GSA ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (8) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PLAN
(WATER USAGE)
Water Usage
Significant Environmental Aspect:
Program Lead
Mark Baca (outdoor) – Patrick Haze
(indoor)
Program Description
Conserve water in the interior and exterior of buildings managed by GSA.
Legal and other
requirements
Cooperate with Local Government water restrictions;
EO 13423 – Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
Reference Documents
(used with this program)
GSA-2003-PRA-015 Low Impact Sustainable
Landscape Design
GSA – 2.9 Sustainable Landscape Design
GSA – A.3 New Construction and Modernizations
GSA – FY 2011 – 2016 Strategic Sustainability
Performance Plan
Revised By
Mark Baca
Revision Date
March 28, 2012
Location and/or
Responsible Party
GSA DFC - Mark Baca
Objectives, Targets and Strategies
Objective(s)
Reduce Water Consumption by 2% a year from 2007 levels to 2015 (EO 13423) on the Denver Federal
Center
Targets to facilitate the accomplishment of Objective(s)
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Install a state of the art lawn irrigation controller
system. It is anticipated that this new system will have
a water savings of 15% to 20% through better water
management and control. The means by which this will
be achieved is primarily through the installation of a
Computerized Central control Irrigation System
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(CCIC). As part of the CCIS, historical evaporation –
transpiration (ET), rain sensors and soil moisture
sensing will be installed and connected to the new
system as a means for more efficient control of
watering. Master valves and flow sensing capabilities
for all irrigated areas on the DFC will also be included
as part of the CCIS.
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Strategies to meet the Target / Progress Indicators
Proposed
Completion Date
The new irrigation system will go out for solicitation in April of 2012.
NOTE: Master Water meters will be installed at each irrigation
controller as part of the Advanced Metering program through the
GSA’s Central Office.
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Targets to facilitate the accomplishment of Objective(s)
(WATER USAGE)
Strategies to meet the Target / Progress Indicators
Proposed
Completion Date
Install new Master Water Meters at each incoming water
delivery connection at each building.
NOTE: It is my understanding that Andrew Olsen will
be responsible for tracking and reporting all water use
at the DFC.
1.3 Install water meters at building delivery points. To establish water
use base lines and provide a process to correct the high use problems
found. NOTE: All building water meters should have been installed.
1.4 Identify high water use equipment; Definition: (High Water Use)
Any piece of equipment /experiment that uses water as the main
means of cooling.
 Once pass through cooling
 Cooling towers issues
 Install elec. Level controls
 Conductivity controls
 Make-up and bleed meters
1.5 Install RP’s (reduced pressure backflow preventors/preventers)
and or Mechanical check valves at water supplies to buildings to
prevent drain backs.
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Training/Education
Landscaping
2.1 Scheduled meetings with Property Management teams and O&M
contractors at least twice a year.
2.2 Tenant Outreach – Property management teams (2, 3, 4, and 6)
3.1 Include drip watering systems to all new DFC landscaping
projects.
3.2 Include xeriscaping to all new DFC landscaping projects.
Person
Responsible
Needed Resources
1.1
When new water meters are installed, establish irrigation
water use baseline data. Adjust time and amount of water
used at each controlled zone.
Team 6
Bruce Johnson
Margaret Daulton
Funding (GSA and/ or
Denver Water)
Management buy-in.
On going;
See Note: 1
1.2
Install Water Meters & irrigation controllers
Locations: Center Wide
Team 6
Bruce Johnson
Margaret Daulton
Funding (GSA and/or
Denver Water).
Management buy-in.
On going
Tasks driven by each Strategy
Completed in 2007
December 31, 2006
Report –out at the
end of each fiscal
year
1.6 Report facility-wide water use annually
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December, 2008
Date completed
/ comments (1)
On going
On going
September 2007
Record generated
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Establish Baseline
data for existing
lawn irrigation water
use.
Establish Baseline
data for existing
lawn irrigation water
use.
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Tasks driven by each Strategy
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
(a)
1.6
(b)
2.1
2.2
Install Water Meters & Flow Devices
Locations: 24 meters at the following Bldgs: 1, 15, 20, 21,
25, 40, 41, 45, 46, 50, 52, 52A, 53, 56, 67, 85, 95, 710,
710A, 720, 810, USAR, USAR garage and USPS.
.
Install Water Meters & Flow Devices:
Identify suspect locations based on baseline meter
readings.
Install Water Meters & Flow Devices:
Locations: Contract to install at 50% of identified project
sites.
Install Water Meters & Flow Devices:
Internal water use in buildings.
 Meter building water use at each distribution
connection at each metered building to establish
baseline water use data within the building.
Install Water Meters & Flow Devices:
External landscape/ irrigation water use.
 Metering landscape watering will require a two year
process. One year of metering the existing systems
and another year of metering the new systems that
will replace the old ones. The first year of metering
will give us a good baseline and the second year will
establish actual water savings.
LEED and FEMP guidelines. Teams will work on a set of
guidelines that be distributed to contractors, that will
address all operational controls.
