Water Conservation and Reuse March 1, 2017 9am to 11am This workshop series is supported with generous funding from the McKnight Foundation. 8:45 Sign in, coffee, & refreshments 9:00 A Closer Look at Water Conservation/Reuse BPAs – Philipp Muessig 9:10 City Water Supply Planning – Carmelita Nelson, MPCA 9:45 Water Demand Trends and Irrigation – Brian Davis, Met Council 10:00 City Examples of Conservation Projects – Kay Qualley, Fridley; Craig Eldred, Waconia; Audience examples 10:45 Stormwater Reuse and Resilience in the MN Stormwater Manual – Anne Gelbman, MPCA Today’s workshop is sponsored by Johnson Controls: The coffee is provided by Peace Coffee:
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Water Conservation and ReuseMarch 1, 2017 9am to 11am
This workshop series is supported with generous funding from the McKnight Foundation.
8:45 Sign in, coffee, & refreshments
9:00 A Closer Look at Water Conservation/Reuse BPAs – Philipp Muessig
9:10 City Water Supply Planning – Carmelita Nelson, MPCA
9:45 Water Demand Trends and Irrigation – Brian Davis, Met Council
10:00 City Examples of Conservation Projects – Kay Qualley, Fridley; Craig Eldred, Waconia; Audience examples
10:45 Stormwater Reuse and Resilience in the MN Stormwater Manual – Anne Gelbman, MPCA
Today’s workshop is sponsored by Johnson Controls:
The coffee is provided by Peace Coffee:
18 water conservation /reuse actions
BUILDINGS: GS water conservation actions
www.MnGreenStep.org
1.1 B3 benchmarking of public buildings
1.7 Rainwater harvesting on city buildings
2.1 Promote residential WC program(s)
2.2 Promote WC via permit process
2.4 Highlight WC in business buildings
2.5 WC ed; promote WaterSense; landscape ord
3.4 Incent WC in new buildings
3.5 WC in covenant guidelines for condos, etc.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: GS water conservation actions
www.MnGreenStep.org
15.4 City purchase of WaterSenseprod/services
17.5 Standards/incentives for private rainwater infiltration/reuse
18.4/5 landscaping, reuse standards in parks
20.3 Cut drinking water system losses
20.6 City program for business operations: reuse, pretreatment, WC, business co-location
20.7 Demand-side DW system mgt (e.g., rates)
21.6 Composting toilets, greywater systems
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: GS water conservation actions
www.MnGreenStep.org
25.2 Create/promote business WC audits / assistance
28.2 Highlight business/building that uses waste water discharge from another business
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MN Efficient Irrigation Summit: March 30Join Rain Bird, along with presenters from the MN DNR, MnTAP, Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota Extension on March 30, 2017 from 9 am - 4 pm. We'll share water-efficient information, resources and tips, plus cost-effective retrofit and upgrade solutions to help you meet your water conservation goals. An efficient irrigation product fair and presenter info tables will be available before and after presentations.
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