Purple Pipe
At Spirit, we consider drought a chronic, physical, climate-related risk at our Wichita facility which influences our water efficiency strategy. Spirit has entered into an agreement with the City of Wichita to use non-potable grey water in our industrial processes where possible. As a result of this project, Spirit has reduced its potable water usage by more than 70 percent.
Industrial Water Usage and Transition
- Grey water redirected to and recycled by Spirit for industrial processing
- Potable water demand decreased significantly
- Program enhancements planned for 2020
Recycling 575M gallons annually, reverse osmosis distributes 2M gallons every day, reduced City of Wichita fresh water demand by ~70%
