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The Water-Energy-Greenhouse Gas Connection

The Water-Energy-Greenhouse Gas Connection. Gary Klein Affiliated International Management and GreenPlumbers USA Email: gsmklein@comcast.net. A Birdseye View… December 13, 2007, 1 PM. Courtesy of: Lana Armstrong Waterfront Sportsman Dale Swiggett Bob Epting Photographs by: Eric Schneider.

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The Water-Energy-Greenhouse Gas Connection

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  1. TheWater-Energy-Greenhouse Gas Connection Gary KleinAffiliated International Management andGreenPlumbers USA Email: gsmklein@comcast.net

  2. A Birdseye View…December 13, 2007, 1 PM Courtesy of: • Lana Armstrong • Waterfront Sportsman • Dale Swiggett • Bob Epting Photographs by: • Eric Schneider

  3. Falls Lake Water level down approximately 20 feet

  4. Jordan Lake Water level down approximately 10 feet

  5. Wastewater Treatment These are source of water running in the “rivers” shown entering Falls Lake and Jordan Lake

  6. Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Evaporates approximately ½ gallon of potentially potable water per kWh to produce electricity

  7. The Water-Energy Relationship

  8. Water Use Cycle Boundary Source Water Distribution Supply & Conveyance Water Treatment [100-16,000] [700-1,200] [0-16,000] End-use Agricultural Residential Commercial Industrial Recycled Water Distribution Recycled Water Treatment [400-1,200] Wastewater Treatment Wastewater Collection Discharge [0-400] [1,100-4,600] Source Water Use Cycle Energy Intensities(kWh/MG) Typical Range = 2,000 to 20,000 kWh/MG Source: California Energy Commission, 2005 Integrated Energy Policy Report

  9. Water-Related Energy Use-CA 2001 CO2 e (Million Metric Tons) 56 50 Approximately 25% of the nation’s stationary energy use goes to water in some form. Source: California Energy Commission, 2005 Integrated Energy Policy Report

  10. California’s Water Supply Systems Lester Snow, California Department of Water Resources

  11. Northern Southern California California kWh/MG kWh/MG Supply & Conveyance 150 8,900 Water Treatment 100 100 Distribution 1,200 1,200 Wastewater Treatment 2,500 2,500 Regional Total 3,950 12,700 Regional Differences Source: California Energy Commission, 2005 Integrated Energy Policy Report What is the Water-Energy Relationship where you live or work?

  12. California’s Energy Efficiency Programs’ Resource Value Compared to a Potential Water Use Efficiency (WUE) Program How do your energy efficiency programs compare to the potential energy savings due to water use efficiency?

  13. Water-Energy Relationship:Synergies • End-User Water and Energy Conservation • Saving water can save energy • Saving energy can save water • Improve Price Signals • Time of use water rates and meters • Time of use electric rates and meters • Water and Wastewater Utility Operational Efficiency • Increasing water and wastewater system efficiency reduces energy in the water use cycle • Water Storage • Increased water storage and more flexible water storage shifts peak energy requirements • Pumped storage increases peak electric generation and improves electric system efficiency • Renewable Generation by Water and Wastewater Utilities • Increase generation from in-conduit hydro and biogas. Add generation from solar and wind. • Assist in meeting California’s renewable generation goals If we did all this, what would be the combined impact on GHG emissions?

  14. USA Climate Care Caring For Our Water Solar Hot Water Water Efficient Technology Introducing the Future of Plumbing…

  15. USA • The Re-Training and Accreditation of Plumbers • GreenPlumbers® training programs are designed to assist plumbers in understanding their role in relation to Environmental & Public Health, and to provide their customers with up to date information and advise on: • Latest technology and energy saving appliances • Practical appliances & installation knowledge • Environmental impacts of plumbing services, appliances and household practices • Rebates, incentive programs, and consumer information • Energy/water/cost savings (short term and long term cost comparisons and environmental benefits)

  16. USA • 5 Course GreenPlumbers® AccreditationProgram • Climate Care • Caring for Our Water • Solar Hot Water • Water Efficient Technology • Inspection Report Service

  17. Do You Know: • Anyone who waits a long time to get hot water somewhere in their house? At their job? In their favorite restaurant? • Any communities that have building or appliance energy standards or incentive programs? Green building programs? • Someone who has ever run out of hot water? • Any health inspectors who are enforcing compliance with hot water requirements in kitchens and restrooms? • Someone who is thinking about charging their kids for each shower they take? • Anyone who is tired of adjusting their lifestyle to the performance of their water heating system? • Any communities that have a “you can’t build unless you can guarantee a long term supply of water” ordinance? • Anyone who wants instantaneous hot water? • Someone who thinks that a tankless water heater is instantaneous? • Anyone who would like to learn how to get hot water to every fixture wasting no more than 1 cup waiting for the hot water to arrive?

