Presentation by Ryan Kelso, Director of Water Services and Compliance for New Braunfels Utilities, for the 2019 Gulf Coast Water Conservation in Houston, Texas.
Presentation by John Sutton of the Texas Water Development Board's Municipal Water Conservation Program for the 2019 Gulf Coast Water Conservation in Houston, Texas.
Dan Pedersen, Reclaimed Water Program Manager from the City of Austin, discusses the future of Austin Water's reclaimed water system for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
Andrew Spurgin, Principal Planner for the City of Westminster, Colorado, discusses integrating water and land use for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
Presentation by Marisa Flores-Gonzalez, senior planner - systems planning at Austin Water, for the 2019 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium in Austin, Texas.
Presentation by Veronica Blette, Chief of the EPA Office of Wastewater Management's WaterSense Program, for the 2019 Gulf Coast Water Conservation in Houston, Texas.
Presentation by John Sutton of the Texas Water Development Board's Municipal Water Conservation Program for the 2019 Gulf Coast Water Conservation in Houston, Texas.
Dan Pedersen, Reclaimed Water Program Manager from the City of Austin, discusses the future of Austin Water's reclaimed water system for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
Andrew Spurgin, Principal Planner for the City of Westminster, Colorado, discusses integrating water and land use for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
Presentation by Marisa Flores-Gonzalez, senior planner - systems planning at Austin Water, for the 2019 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium in Austin, Texas.
Presentation by Veronica Blette, Chief of the EPA Office of Wastewater Management's WaterSense Program, for the 2019 Gulf Coast Water Conservation in Houston, Texas.
Presentation by Bill Christiansen, Director of Programs for the Alliance for Water Efficiency, for the 2019 Gulf Coast Water Conservation in Houston, Texas.
Bill Cesanek, co-chair of the APA Water and Planning Network, discusses the value of land use planning in achieving improved water efficiency for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
Collins Balcombe from the US Bureau of Reclamation discusses the new WIIN Act for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
Presented by IWMI's Soumya Balasubramanya, David Stifel, Ted Horbulyk and Kashi Kafle at the IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition on December 3, 2019.
Presented by IWMI's Josiane Nikiema (Research Group Leader – Circular Economy and Water Pollution) at OECD Workshop on Microplastics from Tyre Wear: Knowledge, Mitigation Measures, and Policy Options on May 20, 2020.
Presentation by Mary Ann Dickinson, president and CEO of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, for the 2019 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium in Austin, Texas.
Presentation by IWMI Kakhramon Djumaboev about the application of the water-food-energy nexus concept on transboundary rivers of Central Asia. Presented at the 10th anniversary PEER program on August 17, 2021
Presentation by Bill Christiansen, Director of Programs for the Alliance for Water Efficiency, for the 2019 Gulf Coast Water Conservation in Houston, Texas.
Bill Cesanek, co-chair of the APA Water and Planning Network, discusses the value of land use planning in achieving improved water efficiency for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
Collins Balcombe from the US Bureau of Reclamation discusses the new WIIN Act for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
Presented by IWMI's Soumya Balasubramanya, David Stifel, Ted Horbulyk and Kashi Kafle at the IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition on December 3, 2019.
Presented by IWMI's Josiane Nikiema (Research Group Leader – Circular Economy and Water Pollution) at OECD Workshop on Microplastics from Tyre Wear: Knowledge, Mitigation Measures, and Policy Options on May 20, 2020.
Presentation by Mary Ann Dickinson, president and CEO of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, for the 2019 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium in Austin, Texas.
Presentation by IWMI Kakhramon Djumaboev about the application of the water-food-energy nexus concept on transboundary rivers of Central Asia. Presented at the 10th anniversary PEER program on August 17, 2021
Presentation by Amy Kaarlela, Project Manager for the Region C Water Planning Group (Freese & Nichols), at the 2016 SWIFT Funding Workshop in Grapevine, Texas.
Efficient Use of Water - Drew Beckwith, Western Resources Associatesrshimoda2014
Three sources of water are generally cited for to support continued population growth in the West: new diversions from rivers, transfers from agriculture to cities, or reduced use through conservation. Municipal conservation is the cheapest of the three, and often has the least impact on Western rivers.
This presentation describes the potential for conservation to reduce future demands, provide examples of implementation (including rate structures, water loss reduction, and indoor and outdoor best practice programs), and discuss Colorado state-level resources available to develop and implement conservation plans. Important concerns and issues regarding water conservation will also be addressed, including cost to the consumer, water quality, and impacts to return flows.
DSD-Kampala 2023 Analytic Tools for Cooperative Water Resources Assessments i...Deltares
Presentation by Dr Michael Kizza, Deputy Executive Director, Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), at the Symposium Models and decision-making in the wake of climate uncertainties, during the Deltares Software Days - Kampala 2023 (DSD-Kampala 2023). Wednesday, 4 October 2023, Kampala, Uganda.
