What factory wastes water? im doing an essay on fatorieds that waste water. and i need to know a few and if you know how much water is being wasted that would be awesome. plus if you know anything else about water being wasted and how much water gets wasted when you do it let me know. thx.

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Paper factories area good answer. However, there are other factories which can waste much more water. Manufacturing plants that use a tempering process wastes water. Basically metal is heated to very high temperatures, then held a high temperatures (300 degrees) for a period of time. To keep the solution from boiling, very high concentrations of salts are added. When the process is complete, the metal part is dropped into a bath of running water to rapidly cool the metal and rinse of all the salt for the next steps in manufacturing.

Volumes: A parts manufacturer producing small metal pieces can use 3-5 gallons per minute per machine to wash and cool the parts. A large scale manufacturer will then have 10-30 tempering machines operating 18-24 hours per day, 350-365 days per year. This water is then typically discharged to the storm drain or sewer, depending on the juristiction and the salts used. So, a range of %26quot;wasted water%26quot; is 11.3 to 78.9 MILLION gallons per year for one manufacturer. This is the reason why many manufacturing plants have their own groundwater pumps. Personal experience as a production supervisor and current environmental consultant helping industry solve waste-water issues. 71% 5 Votes

Other Answers (3)

• the factories that waste water r the paper factories 0% 0 Votes
• paper factories!! no joke, especially when they make colored paper cuz all the ink leaks out into the river. sucks doesnt it? 14% 1 Vote
• houses 14% 1 Vote