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Better Plants Challenge

U.S. Department of Energy May 2016

Anselmo G. Collins, P.E.Assistant Director – Water Operations

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Service Area (473 sq. miles)Residents served 4 million

About 7,260 miles of distribution mains114 local tanks / reservoirs9 LAA reservoirs88 pump stations421 pressure regulator stations23 chlorination stations7 fluoridation stations60,400 fire hydrants1 Filtration Plant1 Ultraviolet Plant

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Bay Delta LA

Aqueduct

Colorado River Aqueduct

State Water Project

Mountains

Local Groundwater, Stormwater,

Conservation & Recycling

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Overview:Organization goals or desired outcomeBarriers/ChallengesApproachExecutionMeasuring successOutcome

Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant

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CryogenicTwin 900hp compressors (4160V)4 hour typical startup timeMaintenance intensiveOperated manually30 years old (Life expectancy 26 years)

VSA (Vacuum Swing Adsorption)Twin 250hp blowers (480V)10-minute startup timeMinimal MaintenanceFully Automated

Savings:Annual Cost Savings: $322kDecrease in energy consumption: 44%

Lighting:3000+ LED bulbs Annual Cost Savings: Min $57K44% decrease in energy consumption

Flash Mixers:Original

4 100hp motorsPaddle wheel mixing

New4 50hp pumps4 50hp backup units Jet mixing

Annual Cost Savings: $186K49% decrease in energy consumption

Variable Frequency Drives:Upgrading 16 obsolete VFD’s

12 qty (30hp)4 qty (200hp) 8

To Date:96 Million Balls$34.5 Million($.36each)Protects water qualitySaves 300 MG/Year Reduces Chlorine usage by 95%Annual Cost Savings: $17k 67% decrease in energy consumption

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Locations:Admin Buildings \ Work YardsTreatment FacilitiesPump Stations

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Analytical Tools:Sustainability SoftwareWater/Energy nexus

Work Facilities:Cooling systemSolarLED LightingDrought tolerantlandscaping

Stations:Energy efficient pumps and motorsOptimizing equipment selectionTime of day pumping

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Web Access to track facility load usageEasy to use sustainability dashboardKey performance indicatorsHistorical usage trackingDrill down to monthly and daily usageTemperature integrationEnergy Star data requirementsExport capabilities

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Performance Indicators

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Historical Usage Energy Tracker

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What is Water Nexus?Energy Intensity (EI) of LADWP water suppliesWater Supply MixWater Supply Management planHistorical energy and carbon footprintProjected energy and carbon footprint

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Los AngelesAqueduct

LocalGroundwater

Recycled Water Colorado RiverAqueduct

State WaterProject ­ West

Branch

State WaterProject ­ East

Branch

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TODAY

Water

Questions?

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