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Reducing the Carbon Footprint of WaterWendy L. Wilson
520 SW 6th Ave, Portland, Oregon 972041-503-241-3506
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If just 2% of the earth’s water is fresh…
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Then why are we using it to do this?
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Watershed groups are a rapidly growing nonprofit sector
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'90-'93 '94-'97 '98-2001 '02-'05
Natural Resources
Water & Wetlands
Land Conservation
Wildlife (All Types)
Alliances & Advocacy
Environmental Education
Pollution Abatement
Forest Resources
Energy
Source: Straughan & Pollak, “The Broader Movement,” 2008.
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Potential Watershed level actions:
1. Maintain ground water/ stream flows through conservation
2. Reduce energy used for public water supplies 3. Reduce water-use impacts of energy development4. Reduce local temperatures/ heat island effects5. Sustain watershed functions and water yields6. Create “Climate-resilient” communities - floodplains,
wildlife corridors, water quality
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Water Use Cycle Energy Intensities(kWh/MG)
Typical Range = 2,000 to 20,000 kWh/MG
Source: California Energy Commission, 2005 Integrated Energy Policy Report
Supply & Conveyance
Water Treatment
End-useAgriculturalResidentialCommercial
Industrial
WaterDistribution
Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater CollectionDischarge
Recycled Water Treatment
Recycled Water Distribution
Source
Source
[0-16,000]
[100-16,000] [700-1,200]
[400-1,200]
[1,100-4,600][0-400]
Water Use Cycle Boundary
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Source water matters
• A pristine river• A healthy aquifer• Stormwater• Greywater• Leachate from septic tanks• Treated wastewater
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Waste water matters
• 75 billion kilowatt hours per year
• 3% of electricity• More than pulp/paper and
petroleum sectors combined• Public bill = Already $4B/yr.
Sources: Pacific Institute & NRDC* 60,000 drinking water treatment plants + 15,000 sewage treatment plants
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Total Water-Related Energy Use
System inputs: Groundwater pumping, inter-basin transfers, pumping to drinking treatment plants and to homes, sewage treatment plants and discharge. (Typical range: 1,250 – 6,500kWh/MG)
End use residential: Water heating
End use commercial: Businesses and institution water heating, (no data on industrial heating & cooling)
Indirect inputs: Concrete production,
new pipelines, etc.
Total:
137,864 MkWh
304,200 MkWh79,100 MkWh
0___________________________________
521,164 MkWh
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Energy in our Water
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
Nationwide in MkWh
equivilent
Estimated Water-Related Energy Use, 2005
Commerical/Ind H20 Heating
Residential H2O Heating
Waste water treatment
Agriculture
Commerical & Ind Water Supply
Residential Water Supply
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Where is the carbon?
National Water-Related Carbon Emissions (290 million metric tons)
Residential Water Supply
5%
Commerical Water Supply
3%Agriculture
6%
Commerical/ Ind H20 Heating
12%
Residential H2O Heating
58%
Waste water treatment
16%
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…a carbon footprint of290 million metric tons of CO2 is equivalent to 13% of U.S. electrical production.
(Total production 3.92 Trillion kWh)
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http://www.rivernetwork.org/resource-library/carbon-footprint-water
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Steps to Reduce the Energy Intensity of Public Water Supplies
• Assure energy-use data is collected from water utilities.
• Train nation’s water supply and wastewater leaders
• promote conservation/ efficiency/ reuse through state policies, revolving fund projects and local programs.
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Nationwide survey of water utilities
Inverted BlockSeasonalUniform BlockDeclining BlockOther
Source: Adapted from the 2002 RFC Water and Wastewater Rate Survey; 148 systems surveyed
38% have conservation-oriented rates
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Residential Indoor Savings
• Toilets• Faucets• Showerheads• Washing machines• Dishwashers• Hot water heaters*
* Tankless models save little water, but a lot of energy
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Saving water reduces carbon
• Indoor water efficiency could save much of the current water-related energy use .…but…
• Outdoor conservation strategies could reduce need to develop new energy-intensive water sources.
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Different priorities in each watershed
Commercial sector can provide significant energy savings by targeting most energy intensive uses.
Leakage reduction can have high water conservation impact but less energy savings.
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Building Climate Resilient Communities
• LID and reuse strategies reduce wastewater treatment, increase groundwater and reduce pollution.
• Accelerate investments that create blue-cities• Community-based green-jobs
• Reduce flooding, public health and safety hazards.
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Forested before development
ShallowInfiltration Deep
Infiltration
SurfaceRunoff
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After typical development
ShallowInfiltration
DeepInfiltration
SurfaceRunoff
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Watershed Degradation + Climate Change = Loss of groundwater recharge and less reliable water supplies.
An Emerging “Perfect Storm”
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Water wasted by development
ShallowInfiltration
DeepInfiltration
SurfaceRunoff
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Future Development Impacts?
A 10 foot drop in groundwater levels nationwide could:
• Increased energy used to pump groundwater by over 1.5 billion kWh
• Costs increase by $150 million for pumping-related energy
• Emissions increase of 2 billion pounds of CO2
Assuming 60% pump efficiency, 1.34 lbs CO2 per kWh, and $0.10 per kWh
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What is a “Wedge”?A “wedge” is a strategy to reduce carbon emissions that grows in 50 years from zero to 1.0 GtC/yr. The strategy has already been commercialized at scale somewhere.
1 GtC/yr
50 years
Total = 25 Gigatons carbon
Cumulatively, a wedge redirects the flow of 25 GtC in its first 50 years. This is 2.5 trillion dollars at $100/tC.
A “solution” to the CO2 problem should provide at least one wedge.
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The “Blue Wedge” ??
Reuse 40%
Efficiency 25%
Conservation 10%
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Cross sector efforts:
1. Share results of “pilots” and “at scale” practices.
2. Policy incentives to break vicious cycle
3. Share training resources
4. Develop cross-sector leadership groups