感谢乔治亚州环境伙伴关系（GEP）之间的合作 以及乔治亚州惩戒部（GDC），每年有数百万加仑的水 在里德斯维尔的一家GDC蔬菜罐头厂被拯救。水的减少 使用降低了对佐治亚州东南部受到威胁的主要水源的需求 上弗洛里丹含水层。通过制定全面的水资源效率计划 该工厂将其峰值日用水量减少了57%，节约了约25% 每年有一百万加仑的水。 迄今为止，该监狱采取了以下节水措施: 安装流量计、累加器和控制阀，以控制和跟踪水的使用； 实施逆流冲洗系统以减少淡水量 用来清洗蔬菜；取消一个蔬菜清洗步骤；安装 替代冷却系统，消除直流冷却水； 和 实施干法清理实践，以减少设备和地板的用水 打扫。 该项目的成功归功于管理层对资源的投入 GDC的环境保护，开发节水解决方案的团队方法，以及 了解废水最小化的成本效益。包括参考，表格。

Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Georgia Environmental Partnership (GEP) and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), millions of gallons of water per year are being saved at a GDC vegetable canning plant in Reidsville. This reduction in water use lowers the demand on southeast Georgia's threatened primary water source, the Upper Floridan Aquifer. By developing a comprehensive water efficiency program, the plant has reduced its peak daily water use by 57 percent, a savings of approximately 25 million gallons of water per year. To date, the prison has undertaken the following water efficiency measures: installation of flow meters, totalizers, and control valves to control and track water usage; implementation of a counterflow rinsing system to reduce the amount of fresh water used to clean vegetables; elimination of one vegetable rinsing step; installation of an alternative cooling system to eliminate once-through cooling water; and, implementation of dry clean-up practices to reduce water use in equipment and floor cleaning. The success of this project can be attributed to management commitment to resource conservation at GDC, a team approach to developing water efficiency solutions, and an understanding of the cost benefits of wastewater minimization. Includes reference, table.