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The Synthesis Workshop of Weihua Group Implements a Three-Step Water-Saving Initiative Author/Source: Weihua Group Date: 2022-03-29 Clicks: 16 March 2022 marked the company’s second \"Water-Saving Awareness Month.\" To improve water management in production activities, to explore technical improvements for water-saving measures, to further enhance the level of water conservation management in the workshop and to raise awareness among all employees regarding water conservation, as well as to foster a culture of voluntary water-saving practices, the Synthesis Workshop adopted a three-step water-saving initiative. In response to the company’s requirements regarding water conservation initiatives, the synthesis workshop first developed a plan for water conservation awareness campaigns. It established an organizational structure headed by workshop director Li Jinheng to mobilize all employees in the workshop to participate. The publicity and education campaign focuses on the company’s water culture philosophy, carrying out various forms of promotion: creating banners to promote water conservation and organizing all employees in the workshops to sign them ； Post relevant water-saving slogans in the production area, central control room, and workshop office areas ； Create a poster themed “Fully implementing water culture concepts to promote the reuse of wastewater resources” ； Employees are encouraged to share their experiences in water conservation and exchange insights on this topic through pre-shift and post-shift meetings, as well as newsletters ； By making use of sections such as the learning area, video lectures, and specialized quizzes available in the Xue* Qiangqi APP, all employees in the workshop were organized to participate in specialized training on water conservation; a total of 142 people took part in this training ； The views of articles and videos related to water conservation exceeded 6,000. The workshop conducted a thorough inspection of all vapor emission points in the equipment areas under its jurisdiction, classified them based on water quality, volume, and necessity, and required the implementation of flexible measures for their recycling. For example, indirect cooling water from pumps that can be recycled directly, indirect cooling water from analytical instruments, condensate drained from the lowest points of steam pipelines, regularly discharged water from waste heat boilers, water from sampling coolers, and water drained to prevent freezing in winter – all of these are collected through separate pipelines and sent to a low-level collection tank. The water collected there is then pumped using a clean water pump into the circulating cooling water network. For other types of wastewater that cannot be recycled directly, such as those in which water used once serves as an indirect cooling medium for pumps, recycled cooling water should be used instead ； Upgrade and renovate the equipment in which heat exchange media contaminate the cooling water. In the 708 water recycling renovation projects that have been carried out, some equipment was reused, resulting in an investment of only 30,000 yuan. The actual water recovery rate is around 15 m3/h. With a water cost of 3 yuan/m3 and 8,000 operating hours per year, the direct savings from water conservation amount to approximately 360,000 yuan per year. The workshop makes water conservation a key focus of its daily management; it maintains strict oversight during regular inspections and weekly comprehensive checks, and it also innovates the content of team-based work competitions, such as implementing strict controls on steam pipeline venting to eliminate unnecessary openings of vent valves ； Anti-freezing steam, anti-freezing drain systems, and heat tracing should be adjusted dynamically according to temperature changes ； Promptly identifying and eliminating leaks and continuous water flow from plumbing fixtures… These aspects are all included in the competition requirements, which motivates teams to strive to save water by competing with one another. The workshop has also established management records for the boundary area steam traps (approximately 500 units), in order to assess their condition and the amount of steam lost due to leaks. Those traps that had problems such as poor drainage, malfunctioning operation, leaks, insufficient drainage capacity, or incorrect selection were replaced in batches. This approach not only improved the stability of the plant’s operation but also reduced abnormal steam emissions, resulting in significant water savings. To implement the \"three-step approach,\" it is necessary to take steady steps at each stage. All employees in the synthesis workshop will continue to make efforts to cherish, value, and conserve water, starting with themselves, in order to foster new trends and help achieve the company’s goals for the year focused on \"energy savings, carbon reduction, water conservation, and emission cuts.\"