Ipswich meatworks rejects using recycled water ...

"We can't use recycled water in our processes. We are a food business."

Excerpt from The Queensland Times:

Meatworks pushes for water cost guarantees

14 May 2008

Ipswich's biggest commercial water user, Swift Australia meatworks at Dinmore, wants the State Government and Ipswich City Council to do more to keep water costs down and guarantee supply.

Swift director John Berry said yesterday the company had spent hundreds of millions of dollars on water efficiency measures.

"What we've done over three years with in-house water efficiency programs, we've saved 600 megalitres-plus," Mr Berry said.

"That equates to 400 swimming pools plus. It has the status of world's best practice."

Mr Berry said the meatworks had reduced water consumption from six megalitres a day to 4.5 megalitres.

"We've seen water prices escalate dramatically over the past 12 months," he said.

"We've seen a massive increase in water costs to this business.

"We inject directly into the Ipswich economy $1.95 million a week through wages and purchasing.

"I think both the State Government and Ipswich City Council should be strongly supporting (Swifts) through direct financial incentives, lower cost charges and security of water provision.

"We can't use recycled water in our processes. We are a food business."

The meatworks has a workforce of 2300 full-time employees.
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