1. C ONSERVATION L OVES A C RISIS : L ESSONS L EARNED IN N ORTH A MERICA ’ S D RIEST C ITY Doug Bennett Conservation Manager Southern Nevada Water Authority

2. 8 Lessons Lesson 1: Don’t Fight With Giants Lesson 2: Stop Chasing Your Tail Lesson 3: Things may not be what they seem Lesson 4: You’re not the Alpha dog Lesson 5: Know Your Sh..tuff Lesson 6: The Game Keeps Changing Lesson 7: Don’t Burn the Haystack Lesson 8: Find Common Ground

3. Don’t Fight With GIANTS LESSON 1

4. Partnerships Increase adoption, strengthen credibility and build community ethic: – Home Builders – Landscape contractors – Car Washes – Restaurants – Hotels – Swimming Pool Industry

5. Water Smart Home Program Voluntary program certifies new homes and neighborhoods as Water Smart. Requires high efficiency plumbing fixtures, appliances, landscape and irrigation. More than 10,000 built. Largest program of its kind in the United States.

6. Stop Chasing Your TAIL LESSON 2

8. Water Smart Landscapes – 169 million square feet – $190 million rebated – 59 billion gallons saved Before After $1.50 for each square foot of lawn converted to water- efficient landscape.

10. For Every Home Converted between 1999 and 2003… Twenty-eight New Homes were built. Most of those with front lawns.

11. Lawns prohibited in new residential front yards and limited to 50 percent in new backyards. No Lawn grass in Commercial Development Clark County Operations Building 2003 Landscape Development Codes

12. Things May NOT Be What They Seem LESSON 3

13. Water used indoors is recovered for direct or indirect reuse. Indoor vs. Outdoor Water Use TREAT 10% groundwater 90% Surface water

14. Water Reuse Comprises 40 Percent of Las Vegas’ Supply

15. Caesar’s Palace Street View

16. Caesar’s Palace Aerial Southern Nevada’s resorts account for less than 3 percent of consumptive water use.

17. Consumptive (outdoor) 25% Non-consumptive (indoor) 75% Mega-Resort Water Use Mega-Resort Facts About 3,000 rooms Average 110 acre parcel < 2% pools & fountains < 4% landscaping ~94% buildings & surfaces Evaporation from cooling systems exceeds the combined use of landscape, water features and pools.

18. NEW HOMES USE LESS WATER, RIGHT? EPA New Homes Water Efficiency Study Pre/post January 1, 2001 construction dates

19. NEW HOMES USE LESS WATER, RIGHT? EPA New Homes Water Efficiency Study

20. Monthly Consumption Standing Homes Built 1990-1995

21. Monthly Consumption 1990-1995 v. 2000-2003

22. Monthly Consumption Post 2003 Homes Comparison

23. Monthly Consumption Water Smart Homes Comparison

24. Growth is Not Always Sprawl Major Western MSA’s over 1 Million Population Population-weighted density from 2010 U.S. Census Metropolitan Statistical Area Distance Profiles http://www.census.gov/population/metro/data/pop_pro.html

25. You‘re not the ALPHA Dog LESSON 4

26. Your issues may take a backseat… Politics & Public Opinion Utility Solvency Infrastructure needs Water Quality & Other Regulation Watershed recovery (“Hey, it rained”) …and, by the way, overachievers are not always appreciated.

27. Know Your SH..TUFF LESSON 5

28. It’s Not Enough to be a Toilet Expert… Organizational Revenue Sources Water Supply Sources State and Federal Policies Related Political Issues History Regional & National Trends Economic climate

29. Expand your Realm… Strengthen Internal and Peer Relationships Read everything your organization produces, especially financial reports. Invite guest speakers to your meeting Use Google Alerts

30. The GAME Keeps Changing LESSON 6

31. Drought & Climate Change http://www.usbr.gov/climate/maps.html

32. Indoor Agriculture Tomatoes: High Value Crop Dude, Totally High Value Crop

33. Green Infrastructure

34. Shower Tower of Power The $5,000 Kohler WaterHaven features seven heads “The ultimate in performance showering” Promises “a different shower experience every day”

35. Horizontal Shower Too tired to stand? Shower laying down beneath six remote- controlled heads.

36. Flotation Pod Not wet enough?

37. Water Piston Hose Reel 4-6 Gallons of water used to rewind your hose.

38. Water-powered sump pump 2 gallons of floodwater 1 gallon municipal water

39. Don’t Burn the HAYSTACK LESSON 7

40. Water Use per Acre Before Water Budgeting Golf Course Water Budgets Highest Users Lowest Users

41. Golf Course Water Budgets 10% sector use reduction in one year Water Use per Acre After Water Budgeting

44. Aerial Vegetation Assessment

45. Find COMMON Ground LESSON 8

46. Inter-Agency Collaboration Urban habitat doesn’t respect lines on a map Promotes Equity – Economic, social, political Efficient messaging; avoids confusion Builds regional ethic Unified approach produces better results, even if you have to compromise

47. Five jurisdictions - identical watering restrictions. Collaboration: Watering Restrictions

48. T HANK Y OU. Doug Bennett Conservation Manager Southern Nevada Water Authority

50. Familiarize yourself with your new assignmentFamiliarize yourself with your new assignment 1 Explore your new environmentExplore your new environment 2 Meet your new colleaguesMeet your new colleagues 3 Today’s Overview

51. Learning Objectives Technology Procedure Policies Benefits

52. New Work The technology learning curve

53. Who’s Who LeadContact information JimJim@company.com DeeDee@gcompany.com Mavis @company.com DougDoug@company.com

54. Time Spent Projects Worked On Get Familiar Achieve Mastery Working Toward Mastery Get Experienced

55. Doing Your Best Work Working from home Working offsite Technology requirements

56. Case Study Jeremy – His first day – Mistakes made – Successes achieved – The moral of the story

57. Discussion What we can learn from Jeremy Best practices Take-aways

58. Summary Define your challenges – Technological as well as personal Set realistic expectation – Mastery is not achieved overnight Keep your eye on the goal – Mentorship programs

59. Resources This slide deck and related resources:

60. Q UESTIONS ?

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