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Achieving Sustainability in Today’s Economy in a Carbon and Nutrient Capped World

Achieving Sustainability in Today’s Economy in a Carbon and Nutrient Capped World. Executive Seminar Scaling the Economic Pillar of the Triple Bottom Line March 17, 2009. What Does All This Mean? American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Water Efficiency Energy Efficiency

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Achieving Sustainability in Today’s Economy in a Carbon and Nutrient Capped World

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  1. Achieving Sustainability in Today’s Economy in a Carbon and Nutrient Capped World Executive Seminar Scaling the Economic Pillar of the Triple Bottom LineMarch 17, 2009

  2. What Does All This Mean?American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 • Water Efficiency • Energy Efficiency • Green Infrastructure • Environmentally Innovative Projects

  3. Virginia DEQ Solicitation of Applications Virginia received $77 million for CWSRF • Min. 50%: forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants • Min. 20 percent: green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities

  4. Virginia DOH Solicitation of Applications • $20.7 million for DWSRF • Min. 20% for green infrastructure projects: water and energy efficiency improvements or other environmentally innovative activities. • VDH is accepting applications until March 27, 2009

  5. Energy Efficiency DWSRF and CWSRF Examples • Energy efficient retrofits and upgrades to pumps and treatment processes • Leak detection equipment • Producing clean power for treatment systems on site (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, biogas powered combined heat and power) • Replacement or rehabilitation of distribution lines (CWSRF only)

  6. Water Efficiency DWSRF Examples • Installation of water meters or automated meter reading systems • Retrofit or replacement of water using fixtures, fittings, equipment or appliances (can include rebate programs) • Distribution system leak detection equipment • Replacement or rehabilitation of distribution lines (requires business case)

  7. Water Efficiency CWSRF Examples • Installation of water meters • Retrofit or replacement of water using fixtures, fittings, equipment or appliances • Efficient landscape or irrigation equipment • Systems to recycle gray water • Reclamation, recycling, and reuse of existing rainwater, condensate, degraded water, stormwater, and/or wastewater streams. • Collection system leak detection equipment

  8. Green Infrastructure DWSRF Examples Implementation of wet weather management systems for utility buildings and parking areas: • incremental cost of porous pavement; • bioretention, trees, green roofs, and other practices.

  9. Green Infrastructure CWSRF Examples • Green streets or urban forestry programs • Water harvesting and reuse programs or projects • Wet weather management systems for parking areas • Hydromodification to establish or restore riparian buffers, floodplains, wetlands • Downspout disconnection to remove stormwater from CS and storm sewers. • Comprehensive retrofit programs to keep wet weather out of sewer systems

  10. Environmentally Innovative Projects DWSRF Examples Projects, or components of projects: • enable the utility to adapt to the impacts of global climate change; • consistent with a “Total Water Management” planning framework, or other planning framework with minimized project life cycle costs (including infrastructure, energy consumption and other operational costs).

  11. Environmentally Innovative Projects CWSRF Examples • Green Infrastructure/Low Impact development stormwater projects • Wetland restoration and constructed wetlands • Decentralized wastewater treatment solutions • Water reuse projects and water budgets • Landscaping and site design to preserve/ restore site hydrologic processes • Projects that facilitate adaptation of clean water programs to climate change • Projects that incorporate differential uses of water based on the level of treatment • Projects that quantify the benefits of using integrated water resources management approaches.

  12. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments “Climate Change Report” Table ES-2. Recommendations for Local Governments Energy Increase Energy Efficiency • Reduce overall local government energy use by 15% by 2012. • Develop a long-term goal for carbon neutrality for all government buildings. • Recapture methane and use of biosolids as a fuel. Reduce Energy Consumption/Demand Management Expand Use of Clean Energy Sources • local governments 2015 regional goal of 20% renewable energy. Transportation and Land Use Land Use Planning

  13. EPA Voluntary Partnership Programshttp://www.epa.gov/partners Green Power Partnership Renewable Energy Certificates, Utility Products, Onsite Generation Systems WaterSense Local Governments/ utilities/ water districts are promotional partners Performance Track (P-Track) Beyond compliance to achieve environmental excellence through continuous improvement activities

  14. Virginia Environmental Excellence Program (VEEP) Environmental Enterprise - E2 • Environmental Policy Statement Identification of Environmental Impacts • Establishment of Targets Pollution Prevention Program    • Record of Sustained Compliance • Annual Reporting (on at least one environmental measure) Exemplary Environmental Enterprise - E3 All of the above and: • Fully Implemented EMS and EMS Self-assessment  • Procedures for Communicating Environmental Information to Public • Annual Reporting (on at least two environmental measures) Extraordinary Environmental Enterprise - E4 All of the above and: • Third-party EMS Audit and one Full EMS Cycle Implemented • Annual Reporting (on at least three environmental measures)

  15. Incentives for Renewable Energy • The Green Power Network http://apps3.eere.energy.gov • DSIRE http://www.dsireusa.org/ • Voluntary Renewable Energy Portfolio • Solar Manufacturing Incentive Grant (SMIG) Program • Virginia Energy Purchasing Governmental Association Green Power Purchase

  16. ESCO (Energy Services Companies) Energy performance-based contract provisions: • A guarantee by the contractor that annual energy and operational cost savings will meet or exceed the amortized cost of energy conservation measures. • A requirement that the contractor provide a 100% percent performance guarantee bond. • A requirement that the contractor provide an annual reconciliation of the guaranteed energy cost savings.

  17. A. Christine EppsteinVice President, Corporate Social Responsibilityand SustainabilityAEppstein@mwcllc.com202-857-2916 Business Expansion Services | Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability | Constituency Development | Economic Development | Federal Budgeting and Contracting Advice | Federal Legislative Assistance | Grassroots Contact Program | Issue Advocacy | PAC Consulting | Public Infrastructure Finance | Public-Private Partnerships | Referendum Campaigns | State Government Relations ATLANTA • BUCHAREST •CHICAGO • SPRINGFIELD • RALEIGH • RICHMOND • TYSONS CORNER • WASHINGTON, D.C. www. mwcllc.com

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