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Throughout our operations, our goal is to supply all of the industrial water at our major campuses using
reused or recycled sources rather than fresh water. For new facilities, our vision is to recycle 100% of the
ultra-pure water used to manufacture silicon wafers.
As part of our external water conservation efforts, we worked closely with the City of Chandler, the
Arizona Water Institute (a water research consortium of all public universities in Arizona) and the staff
of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano to promote her program to create a “culture of conservation.”
Additional examples of our external outreach in Arizona include:
• Participation in the Valley Forward Industrial Water Conservation Committee.
• A tour of the Intel Ocotillo manufacturing campus by Governor Napolitano to review water conservation
best practices. The tour resulted in a workshop on wastewater reuse sponsored by the Governor.
• A collaborative presentation with the City of Chandler on lessons learned from wastewater reuse and
water banking.
• Participation on the Steering Committee for the Arizona Water Institute to promote university research
in water conservation.
• Hosting of a Technology Exchange Workshop for industry experts to share conservation best practices
and identify key research needs with government, municipalities, other companies and university
researchers.
At Intel’s operations in Massachusetts, we awarded a $421,000 grant
from our $1.5 million conservation fund for a community project to
upgrade the town of Hudson’s storm sewer system and create groundwater
recharge from parking lots. The project and Intel’s grant funding aim to
increase critical water flows in the Assabet River. Intel has awarded more
than $600,000 to this effort since 2002. In late 2005, an additional $14 million was approved for water
conservation efforts within Intel. The majority of the investment will focus on utilizing reclaimed water
for Intel factory systems in New Mexico. The balance will go to system-wide water-efficiency improvements.
We are confident that through a dedicated commitment to sustainable water management, we can meet
our business needs as well as the needs of our communities.
Intel Corporate Responsibility Report 2005 • Environment
www.intel.com/go/responsibility
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