# Recycling the rain test water

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/03/recycling-the-rain-test-water/
- Published: 2019-03-23T20:51:21-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

Friday, 22 March 2019 |SourceSEAT

#### Recycling the rain test water

[⌊470 olympic swimming pools worth of water savings ⌉⌊470 olympic swimming pools
worth of water savings ⌉[

### World Water Day

SEAT has succeeded in lowering its water consumption per car produced by 31% in 
the past 8 years and is moving towards the goal of achieving 38% by 2025. Overall
consumption yearly is equal to 470 [Olympic swimming pools!](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/01/things-are-looking-green-for-the-olympics/)

The [paint](https://greenlivingguy.com/2014/06/ford-transit-debuts-with-industry-first-ford-paint-technology-that-improves-durability-and-sustainability/)
workshop and the rain test booth are the areas that consume the most water and where
most progress made.

#### Reducing consumption, recycling and reuse are the pillars for minimizing the impact on the water cycle.

Martorell, 22/03/2019 – Energy-efficient appliances, automatic sprinkler systems,
low flow taps in kitchens and bathrooms… Raising awareness about wasting water has
gained ground in people’s homes, but what about in industry? The efforts made by
SEAT highlight how much progress made on this topic, with the commitment to preserving
ecosystems as a basic cornerstone of its environmental strategy.

#### 470 Olympic swimming pools

Water consumption at the Martorell factory amounted to around 1,170,000 m3 in 2018.
That’s the equivalent of 470 Olympic [swimming](https://greenlivingguy.com/2021/03/make-your-home-eco-friendly-by-incorporating-these-changes/)
pools.

This figure has gone down, however, in the past 8 years thanks to the company’s 
environmental programs.

Thereby a clear improvement when breaking down consumption per car. That’s from 
3.54 m3 in 2010 to 2.46 m3 last year; close to 31% less.

An ocean of paint: The paint workshop is the facility that consumes the most water,
nearly half of the total. Chassis surface treatments, water wash booths prior to
painting and the final paint applications on cars are the main areas that require
large amounts of water.

#### Monsoon rain: 

Another area that generates a high level of consumption is the rain test. All which
used to check the water-tightness of the vehicles by pouring down 150 litres of 
water per square metre on a six-minute run. This process also uses a closed circuit.

#### The future is now: 

A lot of progress made at SEAT, but there is still a long way to go. In order to
drastically reduce the impact on the water cycle, new, more efficient processes 
needed to lower the amount of water consumed, recycle and reuse the water used in
a single process, and return it to the ecosystem in best condition. The goal is 
to reduce consumption by 38% by 2025.

To this effect, several projects implemented such as the condensate recovery of 
water vapour in the air conditioning systems or the monitoring of cooling systems.
In addition, weather condition forecasting systems implemented to programme the 
watering of green spaces.

As well as And furthermore, pilot tests carried out with electrocoagulation, ultrafiltration
and reverse osmosis systems to recycle an enormous amount of waste water.