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Thursday, October 11, 2018

Water-Energy Nexus Registry Public Workshop #2

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Welcome

Jordan Faires Program Associate The Climate Registry

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Wi-Fi / Housekeeping

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Please, no food in the board room! Wifi information: EBMUD Public-Wi-Fi No password required

Webinar Attendees

• Attendees are on

mute

• Ask questions at

any time by typing them into the GoToWebinar questions box

• Webinar will be

paused for lunch at 12:30pm and resume at 1:00pm

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TCR & Water-Energy Nexus Registry

Peggy Kellen, Director of Policy, The Climate Registry

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Agenda

• Introductions
• Welcome from East Bay MUD’s Chandra Johannesson
• Welcome from CalEPA’s John Blue
• Key Topic #1: Public Disclosure
• Panel discussion with:
• Sonoma Water’s Dale Roberts
• East Bay MUD’s Chris Dembiczak
• TCR’s Ryan Cassutt
• Key Topic #2: Measuring Reductions
• Lunch Break (12:30 – 1:00 pm)
• Training – GHG Reporting & TCR’s Platform
• GHG reporting from a water agency perspective with

MWD’s Warren Teitz

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The Climate Registry

Peggy Kellen Director of Policy Chelsea Hasenauer Policy Associate Alissa Benchimol Program Coordinator, Water-Energy

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Ryan Cassutt Manager, Voluntary Reporting Programs Michelle Zilinskas Policy Associate Jordan Faires Program Associate

The Climate Registry

• Designs, builds and operates

greenhouse gas reporting programs and registries

• Currently operates a North

America-wide voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program

• Provide support, capacity-building,

software tools to participating

• rganization

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Welcome from East Bay Municipal Utility District

Chandra Johannesson Manager, Environmental Compliance East Bay Municipal Utility District

Welcome from California Environmental Protection Agency

John Blue Manager, Climate Programs California Environmental Protection Agency

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Water-Energy Nexus Registry

California’s SB 1425 The California Water-Energy Nexus Registry is a voluntary GHG reporting program and platform that will:

• Build capacity for calculating corporate

GHG inventories

• Document entity-wide emissions

baselines and reductions over time

• Support consistent communication of

GHG intensity of delivered water

• Promote achievement of GHG

emissions reductions

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Public Disclosure

Ryan Cassutt Manager, Voluntary Reporting Programs The Climate Registry

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Public Disclosure under TCR’s Voluntary Program

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Voluntary Public Disclosure

Goals for public disclosure:

• Promote transparency and credibility
• Protect confidential business info
• Ensure that only high-quality data is

available to the public To achieve these goals in TCR’s existing program, only third-party verified data is made public.

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What information is public?

• Entity-level and facility-level

information

• Name, address, website
• Verification body
• Base year, inventory boundaries
• Aggregated emissions data
• Entity-level or facility-level
• Supporting documentation
• Contractual instrument

documentation

• Required forms

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Public

Facility-Level:

Facility-Level Public Reporting

Entity GW Extraction Wells Extraction well Distribution pump Facility Source

Private

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Public

Entity-Level:

Entity-Level Public Reporting

Entity GW Extraction Wells Extraction well Distribution pump Facility Source

Private

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What information is not public?

• Source-level information
• Ex: technology type or fuel type
• Ex: amount of energy or fuel

consumed

• Granular emissions data
• Source-level
• Other supporting documentation
• Calculation spreadsheets
• PPAs with confidential business

information

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• Anyone can access the CRIS public

reports page and download a report of verified emissions data submitted by a TCR member organization

• Public users can also analyze data

across entities, scopes, and emissions years

Public Access

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Public Disclosure in the Water Energy Nexus Registry

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Panelists

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Chris Dembiczak

Senior Environmental Health & Safety Specialist East Bay Municipal Utility District

Dale Roberts

Principal Engineer Sonoma Water

Ryan Cassutt

Manager of Voluntary Reporting Programs The Climate Registry Moderated by: Chelsea Hasenauer Policy Associate The Climate Registry

Discussion

Is sector-specific guidance around public disclosure required for the water sector? Should verification be a prerequisite for public disclosure in the water energy nexus registry? What information included in the public disclosure standards from TCR, CARB, or DWR should be excluded from the public disclosure standards for the registry?

