
2. Try and build a hematic of all the various water source points along with the entry and usage points. You must know where your water comes from and what exactky it is used for.
3. Keep a daily chart in which you note down, the water consumption in your industry. This will help you figure the daily water consumption and also you will always know if there ever is a large amount of water that is unnecessarily wasted.
4. You must also always monitor your facility at periodic intervals to make sure there is nothing going wrong which could result in water wastage.
Another place where an umpteen amount of water is wasted is in the bathrooms and for other such maintenance activities. Large industries and facilities require many bathrooms depending on the number of employees in the area. There are several things that could be done to ensure less water wastage while performing such activities. A few of these tips are:
1. You should installer-waving devices, which would ensure less water consumption, which in turn would decrease the water wastage as well.
2. Adjust the level of flow on all the water devices in accordance to the amount of water that is required. This would make sure a lot less water is wasted.
3. Also try and use recycled water for toilet flushing and other such low-end applications, which do not require absolutely clean drinking water.
4. Do not wipe the floors clean with water every time they get dirty, instead sweep the floors at timely intervals.
5. Also tell the cleaning crews to try and use as little water as they can, this would also help cut down on water wastage.
6. Keep a check on all the water fittings and facets to ensure there are no leaks, which would cause wastage of water.
These are a few easy to follow tips to be kept in mind in your facility. These tips may sound trivial, but you have no idea how much water such small steps can save. Only by starting with such baby steps can we take larger steps in the future to curb water wastage.
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