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Managing Water Quality at Smurfit Kappa's Los Reyes Site

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Managing Water Quality at Smurfit Kappa's Los Reyes Site

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Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Mexico
Basins: North Pacific (455) (Rio Lerma - Guadalajara)
Project SDGs:
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Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Energy efficiency (SDG 7.3)
Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
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Sustainable Withdrawals
Progress to Date: NA Reduce water footprint
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2018  »  Ongoing
Contextual Condition(s): Quality
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Manufacturers
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: CDP
Profile Completion: 80%

Project Overview

SK Los Reyes operates its own wastewater treatment plant on site. This way the mill can impact its water recirculation and reuse better, manage the quality of water discharge from the site and this way both build buffers for water withdrawal limits as well as comply with regulations related to discharge. When the mill returns good quality water back to nature, it can demonstrate that it is not competing with the drinking water usage.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: Quality
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Manufacturers
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: Other

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The Smurfit Kappa Group plc is Europe's leading corrugated packaging company and one of the leading paper-based packaging companies in the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Learn More


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