Honeywell

Honeywell International Inc. operates an industrial technology and manufacturing company in the areas of aerospace, building controls, industrial control, manufacturing, energy, and advanced materials. Honeywell's facilities use water for manufacturing, cooling, hygiene, and environmental remediation. Facility water uses are managed with water inventories, facility audits, discharge controls, risk assessments, and site-specific conservation projects.

A unique success story includes Honeywell's water efficiency projects, as well as the use of groundwater remediation with a low footprint. In Glendale, Ariz., water-sensing irrigation controls and xeriscaping prevent an estimated 1.64 million gallons of water per year from being used. Meanwhile, Honeywell reduced water use in cooling-tower treatment at Torrance, Calif.

In addition, Honeywell has solar-powered groundwater treatment projects. A one-megawatt array in Ironton, Ohio, provides the entire power supply for the local community groundwater treatment plant, and a 680-kilowatt rooftop array in Syracuse, New York, provides all the power to operate an on-site treatment plant and pumps for other treatment wells nearby. These projects result in minimal environmental impact over the course of long-term remediation.

The wider program delivered 199 projects in water-stressed locations by 2024, delivering cumulative water savings of 651,100 cu m since 2013. In contrast, overall withdrawal increased from 21.401 million cu m in 2023 to 22.429 million cu m in 2024, and total consumption or discharge is not specified in the report.