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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 → treatment → use → 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.

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