Water is used in industrial and manufacturing processes as a raw material, for conveyance, heating, cooling, cleaning, sanitizing, and landscaping.
California’s wine industry alone uses 4.4 billion gallons of water per year to process grapes into wine. US industrial water use is estimated to exceed 18.2 billion gallons per day, coming from direct water withdrawals (from the source, not from public water supplies).
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE VS. SUSTAINABILITY
Today’s investments in water conservation, improvements in efficiency and reuse technologies will provide a competitive advantage in the future. This will ensure that agriculture and related processing activities continue to play an important role in California's and the nation's wine, food processing and industrial communities and, at the same time, protect our ecosystems for current and future generations.
The struggle between true sustainability--in simplest terms, the ability of an ecosystem to renew itself--and the economics of business is a challenge for most wineries, food processors and industries. Those that embrace the former and integrate sustainable practices into their businesses will be standing strong as regulations and natural resources continue to impact business activities.
SOLUTIONS
Heritage Systems has developed products and services founded on verifiable technical principals and best environmental practices. Our process water products and services, including Lancer 5% and Peraspray dispensing systems, reduce the carbon footprint, minimize impacts on our water resources, save energy, and reduce waste.
To us, sustainability is not a trend. It’s a culture that we embrace. Join us.