service water

English

Noun

service water (uncountable)

  1. Water used for industrial purposes that is not for human consumption.
    • 1975, Skagit Nuclear Power Project Units 1-2, Construction: Environmental Impact Statement, page 5:
      ... using service water as the secondary coolant. Other components, such as those in the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems will be cooled directly with service water.
    • 1997, Technical development document for proposed pretreatment standards for existing and new sources for the industrial laundries point source category, DIANE Publishing, →ISBN, page 4:
      ... using service water first as noncontact cooling water, then as process water.
    • 2017 September 29, Water Environment Federation, Design of Water Resource Recovery Facilities, Manual of Practice No.8, Sixth Edition, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN:
      Using service water reduces the consumption of potable water, but the service water must meet the following criteria: • Its total dissolved solids must be below the evaporative-cooler manufacturer's recommendations, and • It should be […]
    • 2018 October 3, Ashok Sharma, Ted Gardner, Don Begbie, Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design: Potential, Design, Ecological Health, Urban Greening, Economics, Policies, and Community Perceptions, Woodhead Publishing, →ISBN, page 446:
      ... using service water supplied from graywater and blackwater in Qingdao (China) show the water can be used for cleaning and rinsing of streets - which also delivers a minor cooling effect in summer - and cleaning of waste bins.
  2. (Philippines) Water that is provided for free to customers in restaurants.
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