{"id":81883,"date":"2025-09-24T10:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/actueel\/routekaart-wijst-weg-naar-20-drinkwaterbesparing-in-de-industrie\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:27:30","slug":"routekaart-wijst-weg-naar-20-drinkwaterbesparing-in-de-industrie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/en\/actueel\/routekaart-wijst-weg-naar-20-drinkwaterbesparing-in-de-industrie\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadmap to 20% Reduction in Industrial Drinking Water Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post_intro\">\n<p>Availability<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225801867 BCX8\"> of sufficient drinking water for industry has, in recent years, no longer been a given. In some parts of the Netherlands, large-scale business drinking water connections are already being refused. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW225801867 BCX8\">IenW<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225801867 BCX8\">) has asked TKI Water Technology to compile an overview of knowledge gaps and required innovations to achieve a 20% reduction in drinking water consumption in industry. This <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW225801867 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225801867 BCX8\">\u201cRoadmap for Knowledge Challenges in the Industrial Water Transition\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW225801867 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225801867 BCX8\"> provides an overview of the most important knowledge questions and necessary <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW225801867 BCX8\">innovations, and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225801867 BCX8\"> can be regarded as a knowledge agenda supplementing the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW120888387 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120888387 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120888387 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rijksoverheid.nl\/documenten\/rapporten\/2024\/06\/24\/bijlage-2-nationaal-plan-van-aanpak-drinkwaterbesparing\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW120888387 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120888387 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW120888387 BCX8\">National Plan of Action for Drinking Water Savings<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW120888387 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120888387 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120888387 BCX8\">, <span class=\"TextRun SCXW225801867 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225801867 BCX8\">specifically aimed at industrial water use.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120888387 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120888387 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120888387 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW120888387 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:255}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Not purely a technical challenge<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120860628 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TKI-Watertechnologie-Routekaart-kennisopgaven-industriele-watertransitie-juni-2025.pdf\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120860628 BCX8\">The roadmap<\/span><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW120860628 BCX8\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW85663130 BCX8\">(in Dutch)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW85663130 BCX8\"> makes clear that the most <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW85663130 BCX8\">frequently<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW85663130 BCX8\"> mentioned bottlenecks are not primarily technical, but rather legal, financial, or organizational in nature. These concern the preconditions needed to make technological solutions truly applicable. Examples include permit conditions for brine discharges, or how water quality requirements in the food industry are safeguarded. Industrial water users<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW85663130 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW85663130 BCX8\">acknowledge the importance of efficient water <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW85663130 BCX8\">use, but<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW85663130 BCX8\"> still feel insufficient urgency to invest in measures. Moreover, the availability of freshwater varies by region, requiring a differentiated approach involving multiple stakeholders.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">industrial<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\"> water <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">transition<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">therefore<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">requires<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">not<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">only<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">technical<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">solutions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\">, but <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">also<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">knowledge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\"> development on multiple <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">fronts<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\">. The <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">Roadmap<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\"> Knowledge <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">Challenges<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\"> in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\"> Industrial Water <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">Transition<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">identifies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\"> five <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW94227813 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion SCXW94227813 BCX8\">central <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\">knowledge <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW94227813 BCX8\">challenges<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94227813 BCX8\">:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW94227813 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:255}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri Light\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW109406510 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109406510 BCX8\">Increasing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109406510 BCX8\"> water awareness <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109406510 BCX8\">and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109406510 BCX8\">insight<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109406510 BCX8\">into<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109406510 BCX8\">the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109406510 BCX8\">industry\u2019s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109406510 BCX8\">potential<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109406510 BCX8\">for<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109406510 BCX8\">savings<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW109406510 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:255}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri Light\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:255}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW86772394 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86772394 BCX8\">Ensuring<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86772394 BCX8\">industrial<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86772394 BCX8\"> water <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86772394 BCX8\">use<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86772394 BCX8\"> is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86772394 BCX8\">represented<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86772394 BCX8\"> in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86772394 BCX8\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86772394 BCX8\"> Delta <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86772394 BCX8\">Programme<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86772394 BCX8\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86772394 BCX8\"> in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86772394 BCX8\">freshwater<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86772394 BCX8\">regions<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW86772394 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:255}\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri Light\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW122960498 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">Strengthening<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122960498 BCX8\"> link <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">between<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122960498 BCX8\"> water-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">using<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">industries<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122960498 BCX8\"> water <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">technology<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">suppliers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122960498 BCX8\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">so<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">that<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">available<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">solutions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122960498 BCX8\"> are <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">actually<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122960498 BCX8\">implemented<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW122960498 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:255}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri Light\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:255}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73901496 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">Investigating<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">elaborating<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">ways<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">to<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">overcome<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">legal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73901496 BCX8\">, financial, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">societal<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73901496 BCX8\">barriers<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW73901496 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:255}\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri Light\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW268304283 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW268304283 BCX8\">Consolidating<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">knowledge<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">needed<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">for<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">decision<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW268304283 BCX8\">-making <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">for<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">addressing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW268304283 BCX8\"> practical <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">questions<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">that<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">arise<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">when<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">implementing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW268304283 BCX8\"> concrete <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">measures<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">for<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">sustainable<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">industrial<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW268304283 BCX8\"> water <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW268304283 BCX8\">use.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Base for collaboration<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW129230036 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW129230036 BCX8\">From<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW129230036 BCX8\">various<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW129230036 BCX8\">perspectives<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129230036 BCX8\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun 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