Many facilities strive to achieve LEED® certified buildings through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), or the U.S. Energy Department’s ENERGY STAR® ratings, among other certifications through local and state organizations. Monitoring flow using a highly accurate flow meter provides operators with the data they need to petition the USGBC for LEED credits, as well as meet corporate water objectives.
Industrial facilities needing to report to local, state, or federal regulators such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the U.S. Geological Society (USGA) will benefit from highly accurate, repeatable flow measurements. Facilities flowing large quantities of water will see a significant difference between a ±2% accurate meter and a ±0.2% meter, which can equate to financial savings as well as water usage and effluent levels below thresholds.
Many companies are taking the initiative by announcing their commitment to be ‘water positive,’ a combination of water-use reduction, recycling, and investment into the local water infrastructure. Often, this involves wastewater treatment on-site for many factories and production centers, with the goal to reuse 100% of the facility’s process water and reducing the burden on the local municipality.
When the stakes are high to meet environmental and corporate initiatives involving a company’s water footprint, it’s critical to invest in valuable measurement technology. Flow data at intake, effluent, and post-wastewater treatment will allow operators and technicians to calculate efficiency and conservation.
In addition to recycling process water for reuse at facilities, companies can also quantify the amount of water they’re treating and returning to the community. Many companies in drought-plagued regions have made a commitment to return a certain percentage or amount of treated water to support local agriculture and wildlife, and require accurate, reliable flow data to quantify that water.
While companies in a variety of industries report to different regulators, have unique conservation and sustainability objectives, and industrial water practices, they can all benefit from installing the right meter in the right location to meet their application’s needs.
A full-bore electromagnetic (mag) meter like McCrometer’s Ultra Mag®, or a full-profile insertion mag meter such as the FPI Mag® offer system integration, unprecedented accuracy and repeatability, minimal-to-no maintenance, and provide flow data for the lifetime of the industrial facility. These meters are ideal for new and retrofit projects in a variety of industrial verticals and are a cost-effective measurement solution that meets regulatory requirements.
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