Over the years, Klaus Reichardt, CEO and founder of Waterless Co, Inc, has written scores of articles about water reducing technologies and the need to reduce water consumption. The following are ten key quotes pulled from those articles.
1. “A word we must all learn and understand is ‘aridification.’ This refers to a gradual climate change in an area of the world, slowly progressing from a wetter to a drier climate. It’s happening all over the world, including in the U.S.”
2. “Aridification does not mean a formerly wet area will always have dry weather. There may be wet years, such as what happened in California this year. However, long term, Aridification means the climate is changing and become direr.”
3. “Many facility managers are unaware of the importance of keeping the U-traps installed under drains filled with water or a ‘liquid primer.’ SARS in Hong Kong spread throughout a building because the water in these U-traps had evaporated.”
4. “ I am not focused on why climate change is happening. My focus is on accepting the fact that it is changing. What we must do is act. Install more efficient technologies as quickly as possible. This includes installing water-reducing/water-eliminating restroom fixtures in restrooms and building mechanicals.”
5. “Water efficiency and Water Conservation are not the same. Water conservation refers to steps taken during a drought. Once the drought is over, those water-conserving steps usually disappear.
Water efficiency, on the other hand, is about the long-term reduction in water consumption. Typically, this involves installing technologies that reduce water consumption, eliminate water consumption, and help change human behavior so we use water more responsibly.”
6. “We still have far too many large and small facilities that have not conducted a water audit. A water audit tells us where water is being used in a facility, wasted, and where it may not be needed. It also establishes a benchmark. A water reduction program starts with this this benchmark.”
7. “We must realize that one of the primary focuses of sustainability in coming years will be water efficiency. Most areas of the world will need to find ways to reduce water consumption long term. Few areas of the world will be spared.”
8. “For those who thought aquifers (underground water) would answer our drought and aridification problems, better think again. Entire housing developments in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and other states have been put on hold due to a lack of rainfall and dried up aquifers.”
9. “Water shortages will have serious negative economic ramifications that will exacerbate if they are not addressed in the coming years. Water shortages and erratic and uncertain water supplies, along with rising populations, means more countries may see their gross domestic product decline due to lack of water.”
10. “What is not getting the attention it needs is the fact that there is growing competition for water, between people, agriculture, and industry, and between one country and another. I fear this will get more serious in years to come.”
Klaus Reichardt, CEO & Founder at Waterless Co Inc | Thought Leader and Influencer | Helping Facilities Use Water More Efficiently, Reduce Water Consumption, and Lower Operating Costs.
