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    • Strategic Water Management
      • Why should wineries take a strategic approach to water management?
      • What is involved in taking a strategic approach to water management?
      • How to integrate water into business strategies and operations
      • How to initiate change and build internal support
      • How to obtain support from owners
      • How to obtain support from managers and winemakers
      • How to obtain support from employees
    • Well Management
      • Why is active well management important?
      • What does active well management involve?
      • How to monitor well levels
      • How to monitor well levels using a tape measure
      • How to monitor well levels using a water sounder
      • How to monitor well levels using a data logger
      • How to protect water quality
      • How to use well data to support operations and growth
    • Water Use Monitoring
      • Why should wineries develop a water monitoring strategy?
      • What is involved in a water monitoring strategy?
      • How to set water monitoring goals
      • How to determine meter requirements and locations
      • How to select and install water meters
      • How to collect and manage water data
      • Collecting Data
      • Water Inventory and Balance
      • Key Performance Indicators
      • Setting Baselines
      • Using water data to plan for growth
    • Reducing Water Consumption and Wastewater Strength
      • Why should wineries reduce water consumption and wastewater strength?
      • What is involved in reducing water consumption and wastewater strength?
      • How to identify priority areas
      • How to determine root causes
      • How to identify improvements
      • General Water Use
      • Barrels: Cleaning and Sanitation
      • Barrels: Hydration
      • Tanks and Equipment: Cleaning and Sanitation
      • Bottling
      • Lees and Solids Management
    • On-site Wastewater Treatment
      • Why should wineries treat wastewater on-site?
      • What is involved in treating wastewater on-site?
      • How to reduce wastewater volume and strength
      • How to determine wastewater volume and composition
      • How to identify and select a consultant
      • How to identify options for treatment
      • On-site Treatment Case Studies
      • How to obtain required approvals
    • Alternative Water Sources
      • Why should wineries investigate alternative water sources?
      • What is involved in investigating alternative water sources?
      • How to quantify demand for alternative sources
      • How to quantify potential supply from alternative sources
      • How to evaluate feasibility of installing a basic rainwater harvesting system
      • How to evaluate feasibility of installing an advanced rainwater harvesting system
      • How to evaluate feasibility of installing a greywater recycling system
      • How to install a basic rainwater harvesting system
      • How to install an advanced rainwater harvesting system
      • How to install a greywater recycling system
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Articles

  • Raise a Glass to BLOOM’s New Water & Wine Portal

    Partners in Project Green. March 2015.

  • Interview with Norman Hardie and Tim Kuepfer

    BLOOM. December 12, 2014.

  • Innovation is BLOOMing in Ontario

    Industrial Water World. November 2014.

  • Wineries Float Ideas for Treating Waste

    Wines & Vines. August 6, 2014.

  • Interview with Cave Spring’s Dave Hooper

    BLOOM. May 23, 2014.

  • Bottlenecked: Wineries tackle wastewater to keep business

    Water Canada. October 4, 2013.

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