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| Countries: | South Africa |
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| Basins: | Orange |
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Project SDGs:
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Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4) Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4) |
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Water Recycling and Reuse |
| Services Needed: | No services needed/offered |
| Language: | English |
| Start & End Dates: | Jan. 01, 2016 » Ongoing |
| Contextual Condition(s): | Quality, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation |
| Additional Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
| Beneficiaries: | Manufacturers, Agricultural growers |
| Planning & Implementation Time: | More than 3 years |
| Primary Funding Source: | pool |
| Project Challenges: | Other |
| Project Source: | CDP |
| Profile Completion: | 69% |
Alcoa approved a capital investment of US$115 Million for residue filtration at the Kwinana refinery in Western Australia, a technology with multiple benefits, which we commissioned in early 2016. With this technology, bauxite residue generated from the alumina refining process is forced through very large filters that squeeze out the water, which is recycled in the process. The system reduces the refinery’s freshwater use by 1.2 gigaliters (317 million gallons) annually and…
| Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | Quality, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation |
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| Project Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
| Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Manufacturers, Agricultural growers |
| Months & Implementing: | More than 3 years |
| Primary Funding Source: | Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners) |
| Challenges: | Other |
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