GSA Rocky Mountain Region (8) Environmental Management Program Plan (Water Usage)

Significant Environmental Aspect: / Water Usage
Program Lead / Mark Baca (outdoor) – Patrick Haze (indoor) / Revised By / Mark Baca
Revision Date / March 28, 2012
Program Description / Conserve water in the interior and exterior of buildings managed by GSA.
Legal and other requirements / Cooperate with Local Government water restrictions;
EO 13423 – Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
Reference Documents (used with this program) / GSA-2003-PRA-015 Low Impact Sustainable Landscape Design
GSA – 2.9 Sustainable Landscape Design
GSA – A.3 New Construction and Modernizations
GSA – FY 2011 – 2016 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan / Location and/or Responsible Party / GSA DFC - Mark Baca
Objectives, Targets and Strategies
Objective(s) / Reduce Water Consumption by 2% a year from 2007 levels to 2015 (EO 13423) on the Denver Federal Center
Targets to facilitate the accomplishment of Objective(s) / Strategies to meet the Target / Progress Indicators / Proposed Completion Date /
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1 / Install a state of the art lawn irrigation controller system. It is anticipated that this new system will have a water savings of 15% to 20% through better water management and control. The means by which this will be achieved is primarily through the installation of a Computerized Central control Irrigation System (CCIC). As part of the CCIS, historical evaporation – transpiration (ET), rain sensors and soil moisture sensing will be installed and connected to the new system as a means for more efficient control of watering. Master valves and flow sensing capabilities for all irrigated areas on the DFC will also be included as part of the CCIS. / The new irrigation system will go out for solicitation in April of 2012.
NOTE: Master Water meters will be installed at each irrigation controller as part of the Advanced Metering program through the GSA’s Central Office.
Install new Master Water Meters at each incoming water delivery connection at each building.
1.3 Install water meters at building delivery points. To establish water use base lines and provide a process to correct the high use problems found. NOTE: All building water meters should have been installed. / December, 2008
1.4 Identify high water use equipment; Definition: (High Water Use) Any piece of equipment /experiment that uses water as the main means of cooling.
·  Once pass through cooling
·  Cooling towers issues
·  Install elec. Level controls
·  Conductivity controls
·  Make-up and bleed meters / Completed in 2007
NOTE: It is my understanding that Andrew Olsen will be responsible for tracking and reporting all water use at the DFC. / 1.5 Install RP’s (reduced pressure backflow preventors/preventers) and or Mechanical check valves at water supplies to buildings to prevent drain backs. / December 31, 2006
1.6 Report facility-wide water use annually / Report –out at the end of each fiscal year
2 / Training/Education / 2.1 Scheduled meetings with Property Management teams and O&M contractors at least twice a year. / On going
2.2 Tenant Outreach – Property management teams (2, 3, 4, and 6) / On going
3 / Landscaping / 3.1 Include drip watering systems to all new DFC landscaping projects. / September 2007
3.2 Include xeriscaping to all new DFC landscaping projects.
Tasks driven by each Strategy / Person Responsible / Needed Resources / Date completed / comments (1) / Record generated /
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1.1 / When new water meters are installed, establish irrigation water use baseline data. Adjust time and amount of water used at each controlled zone. / Team 6
Bruce Johnson
Margaret Daulton / Funding (GSA and/ or Denver Water)
Management buy-in. / On going;
See Note: 1 / Establish Baseline data for existing lawn irrigation water use.
1.2 / Install Water Meters & irrigation controllers
Locations: Center Wide / Team 6
Bruce Johnson
Margaret Daulton / Funding (GSA and/or Denver Water).
Management buy-in. / On going / Establish Baseline data for existing lawn irrigation water use.
1.3 / Install Water Meters & Flow Devices
Locations: 24 meters at the following Bldgs: 1, 15, 20, 21, 25, 40, 41, 45, 46, 50, 52, 52A, 53, 56, 67, 85, 95, 710, 710A, 720, 810, USAR, USAR garage and USPS.
. / Property Management teams;
Gary Peterson / Funding (GSA and Denver Water); Team involvement/commitment / Completion Date: September 2004. See Note 2
On going;
See Note: 3 / Establish Baseline data for existing water use within buildings.
1.4 / Install Water Meters & Flow Devices:
Identify suspect locations based on baseline meter readings. / >Property Management teams:
>Lance Thompson
>Douglas Baughman / 1. Funding (GSA and Denver Water)
2. Property Management Teams involvement
3. Contracting Officers Team / On going / Establish Baseline data for existing water use within buildings.
1.5 / Install Water Meters & Flow Devices:
Locations: Contract to install at 50% of identified project sites. / >Property management teams
>Construction Representative
>Lance Thompson / 1. Funding – GSA
Environmental Team
2. Project Management Team
3. Contracting Officers Team / We are currently investigating the need and costs for this project.
1.6 (a) / Install Water Meters & Flow Devices:
Internal water use in buildings.
·  Meter building water use at each distribution connection at each metered building to establish baseline water use data within the building. / Water Use team / Time to prepare reports only resource required. / See Note 4.
1.6 (b) / Install Water Meters & Flow Devices:
External landscape/ irrigation water use.
·  Metering landscape watering will require a two year process. One year of metering the existing systems and another year of metering the new systems that will replace the old ones. The first year of metering will give us a good baseline and the second year will establish actual water savings. / Water Use team / Time to prepare reports only resource required. / See Note 4.
2.1 / LEED and FEMP guidelines. Teams will work on a set of guidelines that be distributed to contractors, that will address all operational controls.
Draft and/or acquire training/educational materials. / >Bruce Johnson
Denver Water
>Property management teams
>FEMP / 1. Web sites with guidelines (i.e. FEMP, Navy, Denver Water)
2. Acquiring training materials from Denver Water and other sources. / On going
See Note 5.
2.2 / Meetings held with Management Representatives of all tenant agencies. (Schedule a training session with Agency Facilities personnel to train them on BMP concerning water conservation both at work and at home.) / >Property Management Teams / Acquiring training materials from Denver Water. (Adopt PBS and Federal Guidance practices.) / On going
3.1 / There are approximately 5 more pressure reducing valves that need to be installed in FY-07. / Bruce Johnson-COR for landscaping contract. / Funding: GSA, Denver Water / Completed July 2007
3.2 / Percentage of xeriscape to increase from 30% in 2004 to 50% by 2005 and 75% in 2006 and beyond. / Margaret Daulton-Landscape designer / GSA funding / On going
Environmental Procedures (ISO 14001: Operational Controls)
Title or Activity Addressed / Person Responsible / Forms Used / Monitoring & Measuring (control maintenance) / Record(s) Generated / Action(s) if Procedure Fails /
Grounds Maintenance-Water Use / Bruce Johnson / Surveillance Activity Checklist / Water usage (landscaping) / (1) Surveillance Activity Checklist
(2) Contractor’s Daily Quality Control Inspection Form
Water Meter Measurements / Harvey Wong
Andrew Olsen / Water usage (buildings) / Water Usage documentation based on meter readings
Tracked Accomplishments for each target (reference target numbers) / Performance Metric / Completion Date /
Competence of Persons Responsible for Targets, Tasks or Controls /
Title / Basis for Competence /
Property Manger (Mark Baca) / Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Property Manger (Patrick Haze) / Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Lead Customer Service Specialist (Lance Thompson) / Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Building Management Specialist (Bruce D. Johnson) / Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Building Management Specialist (Michael J. Golenda) / Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Landscape designer (Margaret A. Daulton) / Knowledge and Expertise in Field

