Proceedings

Why We Do It

Water Supply & Demand

• >7 billion today, estimated 9 billion by 2050
• Water use has been increasing at more then twice the rate of population growth over the last century

Sustainability, Resource Recovery & Resiliency

• Review of building plans to select system location
• Determine integration requirements for utility tie-ins, power and controls systems
• Prepare engineering drawings and submit engineering report

Rising Costs

• 5% annual rise in water and sewer costs over the past 10 years nationally
• The price of water has doubled in many urban cities in the past 10-15 years

Aging Infrastructure

• 50% of American infrastructure rated poor or beyond it’s serviceable life according to Bluefield Research.
• Cost of repairing and expanding U.S. drinking water infrastructure will top $1 trillion in the next 25 years

Going Green

• Maximize benefits to sustainable design guides such as LEED or Living Building Challenge
• Policy like SFPUC’s Non-Potable Ordinance and SB 966 are advancing Onsite Reuse