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Conserving Water California-style San Francisco Bay Area

Conserving Water California-style San Francisco Bay Area. From San Francisco: Tim Doherty , Senior Transportation Planner, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) From San Jose:

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Conserving Water California-style San Francisco Bay Area

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  1. Conserving Water California-style San Francisco Bay Area From San Francisco: • Tim Doherty, Senior Transportation Planner, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) From San Jose: • Christina Jaworski, Senior Environmental Planner, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) From the Peninsula: • Michelle Senatore, Principal Planner, Sustainability, San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans/Caltrain)

  2. California’s Historic Drought • SamTrans/Caltrain • Governor declared state of drought emergency • SFMTA • 2013 Executive Order from the Mayor: • Immediate 10% reduction • SFMTA Water Conservation Plan • VTA • Cost control as water rates double and triple

  3. VTA Water Rates

  4. Transit Agency Actions • SamTrans/Caltrain • Operational & behavioral changes • VTA • Capital improvements • SFMTA • an array of actions across the agency to support agency and city goals

  5. SamTrans/CaltrainOperational & Behavioral Changes • Understand water use • Picked the low-hanging fruit (low-cost, immediate actions): • Reduced irrigation • Reduced bus wash schedule • Conservation messaging

  6. SamTrans/CaltrainOperational & Behavioral Changes • Collaborated with statewide Save Our Water marketing campaign

  7. VTAWeather-Based Irrigation Controllers

  8. VTATurf Replacement

  9. VTAConverting Bus Wash to Recycled Water

  10. Transit Agency Actions- SFMTA

  11. Early Results • SFMTA 11% reduction in 2013 overall water use 63% reduction in 2013 irrigation water use • SamTrans/Caltrain 53% reduction in 2013 SamTrans water use 35% reduction in 2013 Caltrain water use • VTA 24% reduction in 2013 overall water use 42% reduction in 2013 irrigation water use

  12. Early ResultsSamTrans/Caltrain

  13. Early ResultsVTA

  14. Key Presentation Take-Aways • Drought conditions and water shortages are becoming the new normal • Understand where all your water is going • Monitor your water use regularly! • Think, don’t just drink, water • Collaborate and partner with others to save water

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