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Hudson, Massachusetts
Expansion at the facility was limited
by the capacity of the local publicly owned wastewater
treatment works' (POTW) ability to limit phosphorus
discharge into the Assabet River. By installing a state-of-the-art
water management facility that increases water recycling
and water reclamation, Intel will be able to boost production
by more than 50% without increasing current discharge
levels to the POTW. The new system will also collect
and recycle 90% of the phosphorus from its manufacturing
wastewater. Intel also donated $250,000 to the town's
wastewater treatment plant to help it meet tighter state
and federal limits.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Depletion of groundwater reserves
in Albuquerque's primary aquifer has created strong
pressures for businesses to minimize water use. By installing
a high-recovery reverse osmosis water purification process,
improving chip washing and rinsing techniques, and using
water-efficient landscaping, the Intel facility has
reduced water use by 47 percent since 1994. Intel also
reuses water from semiconductor rinsing in other industrial
processes. In addition, the company pretreats wastewater
and returns it directly to the city treatment facility.
Seventy five to eighty five percent of all water Intel
uses in manufacturing at this facility is eventually
returned to the Rio Grande River.

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