The Energy Roadmap: A Water and Wastewater Utility Guide to More Sustainable Energy Management

The Energy Roadmap: Water and Wastewater Utility Guide to More Sustainable Energy Management

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Contents

Executive Summary

Organization of this Guidance Document

Topics Areas Addressed

References

1     Introduction

What’s Driving Energy Sustainability?

Energy Management Matrices

Following the Guidance Document

How to Use the Guidance Document

Scope of Coverage of the Guidance Document

Defining Energy Program Sustainability Goals

References

2     Strategic Management

Strategic Direction

Financial Viability

Collaborative Partnerships

Toward Carbon Neutrality

References

3     Organizational Culture

Energy Vision

Energy Team

Staff Development and Alignment

4     Communication and Outreach

Customers and Community Members

Regulatory and Legislative Agencies

Media Outreach

Environmental Advocacy Groups

Water Industry

References

5     Demand-Side Management

Electricity Costs and Billing

Electric Power Measurement and Control

Energy Management

Source Control

References

6     Energy Generation

Energy Generation Strategy

Energy from Water

Supplemental Energy Sources

Renewable Energy Certificates

References

7     Innovating for the Future

Research and Development

Managing Risk Management

Alternative Treatment Technologies

Alternative Management Approaches

References

8     Conclusions

9     Case Studies

Global Successes

Test Drives

10   Additional Resources

Strategic Management

Energy Generation

Communications

Implementing Energy Management Programs

General Energy and Management

Partner Identification

Benchmarking, Energy Use, and Optimization

Innovative Approaches

Tools

Technology Resources

Technical Information

Case Studies

Appendix

The Energy Roadmap: A Water and Wastewater Utility Guide to More Sustainable Energy Management and ISO 50001—Energy Management

Index

Acknowledgments

Special thanks are provided to the original participants in the invitation-only landmark energy summit of water and power industry leaders convened by the Water Environment Federation in Raleigh, North Carolina, in March 2012:

Mohammed M. Abu-Orf, AECOM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Matt Bond, P.E., Black & Veatch, Dallas, Texas

Charles B. Bott, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Jeanette Brown, P.E., DEE, D. WRE, University of Connecticut, Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut

Peter Burrowes, CH2M HILL Canada Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Joseph C. Cantwell, P.E., Science Applications International Corporation, Brookfield, Wisconsin

Peter V. Cavagnaro, P.E., BCEE, Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Kartik Chandran, Ph.D., Columbia University, New York, New York

Lee E. Ferrell, P.E., BCEE, CEM, Schneider Electric, Anderson, South Carolina

Lauren Fillmore, Water Environment Research Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia

Anthony Fiore, New York City Environmental Protection

Rob Greenwood, Facilitator, Ross Strategic, Seattle, Washington

Jim Horne, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

Michael P. Keleman, InSinkErator, Racine, Wisconsin

Barry L. Liner, Ph.D., P.E., Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Virginia

Robert E. Lonergan, P.E., Tetra Tech, Denver, Colorado

Edward H. McCormick, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California

Austin Montgomery, Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Thomas G. Mossinger, P.E., Carollo Engineers, Inc., Walnut Creek, California

Sudhir N. Murthy, DC Water, Washington, D.C.

Kathleen M. O’Connor, P.E., New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, New York

Eileen J. O’Neill, Ph.D., Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Virginia

Robert E. Ostapczuk, Pirnie/Arcadis, Clifton Park, New York

Coert P. Petri, MSc, Waterboard Rijn en Ijssel, Netherlands

Matthew P. Ries, P.E., Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Virginia

Maurice Rousso, Heliopower Inc., Murrieta, California

Ralph B. Rusty Schroedel, Jr., P.E., BCEE, Brown and Caldwell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Stephen Tarallo, Black & Veatch, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Kristina Twigg, Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Virginia

Jason Turgeon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Boston, Massachusetts

Art K. Umble, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, MWH Americas, Inc., Denver, Colorado

Scott R. Vandenburgh, CDM Smith, Seattle, Washington

John L. Willis, P.E., Brown and Caldwell, Atlanta, Georgia

Development of this document was led by Edward H. McCormick, P.E., and Alicia R. Chakrabarti, P.E., of East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland, California. Technical oversight was also provided by Barry L. Liner, Ph.D., P.E., of the Water Environment Federation.

