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Intelligent Water Reuse Initiative: A Sustainable Future Ahead

Discover how the Intelligent Water Reuse Initiative aims to ensure a resilient water supply for the Bay Area, addressing risks like climate change, population growth, and imported water dependence. Learn about ongoing projects, upcoming policies, and the community's role in creating a vibrant reuse ecosystem. Join us in shaping a sustainable future for water resources.

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Intelligent Water Reuse Initiative: A Sustainable Future Ahead

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  1. Elected Officials • Senator Jerry Hill, 13th District • Mayor Sam Liccardo, City of San Jose • Chair Barbara Keegan, District Two, SCVWD • Vice Chair John Varela, District One, SCVWD • Richard Santos, District Three, SCVWD • Linda LeZotte, District Four, SCVWD • Gary Kremen, District Seven, SCVWD

  2. Special Thank you Thank you for providing an amazing venue and hospitality

  3. Thank you—Event Sponsors

  4. Table Sponsors

  5. Non-Profits

  6. SSV Board of Directors & Volunteers SSV Board Drew Clark - Board Chair Elan Scheinman - Vice Chair Larry Smith - Treasurer Jeff Cohen Russ Drinker Walker Kellogg Jamie Orr Olivia Teter Jennifer Thompson Ty Walrod Brad Rock - Counsel  SSV Volunteers Brianna BeckJordan BeckBeckAmy CarrollIshita ChawraLaura CiravoloCindy ClarkSamantha EttingerAndreaFuchilieriAlbert JunMargot KenneyGreg Larkins Dennis MurphyBruce NaegelCynthia NewportPhu NguyenJohn SalcidoSusanne SchubertRuthu SreebashyamDee SreedharJennifer ThompsonAnnée TousseauSabine Touze

  7. SSV Members

  8. In Attendance • Cities — Menlo Park, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Sunnyvale • Counties — San Mateo and Santa Clara • Corporations — Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Intuit • Educational Institutions — UC Berkeley, Stanford and Santa Clara University • Water technologists — from as far as Israel! • Water Financers, Engineering firms, Developers • CA Building Standards, SCVWD

  9. Net Positive Bay Area 2050 Goals SSV envisions a Net Positive Bay Area by 2050 where we: • Produce more renewable energy than we consume • Sequester more carbon than we emit • Optimize water resources to ensure water resilience

  10. Net Positive Communities– East Palo Alto

  11. Kick-off event with Center for Carbon Removal Keynote speaker, Nancy Pfund, DBL Partners

  12. SSV’s 3rd Big Water Reuse Event March 2015– Launched water reuse initiative at SCVWD HQ Conversation on onsite water reuse has evolved • September 2015 – Introduced the community to onsite reuse • May 2016 – At Intuit over 250 attendees learned about tech companies initiatives on their campuses and hurdles to onsite reuse Today: Focusing on opportunities • Panel 1— New model ordinance • Panel 2 — Innovative financing • Connect & collaborate throughout the day

  13. Intelligent Water REuse Initiative Where/why we started, where we are now and where we are going… Goal: To ensure the Bay Area has a resilient water supply Maintain the Region’s— • High quality of life • Continued economic success Provide enough water for everyone… residents, businesses and natural habitats

  14. Water Initiative: Risk Three Primary Reasons why our water resilience is at risk: • Climate change—supply and snow pack storage • Population growth--demand • Dependence on Imported Water— Santa Clara County: Fifty-five Percent San Mateo County: Ninety-one Percent

  15. Import Dependent Water Cycle—Great for Many Years, Now There is Risk

  16. New Water Cycle: More Water is Reused Less water is imported Less water is released Less water is consumed

  17. SSV’s Intelligent Water Reuse Initiative Where we started… March 2015 Launched SSV’s Water Initiative—Focus Onsite Reuse, part of a holistic approach to resilience Dinner meeting at SCVWD introduced on site reuse to our community • Education • Projects • Policy

  18. Education—Meetings, Events and Tours • The Spring Water Symposium at Intuit, May • SVES at Stanford, June: Francis Spivey-Weber, Jim Fiedler, David Sedlak • Regulators Workshop at the County of Santa Clara, Sept: Buildings Standards Commission and • Department of Housing and Community Development • City of Menlo Park—Planning and Council Meetings

  19. Projects: Huge Progress • Facebook’s campus extension with a blackwater system was passed unanimously by the city council • Reuse systems for new buildings are currently being designed in both counties • Eco Garden at Ecumenical Hunger Project’s EPA

  20. Water: Policy Local • An Draft Model Ordinance released this week • Santa Clara County included on-site water reuse in 2017 proposed budget • Menlo Park passed Tuesday their general plan with a requirement for reuse systems in buildings over 250,000 sq feet • Portola Valley is considering an ordinance requiring home to have dual plumbing and/or recycled water State • Governor’s OPR Reuse Summit: Sept • Letters of Support for bills

  21. Next Steps A Model Community for Water Resilience with a vibrant reuse ecosystem • Education—Publicoutreach • Projects—many more • Policy—local ordinances and state goals • Data-- Case Study On Line Data Base Pacific Institute Joint Project Plans to Create a technical document to explore opportunities to expand on-site reuse

  22. Today Agenda First Speaker…Mayor Sam Liccardo will share the City of San Jose’s Water Plans

  23. Thank you!

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