Case Studies

Through City West Water's Business Resource Efficiency Program, we work closely with our commercial, industrial and institutional customers to improve water and resource efficiency and implement cleaner production processes.

Saving Water Through Process Modification

Thinking outside the square and implementing new processes can help your business to improve its water and resource efficiency, which can also reduce utility bills.

These case studies highlight how some of our customers are modifying processes to save water.

 

Millions of Litres of Water Saved At The University of Melbourne

Once an application for co-funding was approved by City West Water, the University changed over their water-cooled vacuum pumps with sir-cooled versions in four buildings at the Parkville campus. The water savings have been significant - over 8 million litres of water a year have been saved since the project was completed in 2008. Download the PDF for the full case study.

Hot Box Installation at Nufarm Chemicals

With the help of City West Water, Nufarm identified and implemented a project to improve the efficiency of the water bath operation by replacing them with enclosed hot box units. This has eliminated the water and energy lost through evaporation and made the units safer for staff. Download the PDF for the full case study.

Phosphate Removal At Sugar Australia

The installation of a decanter to separate a significant amount of water from solids helped to reduce phosphate and total dissolved solids in the trade waste discharge to sewer. Download the PDF for the full case study.

Tollman Take Their Water and Energy Savings to a New Level

After consultation with a City West Water Cleaner Production Consultant and studying other business examples and researching suppliers, Tollman decided to trial a new Cleaning in Place (CIP) system to reduce their use of wash water. Download the PDF for the full case study.