Water Conservation

PRESENTED AT THE
RGU UNIVERSITY

BY:

RGU STUDENT
 CONGRATULATIONS

YOU’RE
THE
BASE’S

WATER CONSERVATION
OFFICER!
WATER CONSERVATION

WHY?
WATER CONSERVATION
 STATISTICS
 COST OF WATER
 APPLICATIONS
 RESULTS
 ASSISTANCE
 AWARENESS
AVAILABILITY
 97% Salt Water.
 75% of remaining
water is Glaciers.
 Only 9% of
rainfall available
for beneficial use.
Family Housing/Residential
Bathroom Laundry
Dishwasher
Sinks 14% 6%
11%

Showers
19%
Toilets
Kitchen 45%
Sinks
5%
WATER CONSERVATION
 STATISTICS
 COST OF WATER
 APPLICATIONS
 RESULTS
 ASSISTANCE
 AWARENESS
How Much Does Your
Water Cost?

How Much Water Do

You Use?
How Much Does Water
Cost?
 Free - “We Pump It
Ourselves”
 Unit Rate Shown on
Utility Bill
 No Standard Calculation or Formula
For Determining Water Cost
 How Much Water Is
Used?
 Showers: 1 - 8 gpm
avg 5 min pcd
 Toilets: 1.6 - 6 gpf
Flushed 7 times/day
4 - home
3 - work/school
 Urinals: 0 - 2 gpf - Used 75% of time
WATER CONSERVATION
 STATISTICS
 COST OF WATER
 APPLICATIONS
 RESULTS
 ASSISTANCE
 AWARENESS
Sounds Great, But...
 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?
 Once-Through Cooling
 Significant water
savings
 Very common
 Options:
- Recycle
- Reuse
Water Reclamation
 Significant Water
Savings Possible
 Gaining Popularity
 Examples
- Florida
-
Texas
- California
 Highly Regulated
 Need Positive Image
 Leak Detection Program
 Equipment
 Sonic Surveying Instruments
 Correlation Equipment
 Ultrasonic Metering Equipment
 Experience
 Twelve years of metering experience
 Results
 Up to 20% of total production identified
 Typically will find 5 - 10 %
Other Possibilities
 Greywater Systems
 Subsurface Irrigation
 Public Awareness
 Weather Forcasting
 Nozzles!
 Freeze Protection Improvements
 Others - Limited only by your creativeness
WATER CONSERVATION
 STATISTICS
 COST OF WATER
 APPLICATIONS
 RESULTS
 ASSISTANCE
 AWARENESS
WATER AUDITS
 30% Reduction
MCAS Iwakuni
 48% Reduction
NAS PAX River
 56% Reduction
NADEP Cherry Point
 Your base?
WATER CONSERVATION
 STATISTICS
 COST OF WATER
 APPLICATIONS
 RESULTS
 ASSISTANCE
 AWARENESS
Water Conservation Support
 Navy Water
Conservation Guide
 MIL-HDBK-1165
 EFD’s
 NFESC
 Software:
- IWRAPS
- WATERGY
- ESC
Spreadsheets
WATER CONSERVATION
 STATISTICS
 COST OF WATER
 APPLICATIONS
 RESULTS
 ASSISTANCE
 AWARENESS
Start Saving Water Today
 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)
Start Saving Water Today
 Bathroom (Con’t)
 Collect
cold water while waiting for
hot water. Use for watering plants.
(Saves 50 gal/wk/person)
 Repairtoilet 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)
Start Saving Water Today
 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)
 Start Saving Water Today
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)
Start Saving Water Today
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)
Start Saving Water Today
 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)
Water Resources Management
Distribution of Water
Fresh Water Atmosphere 0.035%
Groundwater
Groundwater
3.0% Rivers 0.030%
<750
<750mm 11.0%
11.0% Soil Moist 0.060%
Groundwater Lakes 0.300%
Ocean Water Groundwater
>750
>750mm11.0%
11.0%
97.0%
Icesheets and
Glaciers
75.0%
 Water Use-Where it goes...
Total Water
100 Units

Evaporation and Streamflow

Evapotranspiration 29 Units
71 Units
Not Withdraw
Non-economic from streamflow
Evaporation 20 Units
32 Units

Evapotranspiration Irrigation Industry Municipal

Crops, pasture, forest 3 Units 5 Units /
39 Units Rural
1 Unit