{"id":12460,"date":"2026-03-20T08:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/artigos\/water-bankruptcy-and-water-reuse-the-role-of-industry-and-the-urgent-need-to-act\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:26:59","slug":"water-bankruptcy-and-water-reuse-the-role-of-industry-and-the-urgent-need-to-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/en\/artigos\/water-bankruptcy-and-water-reuse-the-role-of-industry-and-the-urgent-need-to-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Water bankruptcy and water reuse: the role of industry and the urgent need to act"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The discussion about water has gone up a level. Recently, the UN brought up the term <\/span>water bankruptcy<\/b><\/a>, increasing the seriousness of what we used to call a “crisis”.<\/span><\/p>

This change in terminology reflects a critical scenario: the availability and quality of water can no longer sustain demand, whether due to pressure on water sources or the continued degradation of resources, the system has reached its limits.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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But how does water failure affect industry?<\/b> <\/span><\/h3>

Everything. Operations, costs and production capacity. Water is the resource that is directly linked to business continuity. <\/span><\/p>

For the industrial sector, water is not just an environmental resource, it is a critical input for continuity.<\/span>
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<\/span>When this resource becomes limited or unstable, the impact is not only environmental, but also operational and economic.<\/span><\/p>

Water management has come to focus on three main risks:<\/span><\/p>