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N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R
N A V A L F A C I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E C E N T E R
Water Conservation
Presented at the
Civil Engineer Corps Officer’s School
Energy Manager’s Courses
by:
Daniel T. Magro
Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
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CONGRATULATIONS
You’re
the
Base’s
Water Conservation Officer!
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WATER CONSERVATION
WHY?
EPACT 1992
EO 12902
Environmental Concerns
Critical Nature of Water
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WATER CONSERVATION
STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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AVAILABILITY
97% Salt Water. 75% of remaining
water is Glaciers. Only 9% of
rainfall available for beneficial use.
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Office/Admin Buildings
Cooling & Heating
30%
Restrooms45%
Landscaping25%
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Family Housing/Residential
Showers19%
Bathroom Sinks11%
Laundry14%
Dishwasher6%
Toilets45%Kitchen
Sinks5%
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WATER CONSERVATION
STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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How Much Does Your Water Cost?
How Much Water Do You Use?
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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
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How Much Does Water Cost?
Can’t just use an average value - $0.87 at Bangor, Washington - $4.22 at Navy Post Graduate School
Depends on many factors - How deep are your wells? - How pure is the water? - Surface or groundwater supply?
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How Much Water Is Used?
Showers: 1 - 8 gpm avg 5 min pcd
Toilets: 1.6 - 6 gpfFlushed 7 times/day 4 - home 3 - work/school
Urinals: 0 - 2 gpf - Used 75% of time
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WATER CONSERVATION
STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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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?
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Once-Through Cooling
Significant water savings
Very common Options:
- Recycle - Reuse
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Water Reclamation Significant Water
Savings Possible Gaining Popularity Examples
- Florida - Texas - California
Highly Regulated Need Positive Image
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NFESC 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 %
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Other Possibilities
Greywater Systems Subsurface Irrigation Public Awareness Weather Forcasting Nozzles! Freeze Protection Improvements Others - Limited only by your creativeness
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WATER CONSERVATION
STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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WATER AUDITS 30% Reduction
MCAS Iwakuni 48% Reduction
NAS PAX River 56% Reduction
NADEP Cherry Point Your base?
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WATER PROJECTS
11 Projects on current Short List
320 Million gallon savings
$810,000
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WATER CONSERVATION
STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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Water Conservation Support Navy Water Conservation
Guide MIL-HDBK-1165 EFD’s NFESC Software:
- IWRAPS - WATERGY - ESC Spreadsheets
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WATER CONSERVATION
STATISTICS COST OF WATER APPLICATIONS RESULTS ASSISTANCE AWARENESS
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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)
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Start Saving Water Today
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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Water Resources Management Distribution of Water
Fresh Water 3.0%
Ocean Water
97.0%
Groundwater<750 m 11.0%
Groundwater<750 m 11.0%
Icesheets andGlaciers 75.0%
Groundwater>750 m 11.0%
Groundwater>750 m 11.0%
Atmosphere 0.035%Rivers 0.030%Soil Moist 0.060%Lakes 0.300%
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Water Use-Where it goes...
Total Water100 Units
Streamflow29 Units
Evaporation andEvapotranspiration71 Units
Non-economicEvaporation32 Units
EvapotranspirationCrops, pasture, forest39 Units
Municipal/Rural1 Unit
Industry5 Units
Irrigation3 Units
Not Withdraw from streamflow20 Units
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