Industry Background and Problems
The food and beverage industry is built on uncompromising standards of product safety, purity, and flavor—to achieve these, water quality is central at every stage of production, packaging, and cleaning. Water is used for ingredient mixing, processing, bottle washing, CIP loops, cooling, and even steam generation. Yet, plant operators often face unreliable source water, which can contain dissolved solids, minerals, microorganisms, organics, and chlorine that jeopardize taste, shelf-life, and compliance with WHO, FSSAI, and other local standards. Varying regional water quality, growing demand for bottled products, environmental concerns, and tightening regulations around water discharge and reuse make effective water treatment and management essential—for both input/process water and wastewater streams.
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Unique challenges in the sector include scaling and biofilm formation in heat-exchange and cooling systems, risk of microbial contamination, and strict zero-residue requirements for process and final rinse water. Diverse effluent streams (high organic load, color, BOD/COD, fats, nitrate/phosphate) from breweries, dairies, bottling plants, and snack/ingredient manufacturing demand tailored, robust treatment trains to avoid compliance penalties, achieve water reuse goals, and protect brand reputation.
Our Approach to Solving the Problems
Sarvo provides customized water and wastewater solutions engineered for the complex needs of food and beverage producers. Our approach starts with a full site and process audit, identifying water quality risks, regulatory requirements, and sustainability targets. For raw/process water, Sarvo designs multi-barrier pre-treatment combining media filtration, softening, activated carbon, ultrafiltration, RO, UV, and Ozonation to deliver purified water tailored for taste, color, mineral content, and microbial safety. Automated PLCs, smart sensors, and modular skids allow precise integration—whether ingredient blending, boiler/cooling tower supply, or hygiene-critical CIP. For wastewater, Sarvo deploys biological (MBR, SBR, MBBR), chemical (coagulation, AOP, ozonation), and filtration steps to recover water for utilities or safe discharge, often achieving up to 90% reuse within the facility. Our designs reduce scaling/maintenance, boost heat-exchange and pasteurization efficiency, optimize resource use, and ensure continuous compliance with local health and discharge norms.
Key Points
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- Tailored systems for taste, mineral, and microbial control including dechlorination and desalination.
- Automated, hygienic CIP loops and bottle washing modules for contamination control.
- Advanced effluent treatment—biological, physical, chemical—for BOD/COD, nutrients, and fat/oil removal.
- Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and water reuse for sustainable manufacturing.
- Real-time quality monitoring & predictive maintenance with PLC/IoT integration.
- Modular, rapidly installed skids for bottling plants, breweries, dairies, and ingredient manufacturing.
- Reduced scaling and corrosion in boilers/cooling towers, boosting uptime and reducing costs.
Relevant Technologies
Media & activated carbon filtration
Water softening, dechlorination
Ultrafiltration (UF), microfiltration (MF)
Reverse Osmosis (RO)
UV disinfection, ozonation, AOP
Membrane Bioreactor (MBR), SBR, MBBR
CIP (Clean-in-Place), automated bottle washing
Sludge dewatering, nutrient recovery
PLC/IoT-based smart modular systems
ZLD plants and sustainable water reuse initiatives
Brewery, dairy, and snack food effluent treatment for environmental standards and brand protection
Customer Case Study: Green Dot Health Systems, Roorkee
Sarvo commissioned a comprehensive water and wastewater treatment plant for Green Dot Health Systems in Roorkee, delivering an advanced solution aligned with food safety and environmental norms. Key features included physico-chemical wastewater pretreatment, UASB reactor for biodegradation, aeration tanks, clarifiers, and RO for treated water purification. The system successfully reduced COD below 100 mg/L, making the effluent biodegradable and nontoxic for safe discharge.
The plant supports maximum water recycling for process applications while minimizing environmental impact, operational costs, and downtime. Sarvo’s solution provided Green Dot with reliable water quality, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency critical for sustainable food and beverage production.
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