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Water Stewardship
MillerCoors Fort Worth Brewery
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It Takes Great Water to Make
Great Beer
To Make Great Water Takes
Great Responsibility
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• In our world the program is about water volume and water
quality
• It makes up roughly 96% of our product
• In addition, of all the water used by MillerCoors – 96% is
for growing the Barley and Hops
‒ We buy approximately 650,000,000 gallons
‒ Amount necessary from an Ag perspective – 16,250,000,000 gallons
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Brewery Numbers
• Approximately 24% Reduction in Water Purchased since
2008
2.40
2.60
2.80
3.00
3.20
3.40
3.60
3.80
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
WATER USAGE - BBLS/BBL BY YEAR
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Our External Sustainability Project
• It started with Water Volume
• Then:
‒ Improving Water Quality
‒Habitat Restoration
• Really it is about Soil Health
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Richland-Chambers Watershed Partnership
• TRWD, SWCD, TXAgrilife and NRCS (and many, many
more)
• Issues of Concern
‒ Excess Nutrients (Phosphorus, Nitrogen)
‒ Sedimentation
‒ Run-off
‒ Program is focused on reducing the sources of the issues of
concern
‒ Group is currently developing a Watershed Protection Plan.
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The program
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150 LANDOWNERS
50,000 ACRES
>9.0 BILLION
GALLONSSince 2012
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NWQI - Applied Conservation Practices
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And Finally
• Quail Restocking on the 77 Ranch in Blooming Grove
Texas…
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Trinity River Trash Bash
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Watershed Happy Hour
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Key Learnings
• Key messaging— “Beyond the pipe”
• Leverage brewery sustainability achievements and activities
• Team effort-Brewery, Sustainability, Government Affairs, Community
Commerce and Partnerships
• Stakeholder outreach is critical
• Drink Beer-Its Good for the Environment!