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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