Authors of the document are as follows:

Executive Summary

Alicia R. Chakrabarti, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California

Edward H. McCormick, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California

1    Introduction

Alicia R. Chakrabarti, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California

Edward H. McCormick, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California

Tania Datta, Ph.D., Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee

Robert H. Forbes, Jr., CH2M HILL, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina

David L. Parry, CDM Smith, Bellevue, Washington

Jason Turgeon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Boston, Massachusetts

Drury Denver Whitlock, P.E., CH2M HILL, Salt Lake City, Utah

2    Strategic Management

Chris J. Peot, DC Water, Washington, D.C.

Jim Horne, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

Milind Wable, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Oceanside, California

John Wright, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri

3    Organizational Culture

Karen L. Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises (ARenew), Alexandria, Virginia

Joseph C. Cantwell, P.E., Science Applications International Corporation, Brookfield, Wisconsin

Paul M. Kohl, P.E., Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4    Communication and Outreach

Jason Turgeon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Boston, Massachusetts

Alicia R. Chakrabarti, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California

Craig Miller, Ph.D., CDM Smith, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia

Samantha Villegas, SaVi PR, LLC, South Riding, Virginia

5    Demand-Side Management

David J. Reardon, P.E., BCEE, ENV SP, HDR Engineering, Inc., Folsom, California

Tania Datta, Ph.D., Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee

Robert E. Lonergan, P.E., Tetra Tech, Denver, Colorado

Ralph Rusty B. Schroedel, Jr., P.E., BCEE, Brown and Caldwell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Vamsi Seeta, Atkins North America, Glendora, California

William E. Toffey, Effluential Synergies, LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drury Denver Whitlock, P.E., CH2M HILL, Salt Lake City, Utah

6    Energy Generation

Ralph Rusty B. Schroedel, Jr., P.E., BCEE, Brown and Caldwell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Tania Datta, Ph.D., Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee

Robert E. Lonergan, P.E., Tetra Tech, Denver, Colorado

David J. Reardon, P.E., BCEE, ENV SP, HDR Engineering, Inc., Folsom, California

Maurice Rousso, Heliopower Inc., Murrieta, California

Vamsi Seeta, Atkins North America, Glendora, California

Anthony Tartaglione, M.S., P.E., Treatment IV Wastewater Operator, DOE

Qualified Pumping Systems Specialist, North American Board of Certified

Energy Practitioners, PV Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge, Denville, New Jersey

Drury Denver Whitlock, P.E., CH2M HILL, Salt Lake City, Utah

Patrick Wootton, P. E., Nixon Energy Solutions, Lawrenceville, Georgia

7    Innovating for the Future

William E. Toffey, Effluential Synergies, LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Flor (June) Garcia Becerra, CH2M HILL Canada Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Wendell O. Khunjar, Ph.D., Hazen and Sawyer P.C., Fairfax, Virginia

8    Conclusions

Alicia Chakrabarti, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California

Edward H. McCormick, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California

9    Case Studies

Alicia R. Chakrabarti, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District. Oakland, California

Jeremy Cramer, City of Stevens Point Wastewater Treatment Plant, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Alan L. Grooms, P.E., Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, Madison, Wisconsin

Angela M. Hintz, P.E., CEM, CEA, ARCADIS, Buffalo, New York (Elmira, New York)

Jim McCaughey, Narragansett Bay Commission, Providence, Rhode Island

James P. McQuarrie, P.E., Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver, Colorado

James J. Newton, P.E., BCEE, Kent County Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, Milford, Delaware

Dan Roberts, P.E., City of Palm Bay, Florida

John Hulett, Jennifer Damon, Shawnee Dunagan, Ashley Kaiser, South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility, Reno, Nevada

Barry Wenskowicz, Narragansett Bay Commission, Providence, Rhode Island

Appendix

The Energy Roadmap: A Water and Wastewater Utility Guide to More Sustainable Energy Management and ISO 50001—Energy Management

Barry L. Liner, Ph.D., P.E., Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Virginia

Additional reviewers of the document include

Richard G. Atoulikian, PMP, P.E., MWH Americas, Inc., Strongsville, Ohio

Peter V. Cavagnaro, P.E., BCEE, Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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