1. 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)

2. 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

3. VTA Water Rates

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. VTA Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers

8. VTA Turf Replacement

9. VTA Converting Bus Wash to Recycled Water

10. Transit Agency Actions- SFMTA

11. 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

12. Early Results SamTrans/Caltrain

13. Early Results VTA

14. 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