Barber's 1833
Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom
Wastage & water audit identifies significant savings and improvements to Dairy Processor
Trewithen can continuously process wastewater generated on site, unlocking vital production capacity
The coninuous gravity clarification process provides compliant treated effluent, fit for environmental discharge
The activated sludge plant uses a variety of microorganisms to treat the wastewater.
THE CHALLENGE
The Barber family have been making Cheddar Cheese at the Maryland Farm site since 1833. Presently, 600,000L/day of milk is brought to site to produce a range of Cheddar Cheese products.
The was regularly reporting higher than expected protein losses and despite efforts to identify the root cause of the difference this has not been successful.
MSA were consulted to examine water usage and product loss from the whey protein manufacturing departments. The aim was to optimise water efficiency, reduce product loss and minimise effluent volumes and loadings to the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP).
WHAT WE DID
MSA Environmental were commissioned to undertake a ‘Blitz’ Water & Wastage Audit to achieve these objectives.
To complete this work, we conducted a “blitz” water & wastage minimisation audit. During our time on site, we sampled as many cleaning processes as possible to identify and isolate key areas of product and water losses, as well as high effluent loading (kgCOD) and volume.
Data from this on-site work was compiled to produce a concise
report with an accompanying wastage loss summary spreadsheet. The report covered the following:
- Examination of all key areas for product loss, effluent loading, effluent volume and water usage
- Completed CIP-PROP© spreadsheets detailing all the cleans measured and their cleaning profiles
- Identified of the potential savings in terms of product, raw material and water and effluent costs
- Provided recommendations for achieving a reduction in water usage, effluent loadings and product loss
- Highlighted exceptions and quantified/recommended remedial actions where possible
- Yield calculation review with recommendations for further analysis and independent protein testing.
THE OUTCOME
The audit work revealed a high number of target areas where there is scope for achieving reductions in product, water and effluent losses.
The site water & wastage audit found several positive findings including minimal product loss overall and excellent cooperation from all staff. Despite this, there were areas with high losses with good potential for savings.
During the audit, we identified potential for savings in product, water usage (c. 310 m3/annum) and effluent loading (c. 7,100 kgCOD/annum)
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