2. What is OneWater?
“One Water is an integrated planning and implementation approach to managing finite water resources for long-term resiliency and reliability, meeting both community and ecosystem needs.” – Water Research Foundation, 2016

3. Benefits of OneWater Provides greater resilience and reliability
Opportunities to optimize water infrastructure
Addresses climate change, water shortages, water quality protection, and aging infrastructure challenges
Encourages programs and projects that provide multiple benefits

4. OneWater in Action at the SFPUC
Pioneering Innovative Technologies in Purified Water: Living Machine at 525 Golden Gate and SFPUC’s Non-potable Program
Greening the City and Controlling Stormwater Flows: Stormwater Management Ordinance

5. OneWater in Action at the SFPUC
Matching the Right Water to the Right Use: Westside Recycled Water Project and San Francisco Ground Water Project
Harnessing Opportunities for Clean Power Generation: Resource Recovery and Solar Energy Programs

6. Formalizing OneWaterSF
We are building off existing successes and expanding our City’s sustainability efforts by formalizing a OneWaterSF approach to how we manage our water and energy resources.
We’re initiating OneWaterSF in phases:
OneWaterSF Vision and Guiding Principles (published October 2016)
OneWaterSF Initiatives (2017)
OneWaterSF projects, programs, initiatives and updates (ongoing)

7. The OneWaterSF Vision
With our OneWaterSF approach, San Francisco will optimize the use of our finite water and energy resources to balance community and ecosystem needs, creating a more resilient and reliable future.

8. OneWaterSF Guiding Principles
Match the right resource to the right use.
Look holistically at our water, wastewater, and power systems to develop programs, policies, and projects that provide multiple benefits.
Plan for variable outcomes and build in flexibility to adapt to future changes.
Develop projects and programs that conserve resources and promote ecosystem health, including the health and quality of watersheds, the San Francisco Bay, and the Pacific Ocean.
Work across traditional boundaries within our organization to foster collaboration that results in the efficient use of water, wastewater, energy, and financial resources.
Engage our communities to foster awareness and collaboration around OneWaterSF.
Pursue partnerships with other agencies, the private sector, and other stakeholders to generate new and creative ideas.
Pilot state-of-the-art technologies, and test new approaches to develop new business practices.

9. Developing the 2017 Initiatives
Convene working group composed of staff from water, wastewater, power, and finance
Identify Initiatives that will:
Meet multiple OneWaterSF Guiding Principles
Emphasis on working across traditional organizational boundaries to support a culture of collaboration needed for successful OneWaterSF implementation
Support SFPUC in two key areas:
Projects
Programs

10. Producing Fit for Purpose Water
Expanding Use of Recycled Water for Sewer Flushing
Develop transition strategy for using recycled water to flush sewer lines
Expand Truck Fill station at Southeast Treatment Plant
Implement a pilot program to fill Vac-cons with recycled water during first fill to flush sewers

11. Realizing the Water Supply Benefits of Daylighting a Historic Creek
Yosemite Creek Daylighting EIP
Showcase new technologies in stormwater management and non-potable reuse at McLaren Park
Establish the SFPUC’s first creek daylighting project in San Francisco
Reuse stormwater for irrigation of the creek bed and soccer field at McLaren Park

12. Recovering Biogas to Produce Energy
Assessment of Industry Practices for Biogas Use
Assesses industry best practices related to the use of biogas
Maximizes ratepayer value and minimize the SFPUC’s environmental footprint
Determines additional utilization of biogas at Southeast and Oceanside treatment plants

13. Building on Our Successes to Strengthen OneWaterSF
OneWaterSF Program Development
Document successes and challenges of Year 1 OneWaterSF implementation to inform and improve the program
Identify ways to track and communicate program success
Develop recommendations and strategies to expand opportunities for SFPUC staff to participate in OneWaterSF

14. Next Steps for OneWaterSF Implementation
Publish 2017 Initiatives Document – February 2017
Conduct work on 2017 Initiatives – February to December 2017
Document successes and lessons learned from first year of OneWaterSF – November/December 2017

15. Viewing Our Work Within OneWaterSF
Think about OneWaterSF Guiding Principles in the early stages of a project:
Is the project designed to match the right resources to the most appropriate use(s)?
Can the project be modified to better utilize the resources of the SFPUC, or better meet the need(s) for which it is designed?
Does the project present opportunities to:
Impact or benefit other resource areas?
Work across traditional boundaries within the SFPUC to provide multiple benefits?
Partner with other agencies, private sector or others for funding or research?
Pilot state-of-the-art technologies or implement new approaches?

16. Thank You
OneWaterSF offers an opportunity to enhance the work we are already doing so that we meet our vision of creating a more resilient and reliable future for San Francisco!
To get involved and find out more, contact Paula Kehoe