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You are invited to participate in our food processing water use survey. In this survey, CLFP members and other food processors are requested to complete a survey that asks questions about water usage and conservation measures.
Your survey responses will be strictly confidential, and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Trudi Hughes of the CLFP at (916) 640-8150 or Robert Beggs at Brown and Caldwell (530) 204-5203 or by email at the email address specified below. Aggregates of answers will be compared to the previous CLFP survey results and to published historical data on water usage and efficiency for food processing operations.
Additional details or clarification for some of the questions are available by clicking on the "?" button when shown.
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
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| * 2. Facility Location (City or County) | | |
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Describe other processing method |
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| 5. Months of Operation per Year (i.e. July-Nov, year round, etc.) | | |
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6. What percentage of the total process water supply at your facility in 2013 was obtained from the following sources? |
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| 7. Name of Municipal Water Supplier (if applicable) | | |
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8. Municipal Water Costs (skip if n/a)
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9. Costs of Water from Private Well (skip if n/a)
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| 10. Other Sources (list applicable) | | |
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11. Costs of Water from Other Sources (skip if n/a)
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12. Please fill in the table below
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13. Please enter type and location of water meter(s) and submeters
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| 14. Frequency of Meter Calibration (months) | | |
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15. Have you done any of the following in the last ten years?
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16. What is your best estimate regarding the percentage of your process water consumption usage for the following purposes or in the following subareas:
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17. How much total water per year leaving processes is recycled to the same or another process or use?
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18. What priority does water conservation/efficiency have at your facility? |
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19. Provide breakdown of water recycling practices (i.e. from which process and to which processes and whether treated prior to recycling).
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| 20. Please list methods you plan on applying to achieve future reductions in fresh water demand. | | |
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| 21. Please list your company established water conservation/efficiency goals. | | |
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22. What are your overall target water conservation goals?
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| 23. Maximum estimated additional cost effective potential water conservation over the next 5 years (in gallons/year): | | |
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24. Please rank (1-5) the following factors that limit additional conservation (i.e. 1 for the most limiting factor, 2 for the next most limiting factor, etc.): |
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Product Quality |
| | Sanitation |
| | Cost Effectiveness |
| | Lack of Funding |
| | Other |
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| 25. For other, please specify | | |
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26. Have you conducted a comprehensive water usage assessment in the last five years to identify potential ways to conserve water? |
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27. Do you use reverse osmosis for water treatment? |
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If so, how are you using RO? |
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| 28. What other new water-saving technologies are you considering? | | |
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| 29. What types of technical assistance would help you most to conserve additional water? | | |
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31. In case we need to get in touch with you if we have any questions about your survey entries, please provide your contact information.
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