Water use in the dairy processing industry

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Water use in the dairy processing industry

• Grant Crothers
• CEO
• Burra Foods

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Water sources for dairying processing

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Gippslands water potential Processing Industry

• Processing
• 2.2 B ltrs of raw milk, 87 water
• 60 to evaporator/ dryers
• 1.1 B ltrs of recycled water
• Wash Down
• 1.5 ltr used/1 ltr raw milk
• 60 recovery
• 1.9 B ltrs of recycled water
• Plus More!!

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Our Korumburra factory
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Burra has commenced ..
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Why Bother?

• Where is infrastructure?
• What incentive?

• Who is accountable?
• Where is the linkage?
• Who really cares?