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December 04, 2007
EPA Awards Leaders in Water Efficiency for 2007
2007 is the second year the EPA has given the Water Efficiency Leader Awards (WEL Awards) to those who have excelled in three criteria:leadership, innovation and water saved.
"We applaud these winners for saving water, energy and money for America's families and communities," said Benjamin H. Grumbles, EPA's assistant administrator for water. "They're proving innovative technology and environmental stewardship can help conserve our country's greatest liquid asset."
Winners of the 2007 WEL Awards are:
* Intel Corp., Ocotillo Campus (Chandler, Ariz.) - Corporate - This company's three initiatives focused on the collective recycling of 75 percent of the water used during manufacturing thereby reducing their net demand for city water; the take-back of 825 million gallons of treated wastewater from the city’s wastewater plant; the internal re-use of 530 million gallons of water; and treatment of 575 million gallons of water to drinking water standards that is then returned to the local underground aquifer.
* Santa Clara Valley Water District (San Jose, Calif.) - Government - This water management agency helped the community reduce water demand by 55,000 acre-feet, or 12 percent of present demand, through conservation and water recycling with plans to further reduce demand for water.
* Frito-Lay (Plano, TX) - Industry - Frito-Lay's efforts at its 33 facilities resulted in the 39 percent reduction of water consumption per pound of product since 1999.
* Lackland Air Force Base (Lackland, TX) - Military - This military base uses comprehensive water conservation measures and purchases recycled wastewater for reuse on the base.
* The Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center (KPPC), at the University of Louisville (Louisville, Ky.) - Nongovernmental Organization - The Center finds profitable pollution prevention solutions for the metal industry to reduce the need for, and cost associated with, end-of-pipe controls. One example includes KPPC's assistance that resulted in a 30 percent net water savings, valued at $50,000 annually, while production at the metal finishing plant increased 50 percent.
* Allan Dietemann, Seattle Public Utilities (Seattle, Wash.) - Individual - Mr. Dietemann has promoted water conservation for 20 years, resulting in reduced water consumption for businesses, government, and homeowners alike, as reported by the EPA Newsroom.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at December 4, 2007 06:28 PM
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