SWaRMA_IRBM_Module1_#5, Experiences of IWRM implementation from Australia, An...ICIMOD
This presentation is the part of 12-day (28 January–8 February 2019) training workshop on “Multi-scale Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) from the Hindu Kush Himalayan Perspective” organized by the Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan (SWaRMA) Initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and targeted at participants from Afghanistan.
SWaRMA_IRBM_Module2_#7, Basin planning experience from Australia, Andrew Joh...ICIMOD
This presentation is the part of 12-day (28 January–8 February 2019) training workshop on “Multi-scale Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) from the Hindu Kush Himalayan Perspective” organized by the Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan (SWaRMA) Initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and targeted at participants from Afghanistan.
Urban Public Policy and Sustainability: Policy recommendation for the City of...Vanessa Davis
This presentation represents a segment of a group project in a capstone course at Arizona State University on "Urban Public Policy and Sustainability".
Our group was tasked with working with the City of Mesa to identify and research an urban planning policy that could be improved to support a more sustainable trajectory. The final outcome was a policy recommendation delivered to the city and presented to a mock city council. (While we did not present to the actual City Council for Mesa, our "mock council" participants included the Mayor of Mesa, a City Council Member from Tempe and a few other well qualified judges.)
Our group's policy recommendation was concerned with decreasing wastewater for sustainable development via suggested policy changes concerning development impact fees.
Martha Wright and Sasha Kodet from the San Antonio Water System discuss using data to drive customer engagement for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
David Turnage from Austin Water discusses residential irrigation evaluations for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
Mark Warden, Utility Conservation Coordinator for the city of Georgetown, discusses maximizing the value of irrigation evaluations for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
David Switzer from the University of Missouri discusses affordability, conservation, and water rate setting for the 2020 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium hosted by the Texas Living Waters Project.
This webinar is a primer on how to get involved in key Houston-area flood-mitigation efforts. It provides an overview of the funding involved, methods of public commenting, and an introduction to current concerns in area communities most vulnerable to flooding.
Watch the webinar at: https://texaslivingwaters.org/deeper-dive/a-seat-at-the-table-how-to-engage-in-houston-area-flood-mitigation/
Speakers include:
Dr. Earthea Nance, Associate Professor, Texas Southern University
Danielle Goshen, Water Policy & Outreach Specialist, Galveston Bay Foundation
Amy Reed, Staff Attorney, Environmental Law Institute
Stephanie Oehler, Public Interest Law Fellow, Environmental Law Institute
Jordan Macha, Executive Director, Bayou City Waterkeeper
Amanda Fuller, Director, Texas Coast & Water Program, National Wildlife Federation
The workshop is the first of an intended series of conversations on how area residents can better participate in key processes that will shape their neighborhoods' futures. If you'd like more information on future events contact us at info@texaslivingwaters.org.
This event was hosted online on Aug 5, 2020 by the National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club (Lone Star Chapter), Bayou City Waterkeeper, and Galveston Bay Foundation.
This webinar provides an in-depth introduction to the 2020 Texas Water Conservation Scorecard. The only effort of its kind in Texas, the Scorecard offers an extraordinarily detailed analysis of water conservation efforts at over 350 Texas water utilities. Jennifer Walker, Deputy Director of the Texas Coast and Water Program at the National Wildlife Federation leads the webinar, along with Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair at the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra, and Meghan Bock, Senior Business Analyst at AIQUEOUS.
An initiative of the Texas Living Waters Project, the Scorecard evaluates each utility on a range of criteria including compliance with conservation planning and reporting requirements, its record on water loss and meeting targets for water use reduction, outdoor watering limits, and rate-based incentives for efficient use of water.
Taken in conjunction with the 2016 report, the 2020 Scorecard reveals many utilities are not taking serious actions to advance water conservation.
For more information on the Scorecard’s methodology, results, and recommendations, take a look at the Scorecard website at texaswaterconservationscorecard.org. The interactive site allows users to quickly identify individual utilities’ scores and analysis.
Presentation by Karen Guz, presiding officer of the Water Conservation Advisory Council, for the 2019 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium in Austin, Texas.
Presentation by Dr. Joanna Endter-Wada, professor of policy and social science at the Quinney College of Natural Resources Department of Environment & Society, at the 2019 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium.
Presentation by Lindsay Kovar, Senior Project Manager at BGE, Inc., and Bob Patton, board member at North Fort Bend Water Authority, at the 2018 Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium in Houston, Texas.
Presentation by Stu Feinglas, Senior Water Resources Analyst at City of Westminster, at the 2018 Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium in Houston, Texas.
Presentation by John Nielson-Gammon, State Climatologist and Professor of Atmospheric Science at Texas A&M University, at the 2018 Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium in Houston, Texas.
