basf tarragona, spain sustainable water management at a major
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BASF Tarragona, Spain
Sustainable Water Management
at a Major Chemical Production Site
Dr. Andrea Stoegbauer
BASF Global Environmental Technology, Ludwigshafen
Judit Bonet-Torne
BASF Espanola Gestion Medioambiental, Tarragona
Environmental Goals 2020: Water
Withdrawal of drinking water for production by 2020 (baseline 2010)
Sustainable water management at sites in water stress areas by 2020
- 50% 100%
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64 sites globally
(21% of total BASF
production sites)
(Status 2012)
Affected sites
represent 6.9% of
total water used by
BASF
Implementation of
EWS-Standard
Sustainable Water Management
in Water Stress Areas – Regional Overview
17 Sites
3 Sites
29 Sites
10 Sites
5 Sites
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Sustainable Water Management
Scope of Assessment
Water
abstraction
Water
discharge Site
Water Governance
Environmental impact
whithin 25 km-radius
River Basin/Aquifer
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Tarragona Water Supply
Challenge for Centuries
Screenshot
Spain with
water stress
areas from
pfister
Roman Aqueduct
Water Stress
Indices by Pfister
et. al, 2009 –
displayed in
Google Earth
Tarragona
INTERN 6 05/08/2011 6
Tarragona Industrial Park
with Diverse Chemical Activities
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Barcelona
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Tarragona *
BASF Site
Tarragona
BASF Tarragona: Impact Assessment
on High Conservation Value Areas
Water
Abstraction
from Ebro
river
BASF Tarragona: Impact Assessment
on High Conservation Value Areas
Sustainable Water Management Audit
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Photo: External auditors with colleagues from
Tarragona and Ludwigshafen during the audit
Diversification of water sources
Evaluation of supply and
discharge related risks
Improvement programs of water
usage
Reuse of WWTP-effluent
Water risk assessments of
chemical production plants
EWP-Pre-Screening: January 2013
External Audit: April 2013
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Sustainable Water Management
EWS Gold Certificate for Tarragona
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Implementation of EWS-Standard
Benefits and Issues
Detailed tool to compile water related information and to understand
complexity
Raise awareness around the resource water and related risks (Long
term availability of sources, HCV-areas)
External Certification as communication-tool
Significant resources needed
Sometimes difficult to understand the “language”
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