NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS. Rich Nagel. President, WateReuse California

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2 NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS Rich Nagel President, WateReuse California

3 Technologies and Innovations Rich Nagel California WateReuse Association, President September 18, 2018

4 What are the drivers for a sustainable water supply? 4

5 Driver 1: Growing Population/Aging Infrastructure Aging and insufficient infrastructure designed to serve 18 million is now serving 37 million Californians. 5 Infrastructure Project Year Built Central Valley Project 1930s-1950s State Water Project 1960s-1970s All American Canal Colorado River Aqueduct Los Angeles Aqueduct Mokelumne Aqueduct Hetch Hetchy

6 Driver 2: Drought Feb 26, 2013 Feb 25, 2014 Feb 24, 2015 Feb 23, 2016 Feb 28, 2017 Sep 11,

7 7 July 20, 2011 vs August 19, 2014

8 8 July 20, 2011 vs August 19, 2014

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24 Food for Thought: Are There Signs of a Mega-Drought? A 200-Year Drought? 24 The Great Pueblo Period

25 The Great Pueblo Period (AD 1150 to AD 1350) Prolonged droughts caused hardships, starvation, violence, social instability, and dramatic reduction in Puebloan populations. Resulting mass exodus are evident at abandoned ruins. Mesa Verde Drought: AD Chaco Canyon Drought: AD

26 APRIL 2015: Lowest-ever snowpack in the Sierra Nevada 26

27 Driver 3: Environmental Policy decisions impacting water sustainability 1970 NEPA 1970 CEQA 1973 Endangered Species Act Public Trust Doctrine 27

28 Unintended consequences Judicial restrictions to protect the endangered Delta Smelt reduce water supplies from the San Joaquin Bay Delta STATE WATER DELIVERIES CUT BY 33% 28

29 1.1 F 0.7 F 0.4 F Δ=2 F -0.4 F -0.7 F -1.1 F 29

30 Driver 4: Climate Change Careful to Use Recent Past to Predict the Future Is this the new normal? 30

31 How can we bolster back sustainability? 31

32 2015 Public Polling: Drought Solutions 4. Ocean Desalination 74% 32

33 How much water is available? The same amount water exists today as it did 4.5 billion years ago. Earth Stripped of Water Ocean Water Fresh Water 33 It is not about Water Availability it is about Economics and Innovation.

34 Q: What is our most expensive glass of water? A: The one you don t have. 34

35 35 What resource is available, sustainable, and already used once?

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38 Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) Detection Limit Units Influent RO Effluent ibuprofen anti-inflammatory 10 ng/l 91 ND naproxen anti-inflammatory 10 ng/l 250 ND gemfibrozil cholesterol 10 ng/l 1,300 ND diclofenac anti-inflammatory 10 ng/l 59 ND ketoprofen anti-inflammatory 10 ng/l 55 ND indometacine anti-inflammatory 10 ng/l ND ND ciprofloxacin antibiotic 20 ng/l 220 ND sulfamethoxazole antibiotic 20 ng/l 180 ND 38

39 Potable Reuse Projects PERMITTED GROUNDWATER (8) Existing 200,000 AFY 1.6 M People 39

40 Potable Reuse Projects PERMITTED GROUNDWATER (8) Existing 200,000 AFY 1.6 M People PLANNED GROUNDWATER (17) Planned 210,000 AFY 1.6 M People 40

41 Potable Reuse Projects PERMITTED GROUNDWATER (8) Existing 200,000 AFY 1.6 M People PLANNED GROUNDWATER (17) Planned 210,000 AFY 1.6 M People PLANNED SURFACE WATER AUGMENTATION (4) Planned 100,000 AFY 800,000 People 41

42 GWRS World s largest advanced water purification system for potable reuse (100 MGD) Operational since 2008 Final Expansion Project will increase GWRS treatment capacity to 130 MGD 42

43 Lessons Learned in Potable Reuse Projects 1. Sustainable outreach campaign from start to finish 2. Opinion leader support 3. Need to use right vernacular 4. Need third party endorsers 43

44 Overall Lessons Learned 1. Careful in Using Past to Predict Future Water Supply 2. Information Strongly Suggests We Are Entering a Drier Climate 3. Diversify Portfolio for Drought Resiliency 4. New Source Available in Every Urban Community is Water Recycling 5. It s not about Water Availability, it s about Economics 6. We have the ability to innovate and apply space ship technologies to our local communities. 44

45 45 Don t you want spaceship technology in your local community?

46 Thank You! Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Thomas Edison Rich Nagel, P.E. Vice President CH2M (213)

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