Hillsborough County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. In the 2010 census, the population was 1,229,226, making it the fourth-most populous county in Florida and the most populous county outside the Miami Metropolitan Area. A 2018 estimate has the population of Hillsborough County at 1,436,888 people,which itself is greater than the populations of 12 states according to their 2018 population estimates.Its county seat and largest city is Tampa.

1. Serving Sustainably
Hillsborough County

2. Hillsborough County, Florida

3. Growing Demands
• Population: 1.4+ Million
• 4th most populous county
in Florida
• Growth rate of approx. 2%
per year
• Translates to about 30,000
additional residents annually

4. Growing Sustainably = Using Triple Bottom Line
PEOPLE PLANET PROSPERITY
 Quality of Life
 Diversity & Social Equity
 Resource Management
 Pollution Prevention
 Sustainable budget
 Efficiency cost savings

5. Creating A Framework
Energy
Water
Waste
Transportation
Human Experience:
Health, Safety, Equitability, Prosperity
Buildings & Land
Certification Focus Areas  Renewable Technologies
 Solar
 Electric & Alternative Fueled Vehicles
 LED Lighting
 Green Buildings
 Environmental Lands
 Water Quality & Quantity
 Waste Management
 Recycling/Reuse/Resource
Sharing/Reduction
 Waste to Energy
 Composting
 Biosolids Management
 Community Gardens
 Educational Outreach

6. Just a Sampling …
Chiller Plants – Downtown & Sheriffs
LED Lighting
Recycling
Waste to Energy, Compost,
Mosquito Fish and more….
Solar Energy
Electric, Hybrid & CNG Vehicles
Environmental Lands
Conservation

7. Hillsborough On Ice
Downtown Chiller
Falkenburg Jail
Ice storage tanks
Energy Human ExperienceBuildings & Land Water
$1.5M annual savings
$50,000 annual rebate
$150K annual savings

8. Hillsborough On Ice
Energy Human ExperienceBuildings & Land Water
• 2 miles of piping
• Serves 8 facilities
• Recycles condensate water
• Combined GHG reductions
30M pounds annually

9. Shining with Solar
Traffic Control
Devices
Flashing Beacons
• 500+ School
Zone
• 100 Stop Sign
• 40 Pedestrian
Where Are We Going?
Loan Fund (SELF)
 Solar United
Neighbors Co-0p
Solar Power
Expanding
• 7 libraries FY19/20
• Wastewater
treatment plant -
2.0 MW system
FY20
• $5 M Bond 2019 –
2022 for additional
projects
Energy Human ExperienceBuildings & Land
Total buildings GHG
reductions since solar
inception = 6M+ pounds

10. Community Wide Solar Assistance
Energy Human ExperienceBuildings & Land
Solar Energy Loan Fund (SELF)
• Low interest loans for energy efficiency and
sustainable home improvements
• 2018 – 52 County residents issued loans ($503K)
Solar United Neighbors Co-0p
• 600 participants in two years
• 463 kW installed in Hillsborough County

11. Community Commercial Solar
Energy Human ExperienceBuildings & Land
• Reed Transport Services – 381.75 kW
• Suncoast Credit Union - 400.95 kW (2 systems)
• Catalina Industrial (Tampa Tank) – 507 kW
• Colonial Distributers – 836.55 kW
• IKEA – 1,189 kW
• James A Haley Veterans Hospital- 3.5 MW
• Tampa International Airport – 2 MW
• TECO – 600 MW (3 counties) by 2021

12. LED Lighting
$7.5M = Buildings, lots, garages
200 facilities
$760K annual energy savings
$4M = Sports fields
34 sports fields
Better lighting, Instant On,
No neighbor spill-over
Traffic Lights = 261 locations
avg. cost savings 48%
Energy TransportationHuman ExperienceBuildings & Land

13. Waste to Watts
Utility Savings
$550K annually
Sales to Seminole Utility
$17.5M annually
Reclaimed Water Use
600K Gallons daily
100% renewable energy
Water & Wastewater Plants
Approx. 35,000 homes
Energy Water Waste Human ExperienceBuildings & Land
Waste-To-Energy Facility

14. Hillsborough County Energy Campus
Resource Recovery -
Waste To Energy Plant powers:
Water Treatment
Wastewater Treatment
Reclaimed Water
Pump Station
BSOC – Brandon Service
Operations Center
Energy Water Waste Buildings & Land

