Cooling Towers & Recycled Water

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To reduce demand on our fresh drinking water supplies, Victorians are increasingly using alternative water supplies for purposes that don’t require such high-quality water. These alternative supplies include roof-collected rainwater, stormwater, recycled water that has been derived from greywater or sewage, and industrial waste water.

Many businesses with cooling towers are now considering ways to help reduce drinking water consumption, by either:

• Using alternative water supplies in cooling tower systems; or
• Recycling cooling tower bleed or waste water (also known as ‘industrial water’) for other purposes.

For further details on managing the human and environmental health risks that may be associated with these water-saving measures, download the bulletin below.

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