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AAAE Airports Going Green Conference
August 6, 2009
Paul Manasjan, Director ‐
Environmental AffairsSan Diego County Regional Airport Authority
I.
Why we measure
II.
What we measure (examples)A.
Waste reduction metrics
B.
Storm water metrics
C.
GHG emissions inventory
D.
Endangered species
III.
Challenges to measuring
IV.ReportingV.
Accountability
VI.Next steps
San Diego International Airport (SAN)
18 million passengers and 200,000 operations annually 2
Meet regulatory reporting requirements
Demonstrate commitments are being met
Evaluate program effectiveness
Identify opportunities for improvement
Allow for transparency
”You can't manage what you don't
measure.”
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Airport Authority Sustainability Policy
Adopted February 7, 2008
ACI‐NA Environmental Goals
Adopted February 6, 2009
MOU with State Attorney General
Signed May 5, 2008
Environmental Mitigation Commitments for
New Airport Development (Green Build)
Approved July 9, 2009
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8/11/2009 5 5
Diversion = Source Reduction + Recycling6
tons
367 tons + 3975 tons = 4343 total annual tons
tenants
Authority
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83% Recyclable
17%MSW*
MSW*
*Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) = trash
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Cardboard
and PaperBeverage
Containers
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Beverage containers being
removed by tenants?
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Tons rec
ycled
FY2010 Goal: 4
E‐Waste
Recycling Events per Year
# Events/Year
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Data collection and performance management reporting
software and dashboard
Interfaces with Authority’s Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) and financial reporting system and automatically
collects key data files
Drill down capability for more thorough analysis
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FY2012 Goal: Reduce
amount of trash per
passenger by half= ¼ lbs
Average weight of trash
per passenger = ½ lbs*
•FY 2010 Goal < ½ lb/mo•FY 2011 Goal < 1/3
lb/mo•FY 2012 Goal < ¼ lb/mo
*EPA project s U.S. per capita generation
for 2010 = 4.86 lbs/person/day
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FY2012 Goal: Reduce
amount of trash per
employee < 23lbs/mo
Average weight of trash
per employee=45lbs/mo*
•FY 2010 Goal < 45lbs/mo•FY 2011 Goal < 34lbs/mo•FY 2012 Goal < 23lbs/mo
*1.5 lbs/employee/day
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FY2012 Goal: Increase
amount of recycle per
employee > 31 lbs/mo
Average weight of trash
per employee= 21 lbs/mo
•FY 2010 Goal > 21 lbs/mo•FY 2011 Goal > 26 lbs/mo•FY 2012 Goal > 31 lbs/mo
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FY2012 Goal: Increase
recycle weight per
passenger to 0.21 lbs/PAX
Average recycle
weight per passenger
= 0.032 lbs/PAX
45% recycle rate
Environmental Affairs
February 2009
Storm Water DischargesStorm Water Discharges
flow
flow
flow
flow
San Diego Bay
flow
Former
Industrial Site
1011
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9 8
7 6 5
4 32
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661 acre site (85% paved)661 acre site (85% paved)
14 storm water outfalls to SD Bay14 storm water outfalls to SD Bay
Numerous potential pollutant sourcesNumerous potential pollutant sources
2 NPDES permits2 NPDES permits
Storm Water Management
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Environmental Affairs
February 2009
Implementation
frequency as a
percentage
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2005‐2009 Storm Water BMP Implementation Rates for All Industrial
Activities Site Audits:
FY2010 Goal: 85% BMP
implementation rate for all
industrial activities
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•FY 2010 Goal: GHG Reduction
Plan by Jan 1, 2010
•FY2014 Goal: 20% reduction in
Aircraft Ground –Based
emissions by Jan 1, 2015
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California least ternCalifornia least tern
Most productive
nesting colony in
San Diego Bay
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No direct access to tenant data
Validity of data (current and/or accurate?)
Resistance to share data (control issues or
fear how information will be used?)
Tendency to “green wash”
Change management: does current culture
value and act on metrics?
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Measures & Monitoring
Measures &
Monito
ring
Measures &
Monito
ring
Measure
s &
Monitorin
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Measures &
Monitoring
Measures &
Monitorin
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Measures & Monitoring
Measures &
Monitoring
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33Airport Departments Tenants or Contractors
Provide Sustainability Training
to include all employees and tenants
Work with tenants & contractors
to provide recycling data
Look at options for mandating
reporting
Expand QPR and EMS to include
sustainable performance indicators
Adopt sustainability reporting
platform, such as Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
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