2. “One Water” Management
Currently very siloed - capture efficiencies, improve planning, & save money
Waste
water
Storm
water
Drinking
water

3. “One Water” Management
Currently very siloed - capture efficiencies, improve planning, & save money
Drinking water
Stormwater
Waste water
Wastewater reuse
Stormwater capture & reuse
Groundwater recharge
with recycled water
Nutrient recovery from the
waste stream

4. Other hot topics
Investments in “local” water supplies (as opposed to sourcing them from long distances, as L.A. does)
Recovery of energy/water/nutrients from the waste stream
Greater interaction between water and energy utilities (water utilities generate waste water for cooling that energy utilities need, while energy utilities could be helping to power/heat water facilities).
Difficulty pursuing conservation, as existing rate structures often mean lower water use => lower revenues.

5. Investments in watershed services
The Box Us
Investments in watershed services
Drinking water
Stormwater
Waste water
Ecosystem services mentioned 1 x

6. “Green infrastructure is just for stormwater
“Green infrastructure is just for stormwater.” “Watershed planning is more of a stormwater issue.” “Drinking water protection isn’t really possible any more in most places.”

7. One water company’s views on climate change
“Our priorities regarding climate change are
Harden systems via relocation and barriers against disasters;
Build supply flexibility in terms of increased storage; and
Tech-based adaptation (GPS markers on infrastructure like pipes was the example provided).”

8. The Utility Perspective
Thinking about stormwater regulatory requirements
Weather volatility
Efficiency and conservation
…lots of risk aversion

9. “I think people are willing to think about green infrastructure for stormwater because stormwater is a ‘new’ problem and so there aren’t really many firmly entrenched solutions. It’s also relatively low-cost and scalable, so it’s more feasible to demonstrate.”

10. Next steps?
Water Environment Research Foundation, the Water Environment Foundation, and the Center for Neighborhood Technology convening a working group on institutional barriers to ‘One Water’ including economic/financial barriers
Engineers were very interested in our cost-curve work and the green infrastructure database – appetite for cost and performance data and tools to better understand ROI on green infrastructure
Communication and language to the “One Water” audience