  18. A Toilet That Needs to be Retired…

  19. A Better Bathroom… Shower: 2.0 gpmFaucet: 1.0 gpmToilet: 1.28 gallons per flush

  20. The Challenge Deliver hot water to every fitting or appliance wasting no more energy than we currently waste and wasting no more than 1 cup waiting for the hot water to arrive.

  21. Pump, Controls and Thermo-sensor under sink in hot water location furthest from the water heater. Twig @ Trunk Hot Water Piping ½ inch Water Heater ¾ inch @ @ Hot Wide Radius Elbows Locate activation mechanisms in hot water locations - @ Structured Plumbing LayoutUsing the Cold Water Trunk Line as the Return www.gothotwater.com

  22. Pump, Controls and Thermo-sensor (in one of these two locations) Return (¾ inch minimum) Twig @ Trunk Hot Water Piping ½ inch Water Heater ¾ inch @ @ Hot Wide Radius Elbows Locate activation mechanisms in hot water locations - @ Structured Plumbing LayoutUsing a Dedicated Return Line www.gothotwater.com

  23. USA Complete Culture Change For Plumbers It’s not an option – It’s a necessity GreenPlumbersUSA GOAL: To Retrain 15,000 plumbers in California and 40,000 in the United States NATIONAL SCOPE: A Green Army of55,000 Plumbers Saving Water in 165,000 Houses Per Day = 33 Million Houses Per Year

  24. USA GreenPlumbers® and Water Agencies and Utilities A Natural Partnership Now Seeking Sponsorships for Ongoing Workshops Contact: Megan Lehtonen 1-888-929-6207 megan@greenplumbersusa.com

  25. Climate Change The World’s Largest Experiment Do you want to bet on the outcome? Would you like to buy some insurance?

  26. The 20300Challenge Ed Mazria, Inc. www.2030challenge.org

  27. Is There Still Time to Avoid ‘Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference’ with Global Climate? Dr. James E. Hansen Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies December 6, 2005

  28. Dr. James E. Hansen, continued • “Warming of more than 10C above today’s level will make the Earth warmer than it has been in a million years”. • “Business-as-usual, with fossil fuel CO2 emissions continuing to increase will mean an additional warming of 20C to 30C this century and will make the Earth a different planet.” • “At 20C to 30C the new equilibrium sea level is approximately 25 meters (80 feet) higher than today. Real world data suggest sea level changes in centuries rather than millennia.” • “Action must be prompt, otherwise CO2- producing infrastructure will be built within a decade that will make it impractical to keep further warming under 10C”. • “I refer especially to the large number of coal-fired power plants that China, the U.S. and India are planning to build…”

  29. Wilmington Myrtle Beach Charleston Mt. Pleasant Hilton Head Savannah

  30. Wilmington Myrtle Beach Charleston Mt. Pleasant Hilton Head Sea Level +1M Savannah

  31. Wilmington Myrtle Beach Charleston Mt. Pleasant Hilton Head Sea Level +6M Savannah

  32. Adopt these Targets • All new buildings, developments and major renovations meet a fossil fuel energy-consumption performance standard of 50% of the regional (or country) average for that building type. • That at a minimum an equal amount of existing building area be renovated annually to use 50% of the fossil fuel energy they currently consume. • Increase Fossil Fuel Reduction Standard to: • 2010 – 60% • 2015 – 70% • 2020 – 80% • 2025 – 90% Goal is to be Carbon Neutral by 2030 No Fossil Fuel to Operate our Buildings

  33. Global Emergency Teach - In “THE 2010 IMPERATIVE” www.the2010imperative.org Teach-In was held February 20, 2007

  34. Resources California Energy Commission www.energy.ca.gov 2005 Integrated Energy Policy Report, Chapter 8 Integrating Water and Energy Strategies http://www.energy.ca.gov/2005publications/CEC-100-2005-007/CEC-100-2005-007-CMF.PDF California’s Water-Energy Relationship-Final Staff Report http://www.energy.ca.gov/2005publications/CEC-700-2005-011/CEC-700-2005-011-SF.PDF

  35. Resources California Public Utilities Commission www.cpuc.ca.gov • Water Action Plan http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/hottopics/3water/water_action_plan_final_12_27_05.pdf • Joint Agency Symposium: “The Regulatory Challenge Linking Water and Energy” March 28, 2006. http://energy.ca.gov/process/water/2006-03-28_symposium/index.html • Water-Energy Partnership • CPUC Rulemaking 06-04-010 on Energy Efficiency –Proceedings http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Published/proceedings/R0604010.htm

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