Green Dayton - An Overview of City of Dayton Sustainability Initiatives - Spring 2009

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Green DaytonAn Overview of City of Dayton Sustainability Initiatives

Spring 2009
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Completed & Ongoing

Initiatives_____


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Solid Waste Recycling

Dayton started curbsiderecycling collection in 1990.

In 2008, Dayton collected3,067 tons of recycledwaste.

Every ton of paper that isrecycled saves 17 trees.

The energy saved when werecycle one glass bottle is

enough to power aconventional light bulb forfour hours.

Recycling benefits the airand water by creating a netreduction in 10 majorcategories of air pollutantsand eight major categories

of water pollutants.


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Anti-Idling/ Fuel Conservation Policy

In 2005, the City ofDayton implemented a Fuel

Conservation Policy toreduce fuel consumptionand save money on fuelcosts. Unnecessary idling ofvehicles and equipment isstrictly prohibited.

Annual fuel consumptionfrom 2006 to 2008decreased by 345,860gallons (or 26.4%).


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Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Dayton has purchasedsome hybrid vehicles andcontinues to researchalternative-fueled vehicles,including CompressedNatural Gas.


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Used Oil for Heating

Since 2006, FleetManagement has beenreusing waste motor oil that

is drained from City vehiclesduring routinemaintenance.

Fleet has the capacity ofstoring approximately 2,500gallons of waste oil for

reuse in a water boilerheating system. Thissystem has been used as asecondary heating systemin order to reduce heatingcosts.

The system offers apotential annual savings of$10,000 to $20,000.


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In 2006, the DaytonDepartment of Watercompleted a baseline carbon

emissions estimate for allits activities.

The baseline estimateinvolved a completeinventory of all utilitycomponents, a review of

operational efficiency, andidentification of cost andenergy reductionopportunities.

Carbon FootprintWater Department


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Lime Recycling/ Reuse

Lime utilized in thedrinking water softeningprocess is recycled for reuse

in the water treatmentprocess, and the excess isapplied to land to enhancethe quality of farm fields.

In addition, the lime is apotentially valuable product

for which we continue tolook for reuse customers, tosave disposal costs.


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Alternative Fuels, Methane RecaptureBoilers and Electric Generating Facility

The Dayton WastewaterTreatment Plant generates

600,000 cubic feet ofmethane gas per day.

This gas is utilized as fuelfor boilers that provide bothheat for buildings and heatfor processes. In addition,

the plant has the ability togenerate 2,160 kw ofelectricity with themethane. The electricgenerating facility is usedfor peak electric loadings.


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Energy-Efficient Pumps and Motors

In the Department ofWater, an initiative to

upgrade the energyefficiency of pumps andmotors has been underwayfor a number of years.

The pumps and motors areutilized to pump water and

wastewater at treatmentplants as well as to deliverwater and removewastewater from residencesand businesses.


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Nutrient Trading atWastewater Treatment P lant

The nutrient tradingprogram involves utilizing

upstream management offarm fields to reducenutrient loadings to Dayton-area rivers and streams, inlieu of energy intensive andhigh cost plant removal.The program is a market-based approach forprotecting and improvingwater quality. Tradinginvolves two basic steps:

1) Setting a goal for thetotal amount ofnutrients that enter

waters in a watershed.2) Allowing sources to

trade in ways thatmeet local andwatershed-wide waterquality goals.


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Varied Solar Power Applications

At Kittyhawk Golf Center,ultrasonic devices are usedto reduce algae growth in

ponds (recharge lagoons).These will be replaced withsolar aeration units.

Solar-powered securitycameras in the WaterDepartment well fields save

energy and allow wirelessdownloading of photos ontolaptop computers.Currently, there are sixsolar-powered cameras inoperation, with plans toinstall more.


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Water DepartmentCommunity Outreach

In 2008, Daytons WaterDepartment began anawareness campaign topromote drinking City of

Dayton tap water.

Dayton pumps more than23 billion gallons of waterannually and is a regionalsupplier to more than400,000 Dayton andMontgomery Countyresidents.

Drinking tap water savesthe energy necessary toproduce plastic waterbottles, which requires theequivalent of 17.6 millionbarrels of oil.