(1) Date completed / comments: If task is not completed, use No or NA.

Note 1: BA-54 funding was requested for FY-07 and was unavailable. Team 6 is in the process of attempting to secure BA-61 funds to install the four (4) above mentioned water meters in August/September of 2007. This would push back the one (1) year baseline metering to 2008 and push back the design and installation of the four (4) new irrigation systems to 2009.

Note 2: Once meters are installed at buildings and a base line for water use within our buildings is established we can better track our outdoor landscape water use. In the summer of FY 2012 we will be able to subtract the water use in our buildings from our overall water use to determine our landscape water use until the new water meters are installed as part of the new irrigation system.

Note 3: Water meters have been installed in buildings 40, 41, 45, 53 & 54. The remainder of the Advanced Metering project is scheduled for completion 12/31/2008. This building meter installation project should be complete. Patrick can you confirm?

Note 4: Team 6 will wait for building metering data and deduct that total from the overall water use for the center to determine our irrigation water use. Irrigation water meters will be installed as part of the new irrigation system.

Note 5: Train 80% of GSA and contract personnel. All GSA service center team personnel and contractors have been trained. Team 6 has monthly conversations with the landscaping contractor concerning lawn irrigation on the DFC. We are currently following Voluntary watering restrictions recommended by Denver Water. If and when Denver Water institutes water restrictions, those guidelines will be given to our landscape contractor.

Note 6: Jesse Jones was the co-Team Lead focusing on Interior Water Conservation. Jesse retired from the GSA in the spring of 2009.

NOTE 6A: Jesse Jones has retired and has been replaced by Patrick haze. He will be the CO-team lead focusing in interior water conservation.

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Form Rev. Date: 04/28/2008 GSA R8 SEMS EMP Planning Form