WASI Case Study: Valence Surface Technologies
Point of Contact
Deborah Purce, dpurce@uw.edu
Description
The Washington Applied Sustainability Internship (WASI) project analyzed data and examined processes to optimize the water flow rate and chemical additions into the tanks including:
- Identifying areas for water conservation through the analysis of the daily wastewater flow and total dissolved solids (TDS) levels for individual rinse tanks.
- Analysis of both an automatic and a manual method to reduce water usage.
Water usage is measurably decreasing using this new process, with an estimated reduction of approximately 1540 gallons of water per day and a potential savings of about $1550 per month.