Water from the tap costs

less than one cent per day,while the average consumerof bottled water spendsmore than $400 per year.


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Childrens Water Festival

The Childrens WaterFestival is an annual event

promoting sustainability andlife-long green practices.

The theme for the 2008festival was Go Green andthe 2009 festival wasthemed Take Back the

Tap.

1,000 or more fourthgrade students attend thefestival yearly.


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Sustainable P ractices Policy

In 2007, the Dayton CityCommission approved the

Sustainable Practices Policy,which sets direction andguiding principles for theCitys energy use anddevelopment of sustainablepractices.

The policy followed MayorRhine McLins signing on tothe U.S. Conference ofMayors Climate ProtectionAgreement in 2005.


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City of DaytonOffice Guide

In 2008, the Citys CoolEnergy Team developed an

Office Guide for Cityemployees to provideguidelines for energy usereduction in City offices andoperations.

The Office Guide was an

outgrowth of the CitysSustainable Practices Policy.


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The City of Dayton joinedthe Energy Star network toassist in developing acarbon footprint andassessing buildingefficiencies and water andwastewater treatmentprocess efficiencies.

Energy Star also offerseducational resources tooutreach to the public andbusiness communities.


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Current

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Energy Performance Contract

The City of Dayton hasentered into a 10-yearperformance-based

improvement andmanagement servicescontract with HoneywellInternational (beginning in2009).

The program will allow for

an average of $420,000 inenergy and operating costsavings annually.

It includes professionalenergy managementservices in concert with

lighting retrofits, buildingenvelope work, mechanicalsystems replacements,building controls, trafficlighting (LED) retrofits andmore.


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Geothermal Well Tech Town CTA

The new (opening June2009) Creative TechnologyAccelerator Building at TechTown will be LEED-certifieddue in part to its geothermalheating and cooling system.

Daytons Office of EconomicDevelopment and itsdevelopment partners intendto incorporate this and other

renewable energy initiativesinto additional facilities atTech Town.

With the presence of themassive Great Miami BuriedValley Aquifer, Daytons

geothermal energy potentialis virtually unlimited.
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Conversion of Fleet toCompressed Natural Gas

The City of Dayton is

exploring conversion tocompressed natural gas

(CNG) for portions of themunicipal fleet.

CNG is a cleaner, moreefficient fuel and is lessexpensive than conventionalfuel. There is a particular

emphasis on convertingdiesel fueled vehicles.

Components of thisconversion program willinclude some dedicated CNGvehicles and some duel fuel

vehicles as well as at leastone quick-fill fueling station.


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City HallGreen Roof

A 2,000-sq.-ft. GreenGridmodular green roof system

is to be installed at DaytonsCity Hall, at 101 W. ThirdSt.

To be planted primarilywith low-growing, hardysedum, the green roof

filters and slows stormwater runoff and reduceselectric loading.

The green roof and itsDAYTON inscription will bevisible from nearby high-

rise buildings.

X

X Doorway to roof area

O Roof drain to Storm Sewer Not Open to PublicEscort Required

SchematicofProposedGreenRoof


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Potential

Initiatives_____


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Additional MethaneGas Reuse

Biofuels


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Prairie Parks/ Sw itch Grass

Solar Farm at WaterSupply and Treatment


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Geothermal Farm at Tech Town

Low Impact Development/

LEED Certification


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AdditionalSolar

Applications

Wind Applications

Recycle-ReusePolicy forDeconstructed and

DemolishedStructures


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AdditionalGreen Roofs

Green PurchasingPolicy

City Reforestation


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Financing/ Partnership

The City of Dayton is pursuing a wide variety of opportunities for funding andcollaboration for green initiatives that are economically sustainable for the City

organization and the Dayton community.


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Dayton City Commission

Rhine McLin, Mayor

Dean Lovelace

Joey Williams

Matt Joseph

Nan Whaley

City Manager

Rashad M. Young

Daytons sustainability initiatives are

implemented with the support of the City

Commissions Environmental Advisory Board

and the Cool Energy Team, an employee

group.


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Thank You

For more information, contact the

Office of Public Affairs at 937-333-3616 or

[email protected]

www.cityofdayton.org
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