The Water Values

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In the third session of The Water Values Podcast (and first recorded), I welcome Jenn Vervier, the Director of Sustainability and Strategic Development for New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado. Jenn shared a tremendous amount of information about New Belgium’s conservation and sustainability efforts as they relate to direct and indirect use of water in the brewing process, to the water-energy nexus, and to society in general. She provided a fantastic interview and displayed great knowledge of New Belgium’s water processes and substantial efforts on the water sustainability front.

In this Session, You’ll Learn about:

• New Belgium’s sustainability focus and unique and refreshing approach to business
• What hard-piping a brewery means and why it conserves water
• The rise in popularity of hoppy beers and why those hoppy beers are very water intensive to brew
• The water footprint of a glass of New Belgium beer
• The importance of water quality to the brewing process
• The factors New Belgium considered when siting its second brewery and the location of that second brewery
• The water-saving processes New Belgium has implemented in its brewery
• New Belgium’s waste water treatment process and its place in the water-energy nexus
• New Belgium’s water philanthropy and activism

Resources and Links Mentioned in this Session Include:

• Colorado House Bill 13-1044 authorizing graywater use under certain conditions: http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont/7A5BB9369AB7D2F787257AEE005725A9?Open&file=1044_01.pdf
• Colorado Graywater Rule Promulgation Information (i.e., Reg 86): http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CDPHE-WQ/CBON/1251630013219
• Save the Colorado: http://savethecolorado.org/
• NRDC’s Brewers for Clean Water: http://www.nrdc.org/water/brewers-for-clean-water/
• Jenn’s “Clean Water is Good for Business, and for Beer!” post on The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenn-vervier/clean-water-act_b_1434511.html
• www.newbelgium.com
• New Belgium on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Belgium-Brewing-Company/108014059227334
• New Belgium on Twitter: @newbelgium

Transcript

Click here to download the Transcript for Session 3 of The Water Values Podcast

Thank You!

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