San Diego Water Energy Nexus Shortened Version
San Diego Water Energy Nexus Shortened Version
San Diego Water Energy Nexus Shortened Version
George J. Adrian, PE
Public Utilities Department
Long-Range Planning & Water Resources Division
Sources of San Diego’s Water
Supply
LAKE
SHASTA
San Diego County
LAKE
imports ~80% of its
OROVILLE
water supply
State Water
Project
(Bay-Delta) Colorado River
30% 50%
Local Supplies
and
Conservation
20% 22
San Diego Water System
33
San Diego Keeps Growing
2007: 248,000
acre-feet per year
Water Supply Portfolio
Recycled
3%
Water Conservation
Local Surface Water 15%
3%
Imported
79%
FY 2010 Actuals Source: City of SD Public Utilities Department 8/16/10
Carbon Footprint by Water
Source
4500
4500
4000
4000
3500
3500
3000
3000
2500
2500
kWh/AF
2000
2000
1500
1500
1000
1000
500
500
0
0
77
Electricity Demand in State of
California
19% of electricity in California is water related
Agricultural
Residential
3% 5%
3%
3% Commercial
4%
1%
Industrial
Water Supplyand
Treatment
Wastewater Treatment
Balance
81%
GigawattHours(GWH)
Refining Estimates of Water Related Energy Use In California, CEC, December 2006 88
Estimated Energy Intensity of
Water in San Diego County
Relationship of water to energy,
broken down
END USE
30%
WASTEWATER
TREATMENT
WATER
TREATMENT
DISTRIBUTION
5%
1%
SOURCES AND
8% 56%
CONVEYANCE
99
Energy Down the Drain, NRDC, August 2004
Refining Estimates of Water Related
Energy Use In California
The interaction of water and energy In California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, June 12, 2008
1111
Interaction of Water and Energy
● Fifth level
The interaction of water and energy In California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, June 12, 2008
1212
Visualizing Sustainability
● Business
– tourism
● Recreation
1414
What’s at Stake?
1515
Possible Breakthrough’s
Sustainable systems and the relationship between
water and energy and earth systems (greenhouse
gases)
Multiple (hence efficient) use of water for our needs
● Recycled water
– Advanced treated water
● Graywater use
Recovery of water (hence energy) for other uses.
● Rainwater capture
● Re-landscape (contours to capture water) - Stormwater
diversions
Retail market that primarily supports water efficient
plants
1616
Thank You
George J. Adrian , PE
San Diego Public Utilities Department
gadrian@sandiego.gov
1717
San Diego is
Conserving
300000
Reduced Water
Demand
250000
Water Demand in Acre-
Population x
200000
1000
150000
feet
100000
50000
Fiscal
1818
0 Year