Water Use in Industry

• The industries that produce metals, wood and paper products, chemicals, gasoline and oils are major users of water. Probably every manufactured product uses water during some part of the production process.
• Industrial water use includes water used for such purposes as fabricating, processing, washing, diluting, cooling, or transporting a product; incorporating water into a product; or for sanitation needs within the manufacturing facility.
• Industrial Water Use:

        - Water Supply
        - Effluent Discharge
        - Rain water runoff
        - Compliance

• Total industrial water use in the world is about 22%, with high-income countries using 59%, and low-income countries using a minuscule 8%. These figures will rise with industrial production.
• For industrial uses, water must be protected, conserved, and used in a proper manner. For most industrial purposes, the water used needs to be freshwater, not salt water, because salt can corrode metal.
• Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy.