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Water Footprint
Reducing Costs and Safeguarding Against Future Legislation
Tony Kinsella
Yvonne McGillycuddy
Key Drivers for Environmental Regulation
• Energy
― Climate Change Levy
― EU-ETS
― CRC energy efficiency
• Waste
― Landfill Tax
― Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Waste)
• Water
― Increasing cost of purchasing water
― Increasing discharge costs
Global Water Stress (Rekacewicz, 2006)
Companies committed to reducing theirwater consumption
Water Today
• Water is an essential natural resource.
• Industrial supply may be threatened by
increasing domestic demand.
• Currently in the UK, water is regarded as
unlimited and freely available.
• Future water supply may be threatened by
the impacts of climate change.
• Main supply, abstraction, effluent and
discharge costs will continue to increase.
What Legislator’s are Saying
• The Water Framework Directive (WFD) calls for users to “pay the real cost of the water they use” in a bid to reduce consumption.
• “Users should pay for the natural resources they use and the damage they create”.
• OfWat suggests that “future challenges will make delivering safe, reliable, efficient and AFFORDABLE services increasingly difficult”.
• Defra want to “reform the water industry to be innovative and efficient”.
• Reduction in available water will result in shortage of energy, restrictions on water use and an increase in the cost of water. (Water Information System for Europe)
What is a Water Footprint?
What is a Water Footprint?
Water Management
Water Management
Water Management
What will Water Footprinting deliver?
• Cost Saving
– Identify potential inaccurate billing
– Identify leaks
– Improve process efficiency
– Identify low/no cost measures to increase water efficiency
• Benchmarking
• Regulatory Compliance
• Enhanced Sustainable Credential
Thank You