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Adding Water Data

You can enter water data in Brightest based on water type, water source and water use type.

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Entering Water Data using the Add Tool

  1. Navigate to your asset's footprint data page, and select the Water tab.

  2. Select your water type and source (you can select as many as needed) from the dropdown menu. Water types and source include:

Water types and Sources

Cooling water - 3rd party wastewater

Cooling water - Evaporated

Cooling water - Groundwater

Cooling water - Municipal

Cooling water - Rainwater

Cooling water - Surface water

Cooling water - Water treatment

Hazardous waste cooling water - Other

Hazardous waste non-industrial - Other

Hazardous waste other - Other

Hazardous waste process water - Other

Leakage cooling water - Other

Leakage non-industrial - Other

Leakage other water consumption - Other

Leakage process water - Other

Non-industrial - Evaporated

Non-industrial - Water treatment

Non-industrial (kitchen, toilets, tap water) - 3rd party waste water

Non-industrial (kitchen, toilets, tap water) - Groundwater

Non-industrial (kitchen, toilets, tap water) - Municipal

Non-industrial (kitchen, toilets, tap water) - Rainwater

Non-industrial (kitchen, toilets, tap water) - Surface water

Other (sprinkler) - 3rd party wastewater

Other (sprinkler) - Evaporated

Other (sprinkler) - Groundwater

Other (sprinkler) - Municipal

Other (sprinkler) - Rainwater

Other (sprinkler) - Surface water

Other (sprinkler) - Water treatment

Process water - 3rd party wastewater

Process water - Evaporated

Process water - Groundwater

Process water - Municipal

Process water - Rainwater

Process water - Surface water

Process water - Water treatment

  1. In the Water Historical Data Section, click on "Add Data" for each water type/source.

  2. Select the water measurement metric.

  3. Select the water use type. Water use types include:

Water use types
Water use types

Consumption

Effluent, treatment, and wastewater

Other

Withdrawal and use

  1. Enter the water amount.

  2. Select the period interval for the data being added.

  3. (Optional) Attached an invoice.

  4. Repeat steps 3 - 8 to enter data for each water type/source.

  5. Click "Save" or "Update".


Links to information for uploading Water Data via CSV

For information on uploading water data via CSV, please see these articles below:

By default emissions associated with water data are allocated to Scope 3 — Emissions from water consumption. If you wish for the emissions to be allocated to Scope 3 — Purchased Goods and Services, go to your Settings to change the allocation. Navigate to Settings > ESG and Sustainability Settings > GHG > .

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