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Cost Effective Energy Policy & GHG Reductions

Dale Roberts Principal Engineer Energy Resources Group Dale.Roberts@scwa.ca.gov

Who we are

• History of Sonoma Water in

energy sector

• 1949 Water and Electricity

powers in our region

• Core Functions
• Water treatment
• Wastewater treatment
• Flood protection
• Energy

EUREKA SACRAMENTO UKIAH MONTEREY SAN FRANCISCO SANTA ROSA LOS ANGELES

SONOMA COUNTY

C A L I F O R N I A

NEVADA P A C I F I C O C E A N

Energy Policy

• Carbon Free Water, cost

effectively

• Reliant on healthy watershed
• Climate impacts our business
• Energy Generator
• Reliant on Energy
• By creating an inventory of

power and GHG data:

• Support from the top by

communicating quantitative values that are meaningful for

• ur entity, and communities

we serve

• Ex: Strategic Plan Process:

create actionable goals based

• n science and data
• Awards & public support

21,870 10,898 13,303 12,948 3,616 751 482 1,291 1,577 322 76 79 1,866 1,562 1,664 1,795 1,957 1,920 2,058 1,945 2,054 2,306 1,874 1,707

• 5,000

10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Metric Tons CO2/yr.

Historical Emissions (metric tons )

Stationary & Mobile Combustion, Process and Fugitive Emissions Electricity Emissions (metric tons)

Stationary Combustion, 23% Mobile Combustion, 49% Process, 23% Fugitive, 5%

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5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Metric Tons CO2e

Historical Electricity Emissions

Carbon Free Water 500kW PV System at 404 Aviation 500kW PV System at Airport WWTP 1MW PV System at Sonoma WWTP End contract to sell Warm Springs Dam hydropower to PG&E & begin wheeling power to SCWA Contract for 100% of Sonoma County Landfill Gas-to-Energy project Switch remaining PG&E meters to Sonoma Clean Power Evergreen Electricity Emissions 2006-2017

DOWN 99.6%

PWRPA Warm m Spring ings Dam 8% 8% PWRPA Other r Hydr dro 60% 60% PWRPA Solar ar 18% 18% SCP Geoth thermal rmal 6% 6% MCE E Solar ar 1% 1% MCE Wind 1% 1% Sonoma ma Wate ter r …

Power Content Label 2017

• PWRPA = Power and Water

Resources Pooling Authority

• SCP = Sonoma Clean

Power

21,065 MG 14,541 MG 2,231 MG 1,986 MG 51 Million kWh 31 Millio n kWh 8.8 Million kWh 7.5 Million kWh

• 5,000

10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000

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20 30 40 50 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Million Gallons (MG)/yr Million kWh/yr.

Sonoma County Water Agency Historical Data

Transmission water MG/yr Treated Water MG/yr Transmission kWh/yr Treatment kWh/yr

2,426 2,291 2,399 2,223 2,078 2,142 2,214 2,157 2,247 2,089 2,017 2,214 3,966 4,181 3,970 4,278 3,590 3,884 3,778 4,724 3,873 5,266 4,326 3,786

• 1,000

2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

kWh/MG

Energy Intensity: Wastewater Sanitation & Water Transmission

Transmission kWh/MG Sanitation kWh/MG

Awards & Recognition

• Public perception of
• govt. entities
• Voluntary reporting and

3rd party verification

• Public report that can

be seen by community

• Customer-minded
• Following promise to

have Carbon Free Water

O 2%

T 79%

W 19%

Wast stew ewat ater er, , Tran ansmi smiss ssion ion & O Offic fice e (WTO) O) Energy gy Mix ix

Airport t WWTP 17% 17% Geyser ervi vill lle e WWTP 1% 1% Occide identa ntal l WWTP 2% 2% Oceanvi eanview ew reser ervoir ir 1% 1% Penn nngr grove e pump mp station ion 0% 0% Russian ian River ver WWTP 20% 20% Sea Ranch nch 2% 2% Sonom noma Valle ley WWTP 57% 57%

