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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Project Background <br /> <br />Today's manufacturers face numerous challenges. They must keep pace with rapidly <br />advancing technology, meet market pressures, as well as comply with various government <br />regulations in a constantly changing political and economic environment. The Coors Ceramics <br />Company, originally founded in 1910 as the Herold China and Pottery Company, initially <br />manufactured cookware. Historically, Coors Ceramic Company has demonstrated tremendous <br />versatility and flexibility by successfully adapting to challenges of the day. Decades later, it <br />continues production with a line of state of the art ceramic products used in science and industry. <br />As technology has advanced and the need to create new products has been met, important <br />changes to the company's infrastructure itself have not kept up with the times. Preliminary <br />evaluation indicates great potential for water conservation and water reuse in this historic facility. <br /> <br />Coors Ceramics is currently the single largest industrial water user in the City, consuming <br />approximately 10% of the City's total potable water supply. Water is used in almost every step <br />of their production process. Based on data collected by the Coors Ceramics Environmental and <br />Engineering staffs and information gathered through the City of Golden's Pretreatment Program, <br />it was believed that changes in production practices could achieve a reduction in overall potable <br />water use. It was recognized that a water use efficiency study of the industry was the necessary <br />first step in identifying how, what and where changes could be most effectively implemented to <br />achieve this goal. <br />