Water Footprinting - Reducing costs and safeguarding against future legislation

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 their water 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?

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

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