Recycling Treated Municipal Wastewater for Industrial Water Use

Section 3
Inventory of Major WWTPs and Potential Industrial Reuse Demands
Table 3.15c. Industries in the Red River of the North Watershed within 10 Miles of a
WWTP
2004 Distance to
Water WWTP,
Industry Name
AMERICAN CRYSTAL
Source* Use, mgd miles Closest WWTP Industry Category
SUGAR CO
AMERICAN CRYSTAL
S 0.000 1 Moorhead Agricultural Processing
SUGAR CO S 0.010 1.2 Crookston Agricultural Processing
STEAM POWER
MOORHEAD PUBLIC
COOLING - ONCE
SERVICE
AMERICAN CRYSTAL
S 0.000 1.5 Moorhead THROUGH
SUGAR CO S 0.000 2 East Grand Forks Agricultural Processing
NORTHERN PRIDE INC
ROCK RIDGE
G 0.000 2.6 Thief River Falls Agricultural Processing
RESOURCES
ROCK RIDGE
S 0.000 3 Detroit Lakes Sand and Gravel Washing
RESOURCES G 0.666 3 Detroit Lakes Sand and Gravel Washing
STEAM POWER
COOLING - ONCE
OTTER TAIL POWER CO S 54.428 3.5 Fergus Falls THROUGH
STEAM POWER
COOLING - WET
OTTER TAIL POWER CO G 0.000 3.5 Fergus Falls TOWER
MNDAK CONCRETE INC S 0.034 7.5 Thief River Falls Sand and Gravel Washing
MNDAK CONCRETE INC G 0.025 7.5 Thief River Falls Sand and Gravel Washing
* G=Ground Water; S=Surface Water
Source: MDNR, 2004
St. Croix River
Industrial Water Use
The largest industrial water user in the St. Croix River watershed is Xcel Energy,
which used 325 mgd of water from the St. Croix River in 2004. The other permitted
industrial water users include several sand and gravel companies and Andersen
Corporation for window production. Nearly 1 mgd of ground water was used by
these industries in 2004. Figures 3.16a and 3.16b and Table 3.16a summarize the
industrial water use for the St. Croix watershed.
Table 3.16a. Industrial Water Use in the St. Croix River Watershed
2004 Water Use, mgd
Ground
Industry Category
Water Surface Water Total
Non-Metallic Processing 0.59 0.00 0.59
Sand & Gravel Washing 0.33 0.35 0.68
Steam Power Other than Cooling 0.00 325.35 325.35
Total 0.92 325.70 326.62
Source: MDNR, 2004
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