scholarly journals Rational use of water in a poultry slaughterhouse in the state of Paraná, Brazil: a case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana C. Barana ◽  
Viviani M. B. Botelho ◽  
Giovana K. Wiecheteck ◽  
Maria M. R. Doll ◽  
Deise R. S. Simões
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Excessive Water

Agroindustries are major consumers of water. However, to adapt to environmental trends and be competitive in the market, they have sought rational use of water through water management in their activities. Cleaner Production can result in economic, environmental and social benefits, and in actions that promote reduction in water consumption. This case study was conducted in a slaughterhouse and poultry cold storage processing plant and aimed to identify points of excessive water consumption, and to propose alternatives for managing water resources by reducing consumption. Consumption data are presented in relation to the processing stages with alternatives proposed for the rational use of water, such as closure of mains water during shift changes. Following the implementation of recommendations, a reduction in water consumption of approximately 11,137 m³ per month was obtained, which equates to a savings of US$ 99,672 per year. From this study, it was concluded that the company under review could develop various improvement actions and make an important contribution to the preservation of water resources in the region where it operates.

scholarly journals Global Water Crisis: Concept of a New Interactive Shower Panel Based on IoT and Cloud Computing for Rational Water Consumption

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4081
Author(s):  
Adrian Czajkowski ◽  
Leszek Remiorz ◽  
Sebastian Pawlak ◽  
Eryk Remiorz ◽  
Jakub Szyguła ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Potable Water ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Energy Industry ◽  
Energy Transformation ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Essential Resource

The present paper describes the problem and effects of water scarcity and the possibility of rational use of this resource in the idea of a Circular Economy (CE) and sustainable development. Rational water management requires innovation, due to the growing demand for this raw material. It seems that water is widely available, e.g., in Poland, there is no problem with drought. Unfortunately, Polish water resources are shrinking and modern solutions, as well as the construction of new and modernisation of old infrastructure, are some of the few solutions that can protect against a shortage of potable water. Water is also an essential resource for economic development. It is used in every sector of the economy. Limited water resources lead to an inevitable energy transformation because, in its present state, the Polish energy industry consumes huge amounts of water. Due to the above statements, the authors propose a solution in the form of an interactive shower panel that contributes to more rational water management (e.g., in households or hotels) based on the latest technological achievements. This device enables the creation of water consumption statistics based on accurate liquid flow measurements and the transfer of data to the user’s mobile device. This innovation aims to make the user aware of the amount of water used, which in turn can contribute to lower water consumption.

Towards poverty alleviation: the water sector perspectives

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 133-144
Author(s):  
Q.K. Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
Management Regime ◽  
Sustainable Human Development ◽  
Process Element

Water and poverty interface in many different ways. Sustainable management (i.e. development, allocation and utilization) of water resources is therefore a process-element of sustainable human development. This paper looks into water-poverty interfaces as well as into approaches to, and tools of, managing water in such a manner that water sector activities can contribute to alleviation of poverty. It gives a southern perspective and includes a case study of the evolving water management regime in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Modifications for water management guidance based on an assessment of swimming pool water consumption of an operational facility in the UK

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 965-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lowell Lewis ◽  
John Chew ◽  
Iain Woodley ◽  
Jeni Colbourne ◽  
Katherine Pond
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Swimming Pool ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Management Guidance ◽  
Swimming Pool Water ◽  
The Uk

Water use is a significant operational cost factor for large swimming pool facilities, however it has been overshadowed by the recent focus on energy consumption and carbon emissions. Currently, it is difficult for operators to make decisions in relation to water efficiency due to the lack of information about the relationship between pool operation and water use. This study has started to address this issue by reviewing water use at a fully operational facility. The analysis of the consumption data has led to a proposal for a new water performance indicator, the water exchange deficit. Modifications to the method of estimating water consumption have also been proposed to enable enhanced water management guidance to be developed.

scholarly journals Decision support water management a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 309 ◽  
pp. 01212
Author(s):  
S. VenkatCharyulu ◽  
G.K. Viswanadh
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Effective Water

Decision support water. Management (DSWM) is an approach to water development and water management, for the best water management framework. In the field of water management for watter storage, and preservation of land is very important criteria which is linked with various communities involvement, economical issues and environmental issues. DSWM. water resources needed extensive advance technology with reliable activity. For this purpose in this paper it need to analyse the various volume, quality and quantity parameters and other enhance model usage are adopted to maintain the effective water resource management.. Parameters collect the management tools for efficient management of water resources under varied local situations. In This paper discussed some of the analytical management techniques and development decision support water management system as a framework for decision makers to have reliable decisions for water management practises. This paper includes overall DSWM functions and their highlights to achieve the effective water management.

