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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON AGENCY-WIDE WATER REDUCTION EFFORTS
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE update on bus/rail car washing and facility water reduction efforts.
Issue
ISSUE
On July 15, 2014, the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) approved an emergency regulation to increase water conservation from urban outdoor water use. In light of the ongoing drought and the resulting state and local conservation measures, Operations identified and developed a pilot program to reduce water consumption. On September 18, 2014, the System, Safety, Security, and Operations Committee received an oral report from Operations staff regarding an Operations Water Savings Pilot Program. The previous report outlined the initial and projected savings resulting from a bus wash reduction pilot at Division 8, a bus operating facility in Chatsworth. This report provides an update on that work, including analysis performed on rail car washing efforts and the start of a facilities reduction in water usage.
Per Governor Brown's Executive Order issued on April 1, 2015, the Water Board shall impose mandatory restrictions to achieve a statewide 25 percent reduction in potable water use. As a result, Operations is evaluating its ongoing water conservation programs, with the intention to identify and implement new efforts to ensure compliance with these regulations and to strive for continual improvement in agency-wide resource use.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro has been on the forefront of water reduction efforts for more than a decade with the implementation of water reduction efforts in its construction activities. Since 2003, Metro has been implementing many strategies across the agency to reduce water use in all of our operations, specifically the Metro Orange Line and its extension. In 2009, a Water Use and Conservation Poli...
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