POUDRE RUNS THROUGH IT

Katie WallaceDirectorSocial & Environmental Responsibility

JANUARY 2019

FORCE FOR GOOD STRATEGY

2019

CONTAINERS (BOTTLES +

CANS)41%

BARLEY AG17%

DISTRIBUTION10%

RETAIL8%

MALTING6%

FIBER PACKAGING

3%

CUSTOMER USE1%

PURCHASED ELECTRICITY

6% NATURAL GAS4%

FUGITIVE EMISSIONS

3% VEHICLE FLEET1%

IMPACT CLIMATE

How many gallons of water will be used to get this beer in your fridge?

IMPACT WATER

24

Agricultural Inputs(cultivation and malt)

96%

Packaging(primary and secondary)

3%

Non Ag Inputs(CO2, ethanol, etc.)

<1%

0.09 GALLONS from the brewery

Source: Change the Course, a National Geographic program. LINK. Source: Fort Collins Utilities

2%of local water in Fort Collins is consumed by craft brewers. (An estimated ½ of that

is returned to the Poudre River.)

How much water do brewers use?

24 GALLONSFor one 12oz bottle of Fat Tire beer (including glass)*Source: Antea Group / New Belgium.

[Entire lifecycle: grain to glass]

[3 to 15]:1GALLONS H2O: GALLONS BEER*Source: Brewers Association

[Brewery only]

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY & STEWARDSHIP• Xeriscaping• Pre-treatment water reuse in packaging• Post-treatment water reuse in cooling towers• Process Water Treatment Plant • Bioswales and other storm water solutions

WATERSHED HEALTH• Quantity – base flows• Quantity – flushing flows• Quality – fire prevention

WATER STEWARDSHIP

BreWater brings together breweries in the greater Fort

Collins area to discuss local water issues, to bring community

members together, to encourage water education, and to protect the

quality of our most important resource: water.

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