Draft and/or acquire training/educational materials.
Meetings held with Management Representatives of all
tenant agencies. (Schedule a training session with Agency
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Person
Responsible
Needed Resources
Property
Management teams;
Gary Peterson
Funding (GSA and
Denver Water); Team
involvement/commitment
>Property
Management teams:
>Lance Thompson
1. Funding (GSA and
Denver Water)
2. Property Management
Teams involvement
3. Contracting Officers
Team
1. Funding – GSA
Environmental Team
2. Project Management
Team
3. Contracting Officers
Team
>Douglas Baughman
>Property
management teams
>Construction
Representative
>Lance Thompson
(WATER USAGE)
Date completed
/ comments (1)
Completion Date:
September 2004.
See Note 2
On going;
See Note: 3
On going
Time to prepare reports
only resource required.
See Note 4.
Water Use team
Time to prepare reports
only resource required.
See Note 4.
>Property
Management Teams
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1. Web sites with
guidelines (i.e. FEMP,
Navy, Denver Water)
2. Acquiring training
materials from Denver
Water and other sources.
Acquiring training
materials from Denver
Establish Baseline
data for existing
water use within
buildings.
Establish Baseline
data for existing
water use within
buildings.
We are currently
investigating the
need and costs
for this project.
Water Use team
>Bruce Johnson
>Denver Water
>Property
management teams
>FEMP
Record generated
On going
See Note 5.
On going
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Person
Responsible
Tasks driven by each Strategy
Needed Resources
Facilities personnel to train them on BMP concerning
water conservation both at work and at home.)
3.1
There are approximately 5 more pressure reducing valves
that need to be installed in FY-07.
3.2
Percentage of xeriscape to increase from 30% in 2004 to
50% by 2005 and 75% in 2006 and beyond.
(WATER USAGE)
Date completed
/ comments (1)
Record generated
Water. (Adopt PBS and
Federal Guidance
practices.)
Bruce Johnson-COR
for landscaping
contract.
Margaret DaultonLandscape designer
Funding: GSA, Denver
Water
Completed July
2007
GSA funding
On going
Environmental Procedures (ISO 14001: Operational Controls)
Title or Activity
Addressed
Person
Responsible
Grounds MaintenanceWater Use
Bruce Johnson
Water Meter
Measurements
Harvey Wong
Andrew Olsen
Monitoring & Measuring
Forms Used
(control maintenance)
Surveillance Activity
Checklist
Water usage (landscaping)
Water usage (buildings)
Tracked Accomplishments for each target (reference target numbers)
Performance Metric
Record(s)
Generated
Action(s) if
Procedure Fails
(1) Surveillance
Activity Checklist
(2) Contractor’s Daily
Quality Control
Inspection Form
Water Usage
documentation based
on meter readings
Completion Date
Competence of Persons Responsible for Targets, Tasks or Controls
Title
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Basis for Competence
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Competence of Persons Responsible for Targets, Tasks or Controls
Title
Basis for Competence
Property Manger (Mark Baca)
Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Property Manger (Patrick Haze)
Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Lead Customer Service Specialist (Lance Thompson)
Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Building Management Specialist (Bruce D. Johnson)
Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Building Management Specialist (Michael J. Golenda)
Knowledge and Expertise in Field
Landscape designer (Margaret A. Daulton)
Knowledge and Expertise in Field
(1) Date completed / comments: If task is not completed, use No or NA.
Note 1: BA-54 funding was requested for FY-07 and was unavailable. Team 6 is in the process of attempting to secure BA-61 funds to install the
four (4) above mentioned water meters in August/September of 2007. This would push back the one (1) year baseline metering to 2008 and push
back the design and installation of the four (4) new irrigation systems to 2009.
Note 2: Once meters are installed at buildings and a base line for water use within our buildings is established we can better track our outdoor
landscape water use. In the summer of FY 2012 we will be able to subtract the water use in our buildings from our overall water use to determine
our landscape water use until the new water meters are installed as part of the new irrigation system.
Note 3: Water meters have been installed in buildings 40, 41, 45, 53 & 54. The remainder of the Advanced Metering project is scheduled for
completion 12/31/2008. This building meter installation project should be complete. Patrick can you confirm?
Note 4: Team 6 will wait for building metering data and deduct that total from the overall water use for the center to determine our irrigation water
use. Irrigation water meters will be installed as part of the new irrigation system.
Note 5: Train 80% of GSA and contract personnel. All GSA service center team personnel and contractors have been trained. Team 6 has monthly
conversations with the landscaping contractor concerning lawn irrigation on the DFC. We are currently following Voluntary watering restrictions
recommended by Denver Water. If and when Denver Water institutes water restrictions, those guidelines will be given to our landscape contractor.
Note 6: Jesse Jones was the co-Team Lead focusing on Interior Water Conservation. Jesse retired from the GSA in the spring of 2009.
NOTE 6A: Jesse Jones has retired and has been replaced by Patrick haze. He will be the CO-team lead focusing in interior water conservation.
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