- 1. Water, a daunting issue for manufacturing and exporting
companies
2. Issues and Facts
- Two thirds of population in 2025 will live in risky conditions
with regards to water.
- The industrial sector account for 20% of the worlds water
extraction and on the rise.
- Industries in the pulp and paper, oil and metallurgy sectors
are pointed for that rise.
In the world: 3. Issuesand Facts (cont)
- Qubecholds more than 3% of world reserves.
- Unmatched consumption: 400 litres per day.
- Strong and developing Water Export lobby
In Qubec: 4. Different Ways to Export Water
5. Cascadesposition
- Admit that water could be an important source of revenue for
the government.
- Find ways to reduce water consumption in Qubec.
- Increase gradually the cost of water
- Evaluate how to generate exports from water saved.
- Encourage leaders via compensation and penalize lagers.
6. Cascades Efforts in Water Reduction
- Water consumption : SIX TIMES LESSthan that of the Canadian
paper industry (50 000 Cubic metreday)
- Reduction of25%of total suspended solids
- Lobby to change the Federal environmental legislation known as
the trout test
7. Cascades Efforts in Water (cont) Cascades Plant in Kingsey
Falls:
- Addition of an air flotation tank
- A 56% reduction in wastewater flow
- Savings of 880 kWh of steam per hour
BoxboardPlant in Versailles:
- Addition of an air flotation tank
- Reduction of 60% in wastewater flow
- Energy savings of 1465 kWh per hour
8. Water Indicator
- Development of a water indicator"that will quantify the
environmental repercussions ofCascades products, processes and
services on the quality and availability of water.
- Quantify the potential impacts of water consumption either on
human health or through the use of compensation by deprived users
(desalination for domestic use) depending on the economic
context.
Cascades and CIRAIGPartnership: 9. Questions?