15. Co-Compost
= $
Solid Waste & Public Utilities Initiative
Addresses two environmental issues
• Yard waste- 7650 tons diverted from landfill
• Biosolids - 8680 tons diverted from landfill
 Pad made of Recycled asphalt
 Valuable soil amendment created
(revenue of $74,000)
Waste Transportation Buildings & Land
 Additional $207,000 saved from reduced
transportation & disposal costs

16. Community Gardens
Human Experience Buildings & Land
20+ community gardens in Hillsborough
• Address food deserts
• Teach Self empowerment / independence
• Improve health equity
• Better nutrition & reduced hunger
• Chronic disease prevention
• Create sense of belonging to a community • Rain Barrels
• Micro Irrigation
• Container Garden
Educational Outreach
Water

17. Cooking Oil Recycling Effort (CORE)
• 24 CORE recycling
stations - 10,000 gallons
of cooking oil recycled
locally into biofuel
• Combined with
Unflushables Program,
SSOs are now below
national average
Voluntary Program for Citizens
Water Waste Human Experience Energy Transportation

18. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Recycling pilot for 7 downtown buildings
• 2200 employees; Avg. diversion rate of 62%
County-Wide Curbside Recycling
• Commercial
• Residential
Waste Human Experience
Reduce Your Use Campaign
• Educational initiative - impact of single-use
plastic products
County Warehouse
• Redistributes
• Liquidates
• Recycles
• Donates

19. Water Initiatives
Water Human ExperienceBuildings & Land
• Storm Water Management
• Reclaimed Water
• Adopt-a-Pond
• Aquifer Recharge
• Mosquito Fish
• Potable Water Supply
• Wastewater Treatment
• Septic-to-Sewer
Conversions
• Rain Barrels and Cisterns
• Hydration Stations
• Wetlands
• Micro-Irrigation
• Florida Friendly
Landscaping
• Toilet Replacement Rebate

20. Land Conservation
Water Human ExperienceBuildings & Land
Economic value of 63,400
protected ELAPP acres

21. 40+ species of
mosquitos in
Hillsborough
Effective, natural way to
control mosquito larvae in
standing water
2 1/2 - inch fish
are native
freshwater species
Human ExperienceBuildings & Land
Trails: Safe, Scenic, Sensational, & Shady
• 60+ conservation parks and
nature preserves
• Including 300+ miles of
marked hiking trails
• Additional 63 miles of paved
trails
• 147 more miles paved trails
planned

22. Sustainable Transportation
25% of sedan fleet = CNG, electric, and gas-electric hybrid vehicles.
7 County owned charging stations 117,465 pounds of GHGs
80 stations overall avoided
Energy Transportation Human Experience

23. Fleet Analysis
Energy Transportation Human Experience
• Hillsborough County Fleet Replacement Program reducing greenhouse gas emissions year over year.
• Newer vehicles=lower levels. 12.66% reduction forecast this year with approved replacements
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Fleet Management’s Carbon Footprint – Before & After Replacement
Dates 07/01/2019
After FY19 Asset
Arrival
%Change
Gasoline Fueled Vehicles
595,101,507.49
519,536,128.61 -12.70%
Diesel Fueled Vehicles
2,873,458.87
2,757,110.91 -4.05%
Total Carbon Footprint 597,974,966.36 522,293,239.52 -12.66%

24. Outreach
Transportation
 National Sustainability Summit
 Clean Air Fair
 Drive Electric Week
 Greener Hillsborough Homes
 “Swell-ness” Week
 Lunch & Learns
 Solar Launch
 Tours
Energy Human ExperienceBuildings & LandWater Waste

25. Where Are We Going?
• USGBC LEED for Communities Certification
• Green House Gas Inventory
• Sustainability Action Plan
• BOCC approved bond initiatives –
75M ELAPP,
5M solar,
4M sports field lighting,
7.5M LEDs
• And so much more…
Energy Water Waste Transportation Human ExperienceBuildings & Land

26. Contact Information
Energy Water Waste Transportation Human ExperienceBuildings & Land
Sheila McNamara
Sustainability Manager
Hillsborough County
(813) 273-3678
McNamaraS@HCFLGov.net