Water-Energy Nexus Registry Workshop #1 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Water-Energy Nexus Registry Workshop #1

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Welcome

Jordan Faires Program Associate The Climate Registry

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Agenda

• Housekeeping & Introductions
• Welcome from John Blue, California Environmental

Protection Agency

• Remarks from Ray Bennett, Irvine Ranch Water

District

• Water-Energy Nexus Registry Overview
• Program Goals & Objectives
• Program Development & Stakeholder Process
• Key Considerations for Program Development
• Lunch Break (12:30 – 1:00 pm)
• Greenhouse Gas Accounting Overview

and Training

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Wi-Fi

Network: TSDF-Public Password: 1mpactSD

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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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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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The Climate Registry

Peggy Kellen Director of Policy Chelsea Hasenauer Policy Associate Amy Holm Director of Programs and Operations Alex Carr Director of Special Projects Kelli Wright Program Coordinator, Voluntary Program Alissa Benchimol Program Coordinator, Water- Energy Initiatives Ryan Cassutt Program Associate, Government Services

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Welcome from California Environmental Protection Agency

John Blue Manager of Climate Programs California Environmental Protection Agency

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Ray Bennett, Irvine Ranch Water District

Ray Bennett

Water Resources and Energy Planner Irvine Ranch Water District

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Water-Energy Nexus Registry: Introduction and Program Requirements

Peggy Kellen, Director of Policy, The Climate Registry

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Enabling Legislation – SB 1425

SB 1425, Pavley

• Signed by Governor Brown in

September, 2016

• Requires CalEPA to “oversee the

development of a registry for greenhouse gas emissions that result from the water-energy nexus using the best-available data.”

• “Participation in the registry shall be

voluntary and open to any entity conducting business in the state.”

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Key Tasks in SB 1425

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Help entities establish entity-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions baselines.

2.

Enable consistent recording and verification of voluntary entity-wide GHG emissions and reductions.

3.

Create consistent and transparent methodology for water suppliers of all sizes/types to monitor trends in the GHG intensity of delivered water.

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Recognize and promote participants making voluntary GHG emissions reductions.

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How You’ll Benefit

• Resilience – Facilitate infrastructure and

program investment decision-making

• Completeness – New analytic tools,

better databases for evaluation and stronger operational profiles

• Consistency – An industry standard can

support funding or program development

• Tell your story – Better communicate

energy, GHG and resilience efforts to customers, boards and local officials

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What is the Water-Energy Nexus Registry?

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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Water-Energy Nexus Registry Timeline

• Summer 2018-Spring 2019: Program

development

• Workshop #1: June 2018, Southern

California

• Workshop #2: October 11, 2018
• East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA
• Workshop #3: early Spring 2019, Central

Valley

• Spring 2019: Software opens for reporting
• 2019-2021: Program operational
• Ongoing training, support and recognition

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Program Development Process

Summer 2018 – Spring 2019

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What will be developed?

Modular protocols and guidance that will define how to:

• Measure, report, and track entity-wide

carbon footprints, focusing on water sector operations,

• Report annual extraction, consumption,

delivery, storage, and/or treatment of water, and

• Calculate and report relevant emissions

intensity metrics

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Three Ways To Get Involved

Working Group Advisory Committee Subscriber

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Working Group

• Up to 8 hours/month for 8 months
• Provide feedback on draft materials

before they are published for public comment

• Feedback on discussion points for

working group calls and in-person workshops #2 and #3

Target: 20-30 experts from relevant and diverse organizations

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Advisory Committee

• Larger than Working Group
• Attend workshops
• Receive quarterly webinar

updates

• Opportunity to provide feedback

and comment during quarterly webinars and on public comment periods

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Subscribers

• All interested stakeholders
• Receive:
• Periodic email updates
• Invitations to in-person meetings
• Announcement of the public

comment period

• Other Registry-related

communications

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Materials to Guide Stakeholder Process

Gap Analysis Key Issue Areas List Draft Protocols & Guidance

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Gap Analysis

• Identify program requirements

that are distinct or additional to TCR’s existing protocols and tools

• Survey and compare existing

methodologies and summarize findings

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Draft Protocols

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Adapt sections of existing TCR protocols and guidance

Includes General Reporting Protocol, Local Government Operations Protocol, Electric Power Sector Protocol, General Verification Protocol 2.

Develop new content addressing:

• best practices
• water sector operations
• entity-wide GHG emissions reductions

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Key Issue Areas

• Where TCR needs additional

feedback and guidance from stakeholders

• Provide as a list of questions
• Feedback to inform:
• Best practices included
• Data inputs/submissions
• Report formats
• Key software functionality

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Meeting Schedule

Between August, 2018 and April, 2019:

• Five to seven Working Group meetings
• Four Advisory Committee meetings

Two of these meetings will be held in person as workshops (October and April, 2019) & will be open to the public. Others will be conducted via webinar or teleconference.

