Industry saving 118,000,000 litres of water

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Industry saving 118,000,000 litres of water

The Malta Business Bureau announced that businesses and hotels collaborating with the EU LIFE+ Investing in Water Project are saving 118,000,000 litres of water every year.

The savings are a result of upgrades carried out by businesses and hotels over the past year. These include installation by the Seabank Hotel of a sewage treatment plant, where treated water is used for 2nd class purposes, the installation by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Malta of a process waste-water recycling plant, rainwater harvesting by BOV, installation of flow rate valves in wash hand basins and replacement of a showers in the Corinthia Palace, Marina Hotel at the Corinthia Beach Resort, The Corinthia Hotel - St Georges Bay, and toilet flushing volume reduction by the Rafael Spinola hotel, amongst others.

The amount of water being saved is enough to meet all the water needs of two medium sized 4* hotels and a large factory.

MBB Project Manager Geoffrey Saliba said "Constant innovations and decrease in cost of technology are allowing industry to become more efficient and effective in its water consumption. A considerable body of knowledge has been built by industry leaders on which technology works best in which circumstances - sharing this knowledge base widely is allowing industry to reduce its consumption significantly."

The MBB's EU LIFE+ Investing in Water Project audited enterprises' systems, identified their water saving potential, and made recommendations on how to increase efficiency based on existing best practice. Training was also provided for technical staff on the most attractive water saving solutions.

Efficient use of water is particularly important for Malta - one of the world's top ten water scarce countries. Water scarcity has led to over-exploitation of groundwater, Malta's only natural source of freshwater, with over 50% more groundwater being extracted every year than is sustainable (1). Yet groundwater is relied upon by various sectors, with treated groundwater also forming part of the tap water provided by WSC.

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