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Water Management

Water Management

Lockheed Martin seeks to reduce environmental impacts and enhance the resiliency of our operations across the globe, including opportunities to reduce water usage.

We have spent several years identifying and studying water management opportunities at facilities in the highest water-stressed regions to understand where operations might be affected by water constraints and how to be better water stewards in these communities. In 2022, we updated our water supply risk analysis and used the results in coordination with water balance analyses to further develop action plans and implement solutions. These studies help us understand water sources, how water is used and discharged, and water efficiency opportunities.

We also consider water efficiency opportunities when we review sites for energy efficiency projects. For example, steam conversion and chiller upgrades result in both energy and water savings.

Rinsewater Project (Grand Prairie, Texas)

At the facility Fluorescent Dye Penetrant Inspection (FPI) line, mechanical parts are submerged in fluorescent dye and then observed under a blacklight booth as a means of inspecting those parts for cracks and defects. Following inspection, the fluorescent dye is rinsed and the rinsewater collected. Historically, this rinsewater accumulated onsite until ultimately shipped in bulk to a disposal facility where it was solidified and landfilled. In 2024, the site team identified an improvement opportunity and installed an FPI recycling unit on the back end of the inspection process. The new process collects the rinsewater, separates the fluorescent dye penetrant from the water portion of the solution, and then recycles that water back into the rinse stage of the FPI line. The new process is expected to yield a 98% reduction in both water usage and waste generation, which will divert 122,770 lbs. of waste per year from entering a landfill and decrease water usage by 14,000 gallons per year. This project achieved reductions in water consumption, waste generation and operational costs.

TOTAL WATER WITHDRAWALS (MILLION GALLONS)

Last updated: May 2025