Coors Ceramic Conservation & Reuse Study WorkPlan

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~; '. ~ ~, r .' '.'. }. :-<;:. .' 1, J'.,I , t' ,"1',,; t~: ,,, .~ '_,! " "".. I, ,I""t. , ; I~ . ,. ;!p 05-01-1997 01:35PM 74hY OF GOLDEN P / W . 303 384 8161 P,02 . Water Conservation and Waste Water Minimization Study For Coors Ceramlc:s Company A Cooperative Effort with the City of Golden !.. Proiect Descriptioll The City of Golden will participate in a water audit study to identify ways in which the Coors Ceramics Company can reduce the overall consumption of potable water. Based on data collected by the Coors Ceramics Environmental and Engineering staffs and information gathered through the City's Pretreatment Program, it is believed that changes in production practices could achieve a reduction in overall water use, Coors Ceramics has identified some areas where improved efficiency and potential water reuse could be applied. How, where and what changes need to be made can be determined through a water use audit. The City of Golden will participate in choosing a qualified person or company to do this study. The City's application is for $4,800 in grant money to be used for this purpose, Based on the study results, Coors Ceramics will act on those suggestions that are practical and economically feasible to implement. Any expenses above and beyond the grant amount of $4800 will be paid for by Coors Ceramics. A "How To" manual with contacts and records ofthe steps taken in the Coors Ceramics project will be made available to any individual or business who is interested in the process involved. II, Goals/Objectives Through a water conservation audit, specific areas where the amount of potable water required for equipmeht cooling and manufacturing processes can be reduced, will be identified. The study may show that redundant plumbing may be contributing to water losses. D1. Proiect Plannin!! Currently, Coors staifis working with City personnel to: 1, Determine who will perform the study, As of 4/29/97 the City of Golden and Coors Ceramics have agreed upon Mr.Tom DeBooy to do the study. He is a retired consultant engineer at Coors Ceramics who was involved in the original engineering of the cooling system. He is thoroughly familiar with it and the manufacturing processes of the plant. Mr.DeBooy has submitted an acceptable proposal to the City and Coors. His rate of$35.00 per hour will be paid with grant funds provided by the City to Coors Ceramics. Any amount above $4800 will be paid by Coors from Coors budget. 2. Gather baseline data by detennining current wastewater discharge flows from process lines through instrument flow monitoring (Coors) and determining current water use from city billing and metering (Coors and City).