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Results and Projections
In This Section
EPA has made great strides in decreasing its water intensity, and the Agency continues to pursue opportunities to reduce its water use even further. Learn more about how EPA is achieving its water conservation goals in the following charts, reports, and tables.
FY 2008 Results and Projections
EPA's FY 2008 Energy Management and Conservation Program Report (PDF) (76 pp, 1.1MB)
Thanks to a number of successful water conservation projects, EPA reduced its FY 2008 water intensity by 6.4 percent relative to FY 2007. Water management has been a priority at EPA for years, and the FY 2007 water intensity baseline of 44.7 gallons per gross square foot (GSF) established an aggressive target to improve upon. The annual report describes the projects that enabled this accomplishment to happen.
Agencywide Water Intensity in Gallons Per GSF with Projected Use Through 2015
This chart compares EPA's Agencywide water intensity in gallons per square-feet from FY 2001 to FY 2008 versus the 2 percent annual water intensity reduction requirement of Executive Order (E.O.) 13423, relative to an FY 2007 baseline, and projects Agencywide water use through 2015.
Individual EPA Laboratories' Share of Total Water Use
This pie chart shows the percentage of total EPA water use for FY 2008 by each reporting laboratory.
EPA Facility Water Management Progress Matrix
EPA tracks water use at its facilities that have undergone water management assessments and created water management plans. This matrix lists the EPA reporting laboratories that have issued water management plans.
Awards
The following awards were given in FY 2008 to honor water reduction achievements at EPA facilities:
- Clay Peacher of the Gulf Ecology Division Laboratory in Gulf Breeze, Florida, received a H2Overachiever award for reducing water consumption by an astounding 51.3 percent in FY 2007 compared to FY 2006. Through his leadership, adjustments were made to cooling tower set points and best water management practices were adopted, contributing to a 7 million gallon water use reduction in FY 2007.
- Russ Ahlgren and Mark Tagliabue of the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory in Narragansett, Rhode Island, received H2Overachiever Honorable Mention awards for their successful oversight of the installation of a compressed air delivery system, which contributed to the facility’s 1.3 million gallon water use reduction in FY 2007, a savings of 33.3 percent compared to FY 2006.
- Betty Kinney of the Science and Ecosystem Support Division Laboratory in Athens, Georgia, received an H2Overachiever award for her diligent oversight, which helped the laboratory achieve water savings of 37.8 percent in FY 2007 compared to FY 2006. Ensuring that leaks were repaired, and helping to connect the landscape irrigation system to well water, resulted in 2 million gallons of water savings at the Athens Laboratory.