NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER Water Conservation Presented

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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 NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

CONGRATULATIONS You’re the Base’s Water Conservation Officer! NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

WATER CONSERVATION WHY? EPACT 1992 EO 12902 Environmental Concerns Critical Nature of Water NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS S COST OF WATER S APPLICATIONS S RESULTS S ASSISTANCE S AWARENESS S NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

AVAILABILITY 97% Salt Water. S 75% of remaining water is Glaciers. S Only 9% of rainfall available for beneficial use. S NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

Office/Admin Buildings NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

Family Housing/Residential NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS S COST OF WATER S APPLICATIONS S RESULTS S ASSISTANCE S AWARENESS S NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

How Much Does Your Water Cost? How Much Water Do You Use? NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

How Much Does Water Cost? S Free - “We Pump It Ourselves” S Unit Rate Shown on Utility Bill S No Standard Calculation or Formula For Determining Water Cost NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

How Much Does Water Cost? S Can’t just use an average value - $0. 87 at Bangor, Washington - $4. 22 at Navy Post Graduate School S Depends on many factors - How deep are your wells? - How pure is the water? - Surface or groundwater supply? NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

How Much Water Is Used? S Showers: 1 - 8 gpm avg 5 min pcd S Toilets: 1. 6 - 6 gpf Flushed 7 times/day 4 - home 3 - work/school S Urinals: 0 - 2 gpf - Used 75% of time NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS S COST OF WATER S APPLICATIONS S RESULTS S ASSISTANCE S AWARENESS S NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

Sounds Great, But. . . S S 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? NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

Once-Through Cooling S Significant water savings Very common Options: - Recycle - Reuse NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

Water Reclamation S S Significant Water Savings Possible Gaining Popularity Examples - Florida - Texas - California Highly Regulated Need Positive Image NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

NFESC Leak Detection Program S Equipment S Sonic Surveying Instruments S Correlation Equipment S Ultrasonic Metering Equipment S Experience S Twelve years of metering experience S Results S Up to 20% of total production identified S Typically will find 5 - 10 % NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

Other Possibilities S S S S Greywater Systems Subsurface Irrigation Public Awareness Weather Forcasting Nozzles! Freeze Protection Improvements Others - Limited only by your creativeness NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS S COST OF WATER S APPLICATIONS S RESULTS S ASSISTANCE S AWARENESS S NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

WATER AUDITS 30% Reduction MCAS Iwakuni S 48% Reduction NAS PAX River S 56% Reduction NADEP Cherry Point S Your base? S NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

WATER PROJECTS 11 Projects on current Short List S 320 Million gallon savings S $810, 000 S NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS S COST OF WATER S APPLICATIONS S RESULTS S ASSISTANCE S AWARENESS S NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

Water Conservation Support S S S Navy Water Conservation Guide MIL-HDBK-1165 EFD’s NFESC Software: - IWRAPS - WATERGY - ESC Spreadsheets NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

WATER CONSERVATION STATISTICS S COST OF WATER S APPLICATIONS S RESULTS S ASSISTANCE S AWARENESS S NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

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) NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

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) NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

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) NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

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) NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

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) NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

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) NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

Water Resources Management Distribution of Water Fresh Water 3. 0% Ocean Water 97. 0% NAVAL FACILITIES Groundwater <750 m 11. 0% Groundwater >750 m 11. 0% Atmosphere 0. 035% Rivers 0. 030% Soil Moist 0. 060% Lakes 0. 300% Icesheets and Glaciers 75. 0% ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER

Water Use-Where it goes. . . Total Water 100 Units Evaporation and Evapotranspiration 71 Units Streamflow 29 Units Non-economic Evaporation 32 Units Evapotranspiration Crops, pasture, forest 39 Units NAVAL FACILITIES Not Withdraw from streamflow 20 Units Irrigation 3 Units Industry 5 Units ENGINEERING Municipal/ Rural 1 Unit SERVICE CENTER

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