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Water Use of Various Industries

Industry

Range of Flow
(gal/ton product)

Cannery

 

Green beans

12,000-17,000

Peaches and pears

3,600-4,800

Other fruits and vegetables

960-8,400

   

Chemical

 

Ammonia

24,000-72,000

Carbon

14,400-21,600

Lactose

144,000-192,000

Sulfur

1,920-2,400

   

Food and beverage

 

Beer

2,400-3,840

Bread

480-960

Meat packing

3,600-4,800*

Milk products

3,600-4,800*

Whiskey

14,400-19,200

 

Pulp and paper

 

Pulp

60,000-190,000

Paper

29,000-38,000

   

Textile

 

Bleaching

48,000-72,000**

Dyeing

7,200-14,400**

 

*Live weight.

**Cotton.