EPA's Water Reuse Action Plan 2.0 Targets Food and Beverage Sector
The EPA's Water Reuse Action Plan 2.0 introduces 27 initiatives aimed at enhancing water reuse in the food and beverage industry. This underscores the importance of sustainable practices to address water scarcity and promote resource efficiency in food production.

The EPA is advancing 27 initiatives under its Water Reuse Action Plan 2.0 to foster water reuse in the food and beverage sector. A key initiative involves creating pathways for states to permit water reuse projects, utilizing a risk-based approach to novel water sources and establishing treatment targets.
Tyson Foods, in collaboration with the EPA and USDA, will pilot the reuse of treated protein processing water to determine its suitability for food processing. Additional actions include developing validation protocols for water treatment technologies and an HACCP-based framework for using reclaimed water in production. The outcomes of these efforts may reshape how processors assess membrane-based water reuse systems.




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