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)

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

VTA Water Rates

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

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

SamTrans/Caltrain Operational & Behavioral Changes Collaborated with statewide Save Our Water marketing campaign

VTA Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers

VTA Turf Replacement

VTA Converting Bus Wash to Recycled Water

Transit Agency Actions- SFMTA

SFMTA SamTrans/Caltrain VTA Early Results 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

Early Results SamTrans/Caltrain

Early Results VTA

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