scholarly journals Water Consumption on the Catchments of the Arctic Rivers and into the Arctic Zone of Russia: Parameters, Structure, and Many-year Dynamics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Arctic Seas ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Arctic Rivers

Water consumption into the Arctic zone of Russia and at the catchments of the Arctic seas of Russia is relatively small. In 2006-2017 on the watershed of the Arctic seas an average of 21.3 km3 of natural waters were being taken annually, and within the Arctic zone of Russia was 2.6 km3/year, or, respectively, of 28.8 and 3.5% of the national volume. Whereas these regions occupy about 71% and 18% of the country’s area. This is an objective consequence of the very small population and economic development of these territories. The volume of discharge of salvaged waters on the catchments of the Arctic seas is comparable to the volume of water intake and is equal to 15.2 km3/year, or 71%. The difference between water withdrawal and discharges of salvaged water within the Arctic zone of Russia is even less. Therefore, there is no statistically significant impact of water consumption on the water resources of the Arctic rivers, as well as shortage of water resources in the region. In addition, current water consumption is characterized, firstly, by its absence in many territories. Secondly, it is 30-50% less than it was in the 1980s. Thirdly, the water consumption value, on the contrary, has increased in the districts of development of oil and gas production. Fourthly, the water supply of industrial enterprises, heat power and public utilities exclusively dominates in the sectoral structure of water consumption. Fifthly, river waters make up main part of the water use. The study also had several important additional results. The first result is the creation of a unique map illustrating the values and features of spatial changes in water management characteristics in the Arctic zone of Russia. The second is conclusions regarding the reliability and completeness of data of various origin, including from alternative sources of information. The third is the successful implementation of the water management review approach with a transition from a macro-scale level to specific areas, localities and water consumers.

Study on Structure Optimization of the Allocation of Water Resources of Minqin Based on Goal Programming

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 318-327
Author(s):  
Jian Min Han ◽  
Ren Zhi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Goal Programming ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Industrial Output ◽  
The Third ◽  
Ecological Benefit ◽  
Goal Programming Model

Using the theory of goal programming, this paper studies the optimal allocation schemes for water resource in 2015 of Minqin, by establishing a model of optimized allocation of water resources which aims at the maximization of ecological, economic and social benefits. The results show that:1) In the scheme of the utilization of water resource in Minqin based on the modified goal programming model (Ecological scheme A2), the total water consumption reduces by 35.25%, of which: the consumption for planting reduces by 43.3%, but the consumption for industry increases by 61.78%, and the consumption for the third industry increases by 124.68%. Meanwhile the total planning output value increases by 88.35%, of which: the planting output value reduces by 5.42%, but the industrial output value increases by 159.16%, the third industrial output value increases by 57.06%. Therefore it realizes the minimization of the water resource consumption and achieves the goal of maximizing ecological benefit, economic benefit and social benefit at the same time.2) Reducing the water consumption of planting is the basic approach to achieve the goal of ecosystem comprehensive harness in Minqin basin. Actively promoting and developing the modern animal husbandry, industry and the third industry is the sustainable development direction to achieve maximum economic benefits and social benefits on the premise of ecological protection.

scholarly journals Lean–Green Improvement Opportunities for Sustainable Manufacturing Using Water Telemetry in Agri-Food Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2240
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Viles ◽  
Javier Santos ◽  
Andrés Muñoz-Villamizar ◽  
Paloma Grau ◽  
Tamara Fernández-Arévalo
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Green Practices ◽  
Critical Resource

Water has become a critical resource due to increased manufacturing activities. However, there is a lack of detailed information on water management and consumption by industries. In the recent bibliography, lean–green was established as a good approach for achieving sustainability in manufacturing industries, but few studies have aimed to achieve both operational and environmental improvements in water consumption. In this paper, we present a multi-case study in the agri-food industry in which water consumption in company activities is monitored, allowing them to improve their industrial processes based on lean–green practices, leading to a zero-waste strategy for this critical resource. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of having detailed knowledge regarding water consumption in order to discover, in a lean–green context, new improvement opportunities which could remain hidden by the current way of analysing consumption.

scholarly journals National Approaches to the Normalization of Water Use at Enterprises of the Republic of Belarus and the Ways of their Improvement.

2021 ◽  
pp. 94-104
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Water Protection ◽  
Wastewater Disposal ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The Republic

The article discusses methodological approaches to the development of norms, standards for water consumption and wastewater disposal, aimed at the rational use of water resources, as well as substantiates the need to develop a document that establishes the criteria and procedure for assessing the effectiveness of water protection activities in the use and protection of water resources for any enterprise in the Republic of Belarus. The directions for improving the legislation of the Republic of Belarus in terms of regulation of water use are proposed, taking into account the experience of the Russian Federation.

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