WASTE TEWATER TER TREATMENT TMENT ENERGY GY BY FACILI ILITY Y

Cota tati 1% 1% Petal taluma uma 18% 18% Rohn hner ert t Park rk 6% 6%

Son Sonoma/K ma/K enwood/L d/L awndale dale 4% 4%

Fores estvil tville 1% 1% North h Mari rin 12% 12% Santa nta Rosa 37% 37% Vall lley ey of the e Moon 5% 5% Larkf rkfie ield ld 1% 1% Penn nngr grove 0% 0% Windso dsor 1% 1% Marin rin Munic icipal 12% 12% Gover vernmen nment 2% 2% Ag Ag 0% 0%

WATER TER TR TRANS ANSMISS MISSION ION EN ENER ERGY Y BY CONTRA RACT CTOR OR

41,000 MWh in 2017 223,000 AF water delivered 2,000 MG treated

Thank you!

Dale Roberts Principal Engineer Energy Resources Group Dale.Roberts@scwa.ca.gov

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Main Wastewater Treatment Plant

10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 2000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Metric Tons Calendar Year

Districtwide CO2 Emissions

Wastewater Fleet Buildings Raw Water Treatment & Distrib

2,999.31 14.4% 5,886.54 28.2% 398.09 1.9% 9,328.66 44.7% 2,271.43 10.9% 20,884.03 100.0%

Biogenic emissions in 2017 were 35,527.09 metric tons; an increase of 9.5% from 2016 levels.

Discussion

Is sector-specific guidance around public disclosure required for the water sector? Should verification be a prerequisite for public disclosure in the water energy nexus registry? What information included in the public disclosure standards from TCR, CARB, or DWR should be excluded from the public disclosure standards for the registry?

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Mockup: Water-Energy Nexus Registry Public Summary Report

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Overview of Draft Public Reports

• Rough draft, subject to change
• All information included on the

report is pulled from data that is entered into CRIS first

• Included in draft reports:
• Geographic Region
• Total GHG Emissions
• Water Year Type
• Total Water Supplied
• Total Water Delivered
• GHG Intensity of Delivered Water
• Multiple Narratives

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Feedback Requested

Questions to consider:

• Additional reports or types of

graphics?

• Additional detail, graphics, or metrics
• n the public reports?
• Additional graphics or metrics for

private reports only?

• Narrative format
• Free-form or structured fields?
• Additional data points to consider:
• Terrain in service territory
• Population served
• Volumes delivered to customer type

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Discussion

What additional information should be included in the public disclosure for the registry? What additional report types or graphics should be available in private reports or dashboards? Should the narratives included alongside public reports allow for free-form description or offer prescribed fields for narratives? Or both? What supplemental information should be not be included in the public disclosure standards for the registry? Why?

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Measuring Emissions Reductions

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Measuring Emissions Reductions

Michelle Zilinskas Policy Associate The Climate Registry

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Chelsea Hasenauer Policy Associate The Climate Registry

Types of Emissions Reductions

• Emissions intensity
• Lifecycle emissions
• Project-based emissions

accounting

• GHG inventory

Graphic: Ontario’s greenhouse gas reduction targets (Province of Ontario)

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Why Track GHG Emissions?

• Measure progress toward targets
• Publicly report GHG reductions
• Manage risks & opportunities
• Address needs of stakeholders

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Establishing a Base Year

A base year is a benchmark against which an organization’s emissions can be compared over time.

• Allows for meaningful comparisons by

reflecting current organization structure

• Not a requirement for TCR reporting,

but necessary for TCR to recognize any GHG reductions.

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TCR’s Existing Base Year Requirements

• Single calendar year GHG

inventory reported according to TCR’s GRP, that:

• Includes Scope 1, Scope 2, and

biogenic emissions

• Is verified by a TCR-recognized

(ANSI accredited) verification body to a reasonable level of assurance

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Base Year Adjustments

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Example: Acquisition of a Business

25 30 30 25 30 30 20

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 BASE YEAR 2015 GROWTH 2016 ACQUISITION OF C 2017

Business A Business B Business C

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In 2017, Climate, Inc. acquired a new company (Business C).