Artificial Reefs by Kuddle Life Foundation - May 2024punit537210
Situated in Pondicherry, India, Kuddle Life Foundation is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the living standards of coastal communities and simultaneously placing a strong emphasis on the protection of marine ecosystems.
One of the key areas we work in is Artificial Reefs. This presentation captures our journey so far and our learnings. We hope you get as excited about marine conservation and artificial reefs as we are.
Please visit our website: https://kuddlelife.org
Our Instagram channel:
@kuddlelifefoundation
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and write to us if you have any questions:
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UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
Natural farming @ Dr. Siddhartha S. Jena.pptxsidjena70
A brief about organic farming/ Natural farming/ Zero budget natural farming/ Subash Palekar Natural farming which keeps us and environment safe and healthy. Next gen Agricultural practices of chemical free farming.
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
5. Hallmarks of One Water
A mindset that all water has value
Focus on achieving multiple benefits
Systems Approach
Watershed-scale thinking and action
Right-sized solutions
Partnerships for progress
Inclusion and engagement for all
6. One Water Strategies for NBU
• Reviewing systems and operations for
opportunities.
• Sustainability and resilience are key
management principles.
• Partner with leaders in the field for best
practices and implementation
7. Project partners
Deep dive into the Water Resource plan was conducted by a
project team at Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable
Energy, as part of a broad initiative on One Water opportunities in
Texas funded by the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
9. Future demand projection
• Recent water demand growth
has been approximately 4%
per annum even as the
population increases at 6%
per annum.
• Modifying the demand
projections accordingly
indicate that NBU has
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10. Demand management opportunities
• Often One Water discussions focus on the supply side, yet demand
management and water conservation also play a role
• Consideration of residential versus non-residential demand
• Informs modified demand projections
• Consideration of distribution of demand across accounts
• Ordinance modifications
• Outreach to high-consumption users
• Reviewing Rebates
11. Residential versus non-residential
consumption
• Although non-residential
accounts are very small in
number, they are significant in
overall consumption
• Therefore the assumption that
water demand would increase in
proportion with the population
increase is not necessarily valid
Usage By Source, All Accounts
Commercial General
Commercial Irrigation
Other
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Public Irrigation
Residential General
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12. Distribution of consumption by account
• The top 0.1% of
accounts constitute
10% of total water
demand and the
top 1% of accounts
constitute 27% of
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13. Outreach to high consumers
• Identify high-percentile accounts
• Determine the end-uses of water
• Identify one-time change options
• Create and implement an action plan
14. Ordinances
• Review and assess how fines are assessed by volume.
• Determine cap for scaled fines by customer type.
• Create fine structures created by customer groups.
15. Current Internal Adjustments
• State of the Art Leak Detection program
• Wastewater management systems review
• Meter Replacement Program
16. Future Internal Adjustments
• Neutral Output Discharge Elimination System
• E-Pulse
• WaterSmart Customer Service Portal
20. Phase I focus on:
• Restoration:
• Remove asphalt
• Debris removal
• Invasive species removal
• biodiversity planting and seeding
• Creation of habitat pools and ripples
• Storm Water Mitigation:
• Check dams
• Creating Berms & Bioswales
• Bank Stabilization
21. Phase II Buildings
• Comal Springs Environmental Education Center
• Event & Meeting Space
• Demonstration gardens
• Smart building applications
22. Phase II additional features
• Rainwater harvesting
• Black water reuse system
• Permeable walkways and parking areas
• Smart building applications
• Low impact development – reuse of materials
When NBU was established in 1942 this site was used for a variety of purposes, including warehouse, fleet & facilities yard and inventory. Landlocked, in a residential neighborhood and an environmentally sensitive area- NBU outgrew the site and moved operations out to FM 306 Service Center but still have major infrastructure on the site. Began an analysis of the best use for the property-
Four of the highest profile areas to have a name associated with include:
Spring Overlook
Living Building
Auditorium
Calming Garden in the Inner Courtyard
Sustainable practices to put into place include…
We were able to get a variance for this project from the City in order to provide a demonstration site for many of these sustainable practices so they can get an idea of how well they work in commercial settings
Sustainable practices to put into place include…
We were able to get a variance for this project from the City in order to provide a demonstration site for many of these sustainable practices so they can get an idea of how well they work in commercial settings
Where we are today. We’ve removed a large portion of the impervious cover currently on the property. Uncapped the spring
Restore the natural riparian habitats for endangered and threatened species
Remove invasive species
Restore native plant communities.
Where we are today. We’ve removed a large portion of the impervious cover currently on the property. Uncapped the spring
Restore the natural riparian habitats for endangered and threatened species
Remove invasive species
Restore native plant communities.
Where we are today. We’ve removed a large portion of the impervious cover currently on the property. Uncapped the spring
Restore the natural riparian habitats for endangered and threatened species
Remove invasive species
Restore native plant communities.