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Water Audit & Water Balance Study

You cannot save what you do not measure. A two-week KEE water audit maps every litre from source to drain, finds the losses and reuse opportunities, and gives you a costed plan, usually paying for itself in the first quarter.

What the audit covers

  1. Kick-off and dataBills, borewell logs, consent, existing meters, process water uses; site walk with utilities team.
  2. Metering and measurementTemporary ultrasonic flow meters on key lines; tank level logging; cooling tower and boiler make-up/blowdown measurement; sampling of key streams.
  3. Water balanceSource to treatment to use to drain mapped and closed to within 5–10 %; unaccounted water identified.
  4. Loss and efficiency analysisLeaks, overflows, once-through cooling, low cycles of concentration, boiler blowdown, RO recovery, CIP practices.
  5. Reuse and recycling optionsWhich streams can be reused where, condensate, RO reject, cooling blowdown, treated effluent, with quality checks.
  6. Costed action planQuick wins (no capex), medium (dosing/controls), capital (RO, reuse trains, ZLD); each with savings, cost and payback; presentation to management.

Typical findings

  • 15–30 % of intake unaccounted for through leaks, overflows and unmetered uses
  • Cooling towers at 2–3 cycles where 6–8 is achievable, 40–60 % blowdown saving
  • Boiler blowdown 2–3× design; no condensate return
  • RO reject discharged when it can feed cooling towers or floor wash
  • Treated effluent meeting reuse norms but going to drain
  • Tanker water bought while rainwater and condensate are wasted

Who asks for a water audit

Manufacturing plants
Cost reduction, consent-to-operate limits, CII/BEE and ESG reporting.
Hotels, hospitals, campuses
Tanker cost, reuse compliance, sustainability certification.
Data centres and IT parks
WUE improvement, cooling make-up reduction.
Industrial estates and MIDC units
Cluster-level balance, CETP load reduction.

Frequently asked questions

How long does an audit take?

Two to three weeks on site for a mid-size plant including a week of metering, plus a week for the report.

What does it cost?

A fixed fee based on plant size and number of streams; typical audits pay back within months from quick wins alone. Fee is adjusted against any KEE implementation you choose.

Do you implement the recommendations?

Yes, but the audit stands alone; you can implement with anyone. We separate the report from any proposal.

Know where your water goes

Send plant type, daily water intake and location; we reply with audit scope, duration and fee.