^7fTFT-LCD flat panel manufacturing has been affected by rapid changes in the fabrication process as technology has advanced from one generation to the next. The advancements have resulted in continuous changes to the site water balance and waste stream chemical constituents and contributed to facility design challenges. Facility capital and operating costs associated with handling waste streams can be reduced through selective segregation, reclaim and treatment. Waste stream management flexibility will be dependent on local standards for reclaim requirements and discharge limitations. This paper addresses major flat panel water users and opportunities for waste stream segregation and reuse. Fabrication process areas discussed will include TFT array, Color Filter, and LCD as major topics. Emphasis on design planning will be presented to help minimize facility waste streams that must be collected, treated and discharged from the site as effluent wastewater. Waste streams suitable for recovery will be categorized by similar production process. Further details will be provided to manage waste streams based on their qualities at various process tools and operations. The paper's goal is to outline a plan that will help minimize the number of waste streams directed to off site discharge and the most expensive treatment facility while maximizing the number of waste streams directed to the least expensive treatment systems.
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