Graphic adapted From GHG Protocol

Acquisition of a Business

25 30 30 25 30 30 20

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 BASE YEAR 2015 GROWTH 2016 ACQUISITION OF C 2017

Business A Business B Business C

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Graphic adapted From GHG Protocol

Inventory Adjustment: Acquisitions

25 30 30 25 30 30 15 20 20

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 BASE YEAR 2015 GROWTH 2016 ACQUISITION OF C 2017

Business A Business B Business C

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Graphic adapted From GHG Protocol

Base years should NOT be adjusted to reflect

• rganic growth or decline

When to Adjust a Base Year?

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Significant change in emissions due to merger, acquisition, divestiture

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Significant change in emissions due to updates in accepted calculation methodologies or emission factors

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Significant error(s) discovered

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Base Year Options – GHG Protocol

The GHG Protocol sets international standards for GHG accounting:

• Single year
• Average of multiple consecutive

years

• Rolling base year

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Water Sector Considerations for Establishing Base Years

Highly variable emissions due to:

• Weather & hydrological conditions
• Population served
• Public policy

Potential approaches to establishing water agency base years (or base periods):

• Average of multiple calendar years
• Single “average” water year
• Any single year (without average

distinction)

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Establishing Water Agency Base Years

How can the registry’s base year policy acknowledge inherent annual variability in the emissions profiles of water agency

• perations?

What guidance or requirements should the registry provide for defining an average water year? How can we ensure that agencies are able to measure credible emissions reductions that come as a result of intentional emissions action?

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Measuring Reductions in the Water-Energy Nexus Registry

𝐷𝑣𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑢 𝑍𝑓𝑏𝑠 𝐹𝑛𝑗𝑡𝑡𝑗𝑝𝑜𝑡 − 𝐶𝑏𝑡𝑓 𝑍𝑓𝑏𝑠 𝐹𝑛𝑗𝑡𝑡𝑗𝑝𝑜𝑡 = 𝑫𝒊𝒃𝒐𝒉𝒇 𝒋𝒐 𝑭𝒏𝒋𝒕𝒕𝒋𝒑𝒐𝒕

Key issue: Variability in annual emissions may result in comparisons between “unlike” water years, which may misrepresent emissions management efforts taken on by water agencies

• Ex: comparing emissions from a drought year

to a base year set in an average water year may lead to overstated emissions reductions.

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Measuring Reductions in the Water-Energy Nexus Registry Additional methods for measuring reductions:

• Emissions intensity (emissions

normalized to acre foot of water)

• Lifecycle emissions accounting
• Project-based emissions

accounting

• Emissions reductions associated

with conservation initiatives

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Measuring Emission Reductions

Should the registry require that entity-wide emissions reductions be measured between average water years? Should the registry enable or require the tracking of reductions in emissions intensity metrics alongside absolute emissions reductions? Should the registry enable agencies to report the reductions associated with conservation programs? What methods are available to water agencies for measuring the savings achieved by conservation programs?

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Next Steps – Key Dates

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• November 29: Working Group key

issues call

• January 2019: Launch of public

comment period

• February 2019: Public comment period

continues

• April 2019: In-person workshop #3 in

Central California

• May 2019: Program launch

Key Resources

• TCR’s Water-Energy Nexus Registry page
• Program overview
• Current and upcoming workshop info

(technical support documents on today’s key topics)

• FAQs
• Working Group members:
• Technical Support Documents
• Meeting notes, recordings and slide decks
• General Reporting Protocol Page
• Other GHG guidance available (Electric

Power Sector Protocol, Local Government Operations Protocol, Transit Agency Metrics, etc.)

• Default Emission Factors

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Thank you!

Meeting notes, recording, and slide deck will be available on the Water- Energy Nexus Registry page on TCR’s website:

www.theclimateregistry.org/programs- services/California-water-energy-nexus-registry

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