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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R
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Water Conservation Presented at the Civil Engineer Corps Officer’s School Energy Manager’s Courses by: Daniel T. Magro Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R CONGRATULATIONS You’re the Base’s Water Conservation Officer!
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R WATER CONSERVATION WHY? EPACT 1992 EO 12902 Environmental Concerns Critical Nature of Water
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R AVAILABILITY 97% Salt Water. 75% of remaining water is Glaciers. Only 9% of rainfall available for beneficial use.
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Office/Admin Buildings
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Family Housing/Residential
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R How Much Does Your Water Cost? How Much Water Do You Use?
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R How Much Does Water Cost? Free - “We Pump It Ourselves” Unit Rate Shown on Utility Bill No Standard Calculation or Formula For Determining Water Cost
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R How Much Does Water Cost? Can’t just use an average value - $0.87 at Bangor, Washington - $4.22 at Navy Post Graduate School Depends on many factors - How deep are your wells? - How pure is the water? - Surface or groundwater supply?
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R How Much Water Is Used? Showers: 1 - 8 gpm avg 5 min pcd Toilets: 1.6 - 6 gpf Flushed 7 times/day 4 - home 3 - work/school Urinals: 0 - 2 gpf - Used 75% of time
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Sounds Great, But... What kind of projects will save water at my Base? Are there any projects that will really make an impact and have competitive SIR’s?
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Once-Through Cooling Significant water savings Very common Options: - Recycle - Reuse
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Water Reclamation Significant Water Savings Possible Gaining Popularity Examples - Florida - Texas - California Highly Regulated Need Positive Image
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R NFESC Leak Detection Program Equipment Sonic Surveying Instruments Correlation Equipment Ultrasonic Metering Equipment Experience Twelve years of metering experience Results Up to 20% of total production identified Typically will find 5 - 10 %
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Other Possibilities Greywater Systems Subsurface Irrigation Public Awareness Weather Forcasting Nozzles! Freeze Protection Improvements Others - Limited only by your creativeness
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R WATER AUDITS 30% Reduction MCAS Iwakuni 48% Reduction NAS PAX River 56% Reduction NADEP Cherry Point Your base?
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R WATER PROJECTS 11 Projects on current Short List 320 Million gallon savings $810,000
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Water Conservation Support Navy Water Conservation Guide MIL-HDBK-1165 EFD’s NFESC Software: - IWRAPS - WATERGY - ESC Spreadsheets
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Start Saving Water Today u Bathroom –5 min showers. (Saves 75 gal/wk/person) –low-flow showerheads. (Saves 230 gal/wk) –Shallow baths. (Saves 100 gal/wk/person) –Water displacement toilet device. (Saves 50 gal/wk) –Ultra-low flush toilets. (Saves 350 gal/wk)
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Start Saving Water Today u Bathroom (Con’t) Collect cold water while waiting for hot water. Use for watering plants. (Saves 50 gal/wk/person ) Repair toilet leaks. Drop teaspoon of food coloring in tank. If color appears in bowl after 15 min, replace flapper valve. (Saves 100 gal/wk/toilet) Turn water off while brushing teeth. (Saves 35 gal/wk/person )
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Start Saving Water Today u Around The House –Repair leaky faucets, fixtures and pipes around your home. (Saves 150 gal/leak) –Wash only full laundry loads. (Saves 100 gal/wk) –Collect washing machine rinse water in utility sink. Use it later to water indoor plants. (Saves 50 gal/wk)
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Start Saving Water Today u Outdoors –Water lawns once a week, early in the morning or after the sun sets. (Saves 250 gal/wk) –Adjust sprinklers- don’t spray sidewalks. Test sprinkler systems periodically for proper application. (Varies~ 250 gal/wk) –Set lawn mower blades one notch higher. Use Bark, peat moss, or gravel to cover bare ground in gardens and around trees. (Saves 200 gal/wk)
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Start Saving Water Today u Outdoors (Con’t) –Never hose driveways, patios, or sidewalks. Use broom. (Saves 100 gal/wk) –Cover swimming pools. (Saves 250 gal/wk) –Don’t leave hose run continuously when washing cars. (Saves 150 gal/wk)
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Start Saving Water Today u Kitchen –Dishwasher full loads only. (Saves 30 gal/wk) –Put food waste in trash/rinse plates w/short blasts of water. (Saves 60 gal/wk) –Run garbage disposal on alternate days. (Saves 25 gal/wk)
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Water Resources Management Distribution of Water Fresh Water 3.0% Ocean Water 97.0% Groundwater <750 m 11.0% Groundwater <750 m 11.0% Icesheets and Glaciers 75.0% Groundwater >750 m 11.0% Groundwater >750 m 11.0% Atmosphere 0.035% Rivers 0.030% Soil Moist 0.060% Lakes 0.300%
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R Water Use-Where it goes... Total Water 100 Units Streamflow 29 Units Evaporation and Evapotranspiration 71 Units Non-economic Evaporation 32 Units Evapotranspiration Crops, pasture, forest 39 Units Municipal/ Rural 1 Unit Industry 5 Units Irrigation 3 Units Not Withdraw from streamflow 20 Units
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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R
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