• Additional ad-hoc calls may be scheduled

with key experts as needed

• Draft to be circulated for public comment

in early 2019, to ensure broad engagement

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Adoption & Launch

• Final set of protocols and

guidance documents will be adopted by TCR after stakeholder process

• Tools, trainings and resources

will be built on protocols Program launch: May 2019

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Program Development Timeline

June- August 2018 Conduct gap analysis, develop key issue areas for working group, draft protocols August – October 2018 Initial Working Group & Advisory Committee calls and feedback October 11, 2018 Stakeholder Workshop #2 East Bay Municipal Utility District January- February 2019 Public comment period on draft protocols and guidance April 2019 Stakeholder Workshop #3 (Central Valley)

May 2019 Program Launch

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Get Involved

Interested in being part of the conversation? Join our listserv: policy@theclimateregistry.org

Complete our survey on the Water- Energy Nexus Registry webpage to apply to join the working group.

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Chelsea Hasenauer, Policy Associate The Climate Registry

Key considerations: Program development

Key considerations: Leverage existing efforts

Registry program design – identify and leverage:

Existing institutions Existing protocols and data sets Existing support and tools for measurement, reporting, and verification

Registry system requirements – identified through program design: Data input and output requirements Validation requirements User-specific support

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Goals for the gap analysis:

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Customize TCR’s existing emissions guidance for the water sector in California.

2.

Identify best practices in water data measurement, tracking, reporting, and verification.

3.

Ensure that reported data enables recognition and incentives for GHG reductions.

Key considerations: Existing guidance

• Activity data measurement
• Benchmarking
• Measuring reductions
• Reporting
• Public disclosure
• Verification standards

Key considerations: Overview of key concepts

Key considerations: Activity data measurement

Measurements Relevant Institutions Relevant Protocols and Data

Annual entity-wide carbon footprints from operations

• TCR
• CARB
• US EPA
• ICLEI
• GRP
• CARB guidance
• US EPA guidance

Annual water data

• DWR
• SWRCB
• CDP
• WWF
• Urban Water Management Plan

guidebook

• Conservation reporting & SB7x7
• Water loss audits
• Sustainable GW mgmt.
• Water Footprinting/accounting

Methods for GHG intensity of delivered water (e.g., metric tons CO2/AF)

• TCR
• DWR
• CPUC
• UC Davis
• WEG Guidance, EPS Protocol
• UWMP Guidebook - Appendix O
• CPUC energy intensity defaults and

cost effectiveness calculator

• UC Davis CWEE methods

Goals for benchmarking:

• Entity-specific annual emissions
• Enable baselining with respect for annual

variations in water availability

• Data tracking at level that is granular enough to

be helpful for water agency decision-making

• Project-specific baselines
• Enable measurement of savings from

conservation programs

Goals for demonstrating reductions:

• Entity-specific year over year trends
• Credible project-specific savings
• Recognition and incentives

Key considerations: Baselines and reductions

Goals for reporting

• Data submissions that are

comprehensive, credible, and helpful for analysis of statewide trends Example:

Key considerations: What constitutes a submission?

Entity GW Extraction Wells Extraction well Distribution pump Facility Source

Goals for public disclosure

• Promote transparency
• Ensure that only high-quality data is

available to the public

• Protect confidential business info

Example:

Key considerations: What reported data will be public?

Entity GW Extraction Wells Extraction well Distribution pump Facility Source

Public Private

Goals for verification standards

• Ensure consistent and credible

measurement, reporting, and demonstrated reductions

• Ensure high-quality data is

communicated to stakeholders

• Streamlined processes

Key Considerations: Verifying achievements

Key considerations: Other thoughts? Additional questions or suggestions?

Complete our stakeholder survey to join the conversation.

Next Steps

• Sign up for the Working Group or

Advisory Committee

• June-August 2018
• Working Group & Advisory Committee

Kick-Off Call

• August 2018
• Stay tuned: join our mailing list for

information on next workshop

• October 11, 2018 - East Bay

Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA

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Key Resources

• TCR’s Water-Energy Nexus Registry

page

• Program overview
• Upcoming workshop information
• FAQs
• General Reporting Protocol Page
• General Reporting Protocol
• Other GHG guidance (Electric Power

Sector Protocol, Local Government Operations Protocol, etc.)

• SB 1425 – Chaptered Text of Bill

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Thank you!

A PDF of the slide deck and a recording of the presentation will be available online.

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