We're about 60 percent done. We'll be meeting new environmental regulations at the same time. This year, the local G-P plant won first place for adding value through environmental performance. Georgia-Pacific employees, from the chip yard to the tissue converting operation, understand the importance of operating our facility with the environment in mind and they take that responsibility seriously every day because over 90 percent of them live in Putnam County. These projects reduced water consumption at the mill by 2.9 million gallons a day.
Employees use best manufacturing practices to improve mill operations and ultimately reduce waste.
During the past four years, employees have identified projects that have reduced water usage by four million gallons per day. The new bleach plant will reduce water usage by another four million gallons per day in 2001. Palatka has never won before. It's nice to get this kind of recognition. We're leaving a smaller footprint.