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Dan Burgoyne Department of General Services August 28, 2015
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Water Conservation Grant Program State Facilities use 15 Billion Gallons of Water Annually Equiv. to ~ 5% of total capacity of Folsom Lake EO B-18-12 Required 20% Reduction by 2020 22% reduction 2010-2014
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Water Conservation Grant Program $10 Million for State Facility Water Conservation Projects Only Executive Branch Agencies Completion by Spring 2016 19 Departments and 10 DAA’s Receiving Grants HCDCDCRDOJCalPERSDDS OESDVACADACalTechDOR CHPCDFACDFW10 DAA’sDPR DMVCMDEDDCalFirePIA
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Repair leaky waterlines Swamp cooler replacement Water Conservation Grant Program 153 Projects Fixture Replacement Irrigation Upgrades Infrastructure Repair Innovative Technologies 7,820 toilets 13,376 faucet aerators 2914 showerheads 758 urinals 329 faucets Irrigation controllers Drip irrigation Low flow sprinklers Replace old valves New piping Flow sensors Cooling tower water treatment and/or reuse Laundry water reclamation equip. Dust mitigation
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Water Conservation Grant Program ~$450K in Department Contributions $240K in Rebates 278 Million Gallons Annual Water Savings (est.) Equivalent to annual water use of >2,100 California homes ~2% of total state facility water use Est. return = ~47 gallons saved per dollar funded
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DGS Water Conservation Projects Fixture Replacement Most DGS-Managed Buildings Toilets, Urinals, Faucet Aerators, Showerheads Replaced >3,000 fixtures total Some fixture replacements requiring more extensive plumbing retrofits $4.9 Million Investment when completed
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DGS Water Conservation Projects Weather-based Irrigation Controllers 35 DGS-Managed Facilities Installed Sub-metering Flow Sensors Replaced Controllers w/Weather-Based Controllers 3.8 Million Gallons Annual Water Savings (est.) $440,000 Investment Looking into Options for More Savings
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Further Information Office of Sustainability Department of General Services sustainability@dgs.ca.gov
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