Water is essential to life. Yet water is an increasingly scarce natural resource globally. Impacts from climate change, extreme weather events, increased droughts and floods are affecting watersheds across the United States. Chemical manufacturers share valuable water resources with their communities.
Conserving & Protecting Drinking Water
ACC's 2024 Sustainability Report
Jenny Heumann Godes
Table of Contents
Chemical Industry Actions
The chemical industry plays a vital role in developing the products and technologies that enable clean water. Advances in technologies made possible by chemistry help support water conservation, sanitation, reuse and the transformation of contaminated water into clean, safe drinking water for people around the globe.
- Water stewardship is both a global and a local issue. In some parts of the United States, water scarcity is an issue. In other areas, challenges include source water quality, storm surges, impacts from aging infrastructure, competition for shared water resources and more.
- Thus, company approaches to water stewardship often require a local and targeted approach. That’s why ACC collaborated with The Water Council to develop a Water Body Risk Assessment (WBRA) Framework to help ACC members identify and consider potential actions they can take to address and mitigate water-related risks.
- Water is a shared resource. Conducting a WBRA also promotes collaboration among ACC members and local stakeholders, including water utilities, other businesses and the public to address shared water issues and maintain and enhance water availability and quality in the community.
Learn more about actions ACC member companies can take to conduct a WBRA and enhance water stewardship at their facilities and in their communities.
ACC Member Company Water Stewardship Actions
ACC member companies are helping to reduce water consumption, protect water resources and enhance water quality in their local communities and around the world.
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