Trends in Water Use and Potable

Water Limits in Beverage and

Brewing Industries

PRESENTED BY:
Jim Jensen, PE
Industrial Practice Leader
HDR Engineering, Inc.

www.hdrinc.com

Trends in Water Use

Beverage industry is a major consumer of water

(estimated at more than 600 billion liter plus per year)
Water Sustainability focus area has changed as water issues
garnered more attend
Different companies are at different stage, yet the progression is
similar for the entire industry

Water
Conservation
Focus

Water Reuse
Focus

Water
Resources
Focus

Water Conservation

..the low hanging fruit of water sustainability,

/it is the easiest to gain support and to implement
/has been highly successful for the past 5-10 years

And has been the majority of water savings

PepsiCo stated water savings of nearly 16 billion liters (2011 vs.
2006)

Conservation can only push the water saving so far

investment in water reuse technology has to be an integral component

What gets measured @ the Facility

Total Water Usage (kiloliters)

Includes:
All the stuff that bottlers &
Brewers do..
Also includes:
Cleaning & Sanitation
Cooling / Heating
Landscaping
Storm-water

Excludes:
Return water, i.e.,
Aquifer Recharge
Also excludes water used in
Syrup production
Agriculture
Making of bottles & cans
Lost of other stuff
Ice cubes

Total Beverage Production (kiloliters)

The total volume of finished product generated at a facility or by a company.

Water Use Ratio

WUR has become common expression for water efficiency

Origin:
Adopted by United Nations Global Compact
Global Reporting Initiative voluntary, internationally recognized
framework for sustainability reporting that provides the opportunity to
measure and report our performance in key sustainability areas
2006 Current guidelines launched

Establishing Baselines

Carbonated Soft Drinks

3

2.62

2.02

Water Use Ratio

2.5
0.5 L/L

2
1.5
- 20%
Reduction

1
0.5
0
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Adapted from: Christenson, Tod BIER, Water Use Benchmarking in the Beverage Industry, Trends and
Observations 2012

One L/L less water used

1,000
900
134 Billion Liters saved

Liters, Billions

800
700

100 Million gallons less per

day

600
500
400
300
200
100
Water Used

Drilling down on efficiency

Water Use Ratio

2.5
2

2.02

1.74

1.47
How far can
Beverage
Industry
push
efficiency?

1.5
1
0.5
0
Global
North America Bottled Water
Carbonated Soft Drinks

Adapted from: Christenson, Tod BIER, Water Use Benchmarking in the Beverage Industry, Trends and
Observations 2012

Brewing Industry
WUR are expected due
Beverage
Uses +

Mash

Boiling

Fermenting

Aging

5
Water Use Ratio

4.5
1.0 L/L

4
3.5

~ 20% Targeted
Reduction

3
2.5
2
1.5
1
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Adapted from: Christenson, Tod BIER, Water Use Benchmarking in the Beverage Industry, Trends and
Observations 2012 and MillerCoors, 2012 Sustainability Report

Water Use Breakdown

4%

4%

1%

4%

WUR 2.02:1

5%

In product
34%

water treatment
CIP

11%

utilities
evaporation
7%

container cleaning
misc. process water
cooling tunnels

Source: adapted from PepsiCo case study, EPA water reuse

guideline, 2012

Improving in-plant use to lower WUR

2:1

1.75:1

1.5:1

Water Conservation

..the low hanging fruit of water sustainability,

/it is the easiest to gain support and to implement
/has been highly successful for the past 5-10 years

And has been the majority of water savings

PepsiCo stated water savings of nearly 16 billion liters (2011 vs.
2006)

Conservation can only push the water saving so far

investment in water reuse technology has to be an integral component

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As Industry moves to become more efficient B

Excerpt from 2012 Sustainability Report:

/ Our global system is becoming more efficient in its water use
by reducing the amount it uses per liter of product produced, even
as production volumes increase.
We are recycling wastewater, sometimes returning it to nature
cleaner than required by law.

Source: adapted from The Coca-Cola Company 2011/2012 GRI Report

Definitions are emergingB

/Water Neutral as the point where we are treating all

wastewater and returning it to the environment at a level of
purity that supports aquatic life, plus replenishing the amount
of water used in the production of our finished products.

Source: adapted from The Coca-Cola Company 2011/2012 GRI Report

Water Reuse
Water reuse for industrial setting classified as:
1. External reuse: Use reuse water from an outside source as a water
source for main operations (suitable for power industries but rarely
applicable for beverage industry)
2. Internal reuse: Treat wastewater for reusing within the limits of the
plant operation (applicable for beverage industry )
3. Component internal reuse: Treat wastewater to be used as make-up
water for reuse in the plant operations (applicable for beverage
industry )

Reuse water can be scientifically safe, but public perception is the key
for beverage and brewing industry
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Uniqueness of Beverage and Brewing Industry Water Reuse

Water is the main

ingredient
Water reuse has
limitations since reuse
water CANNOT come in
contact with beverage
products

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When water efficiency implies reuse

IlSI Developing:
Guidelines to Safely
Maximize Water
Conservation Through
Recovery at Brewing and
Bottling Facilities

Guideline Publication
late 2012 - early 2013

Reuse Example-Coca-Cola

Source: Cola Cola-Water Reuse Research Foundation presentation

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Water Resource/Community Focus -- The Future Trend

Water sustainability shifting focus from internal perspective to a

community based/water resources perspective
Includes partners (supply chain manufactures and local utilities)
Water resource/community focused water management makes water
sustainability a LOCAL issue
Local regulations and challenges will determine the reuse potential
(e.g., India vs. US)
Particularly important for brewers in which many of them are small
local companies
Water accounting (e.g., definition of wastewater and process water) has
given the water resource/community focus more latitude to reuse its
water and achieve its sustainability goals

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Shift from internal to community focused-water resource approach

Little change in supply chain
(i.e., sugar production) water
management can result in
huge water savings
Companies are sharing water
sustainability tools with each
other to help in this journey

Source: Coca-Cola water sustainability

footprint assessment 2011

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Water becomes local- Indirect water reuse (Replenish) is

trending

Indirect water reuse can be extremely helpful especially in water stress

regions

Source: Coca-cola water sustainability report 2012

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Advantageous accounting for water resource focus

Water accounting:
Water resource focus
approach provides
more opportunity to
reuse water and
achieve water
sustainability goals

Positive Water from PepsiCo

Source: PepsiCo Sustainability Report India 2011

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Challenges with Water Reuse in Beverage Industry

No clear reused water quality standards different process requires different

water quality, for example

Cooling water reuse cannot contain elevated TDS nor can it be deionized
(corrosive)

Bottle cooling water reuse cannot contain any microbes

Bottle washing water reuse cannot contain can tolerate dirtier water

Since no clear reuse water quality exist and due to the public perception of
reuse water, reuse water quality has often set to drinking water limits

As drinking water limits get more stringent, so does the current water reuse limits

These self imposed stringent rules might deter corporations from pursuing water
reuse

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Jim Jensen, PE
Industrial Practice Leader
HDR Engineering, Inc.
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