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Division 9.2 Water consumption and waste water discharge

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General techniques to reduce water consumption and the volume of waste water discharged are given in Section 1.4 of these BAT conclusions. The indicative environmental performance level is presented in the table below.

Table 17

Indicative environmental performance level for specific waste water discharge

The specific waste water discharge level does not apply to processes using direct water cooling and to the production of ready meals and soups.

UnitSpecific waste water discharge(yearly average)
m3/tonne of raw materials1,5-8,0 f1

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f1

The specific waste water discharge level does not apply to processes using direct water cooling and to the production of ready meals and soups.