Toby Roy, San Diego County Water AuthorityTask Force ChairOctober 9, 2012

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SBX 7 7: Part of Comprehensive Legislation on water supply in California

CII Task Force•DWR in conjunction with the CUWCC must:

• Create a Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional (CII) Task Force.

• Scope: Develop alternative best management practices for the CII water sector.

TimelineFirst Meeting: March 2011Monthly MeetingsPreliminary draft: December 2011Public Workshop: January 12, 2012Due Date to the Legislature: April 1, 2012Last meeting: August 15, 2012

CII TF Membership28 Members: water suppliers, environmental

groups and CII customers

CWA Sierra Club Dept of Defense

ACWA DNA Associates Hotel and Lodging Assn

CUWA Metal Finishing Assn BP America

Contra Costa WD Manufacturers Council IEA

LADWP Food Service Technology

Golf Association

EBMUD Plumbing Manufacturers Ins

Silicon Valley Leadership

Metropolitan WD League of Food Processors

Rain Bird Corp.

SDCWA WateReuse School Employees Assn.

Pacific Institute Bayer Health Care

NRDC Society for Health Care Eng.

CII TF PurposeDevelop a report which DWR will present to

the legislature containing the following:Metrics CII water demandsPublic infrastructure to deliver recycled water Institutional and economic barriers to

increased recycled water use Technical feasibility and cost of the user BMPs

for efficient water use statewide in the CII Sector.

Key Information in Report Best Management Practices

Uses Standards Alternative Water Supplies

Recycled Water Metrics Cost Effectiveness

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BMPs: Focus on Uses

Cooling Towers Boilers Cleaning

Equipment Treatment

Processes Landscape

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BMPs: Device Based Standards

Dishwashers Toilets/Urinals Ice Machines Faucets Laundry Systems

Mandatory: Plumbing codes, Green Building Standards

Voluntary: Watersense, energy star, LEED

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BMPs: Alternative Water Supplies On-site water recycling

Blowdown Process water Condensate

Stormwater/rainwater capture

Graywater Recommendation: BSC should

update plumbing codes to include alternative water supplies

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Key Findings: Metrics

There is no single metric that can be applied to CII uses

Each use site is unique Metrics can be used to track

efficiency trends both statewide and at the individual user level

Better collection of statewide water use data is needed

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Recycled Water-Infrastructure Encourage more local

planning Develop state master plan Provide State and Federal

funding

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Recycled Water- Overcoming Barriers Improve statutes to overcome

regulatory barriers while protecting public health and water quality

Consistently implement State Board Policy and Regulations

Align plumbing code and recycled water regulations

Update Ocean Plan for brine disposal

Educate water users and suppliers

Competitively price recycled water

Provide quality to match the use Increase system reliability

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Encouraging Industry Participation

Audits Cost Effectiveness Benchmarking Improvement

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Next Steps: BMP Implementation

Get the Word out Workshops Technical Assistance

Stakeholder commitment and support Customer self audits Water agency conservation programs

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Next Steps: Track Success Develop mechanisms for tracking

and reporting water use data, audits, implementation and improvements Voluntary and anonymous

reporting by industry, compare to industry standards

Improved water use reporting to DWR

Reporting from DWR to the legislature

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Next Steps: Advancements in Technology

Maintain up-to-date BMP information (CUWCC)

Set efficiency standards for devices and equipment

Ensure up to date building codes

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Local Water Supplier Role Standardize water use data reporting Implement water conservation

programs Incentives, audits, technical

assistance outreach and education Support efforts to maintain up to date

BMPs Support standards

development/legislation

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Local Recycled Agency Role

Take steps to overcome barriers to recycled water use Competitive pricing of recycled

water Public outreach Work with regulatory agencies Local planning for recycled water

use Develop and find funding for

needed infrastructure

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Industry’s Role Promote implementation of

BMPs and recycled water Develop efficient technologies Conduct self audits to

determine opportunities for efficiencies

Implement cost effective improvements

Seek outside funding incentives

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State Agency Roles Recycled water regulation and

planning (SWRCB, CDPH, DWR, CEC) Support funding for BMPS/recycled

water/alternative water (DWR, SWRCB,CPUC)

Develop approach for comprehensive water use data collection (DWR, CDPH, SWRCB, CPUC)

Updated codes and standards (Building Standards Commission, CEC)