Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEBRUARY 14, 2013 FOR THE PERIOD COVERING: JANUARY 1, 2012 – DECEMBER 31, 2012
- 2 - Peak Performance
Vision Alignment
Citywide Vision: We will deliver a world-class city where everyone matters.
Agency Vision : Create a city with a world-class environment, healthy communities of all ages and incomes and where the well-being of our pets also matters.
- 3 - Peak Performance
Kids Jobs Safety Net
Mission
Promote healthy communities by protecting Denver’s environment, enhancing sustainability, providing essential public health services and advancing the well-being of the city’s pets.
Sustainability & Customer Experience
Mission Alignment
- 4 - Peak Performance
Agency Charter : Denver Charter Sec. 24-16. - General powers and duties
virons.
The manager of environmental health, as provided under the Charter, shall exercise a general supervision over the environmental health of the city, and shall have full power:
(1) To take all measures necessary to promote the health and cleanliness of the city and its inhabitants and visitors; (2) To abate all nuisances related to environmental health of every description on public and private property; (3) To prevent the introduction or spreading within the city of malignant, contagious and infectious diseases, and to remove, detail, isolate or quarantine any person attacked by or having any such disease, or who has been exposed thereto; (4) To adopt in reference to any such person, any rules, regulations, restrictions or measures that may by the manager be deemed advisable; (5) To procure suitable shelter in cases of environmental health emergencies and to establish rules and regulations for the government of the same; and (6) To prevent, by such rules or regulations as the manager may deem expedient and adopt, the introduction or the spreading of contagious or infectious diseases within the city and its environs.
- 5 - Peak Performance
Healthy Communities
Healthy People
Healthy Pets
Healthy Planet
Healthy Environ-
ment
Healthy Places Healthy
Pets
- 6 - Peak Performance
Agency Vision: Create a city with a world-class environment, healthy communities of all ages and incomes and where the well-being of our pets also matters.
Environmental Quality Division Vision:
Denver is clean, green, and environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
Agency Goals: Goal 3: Healthy Environment Goal 4: Healthy Planet
- 7 - Peak Performance
Environmental Quality 2012 Strategic Plan Results Progress on Strategies/Targets reported by:
– Data (both Outcomes and Outputs) – Qualitative Information (e.g., anecdotes, stories)
Some results hard-to-measure
Most results are achieved in partnership with others; some results are outside of our control
Some measures under development
- 8 - Peak Performance
Environmental Quality (EQ) Strategic Plan
Water Quality Water Quality Improve resource conservation-reduce energy & water use and landfill waste Improve resource conservation-reduce energy & water use and landfill waste Improve resource conservation-reduce energy & water use and landfill waste Return more pets to owner (RTO) Return more pets to owner (RTO) Return more pets to owner (RTO) Return more pets to owner (RTO)
Vision: Clean, green and sustainable
Clean air, land and water for Denver
Manage and reduce City environmental
risk and liability
Provide sustainable environmental stewardship of
Denver’s resources
Environmental management
- 9 - Peak Performance
EQ Strategic Plan
Clean air, land and water for Denver
Denver’s air quality meets all health-based
standards
Denver's streams and lakes achieve swimmable and fishable status by 2020
Complaints from Denver residents that concern air, land,
and water quality and associated health risks are addressed
- 10 - Peak Performance
Clean Air, Land and Water Strategy: Denver’s air quality meets all health-based standards
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
% o
f Day
s by
Cat
egor
y
Visibility Trends in Denver 1998-2011
% Very Poor % Poor % Fair % Good
275 77 251 305 308 174 326 323 179 324 330 # of Days Each Year with Valid Readings
318 318 100% 312
2012 and 2013 are forecasts
- 11 - Peak Performance
Clean Air, Land and Water Strategy: Denver's streams and lakes achieve swimmable and fishable status by 2020
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Water Quality % of Time Meets Recreational E. coli Std
Do Not Meet Stds Meet Stds
City is currently focusing efforts on “swimmable” target (E.coli <= 235). Ideally, 100% compliance desired.
- 12 - Peak Performance
Clean Air, Land and Water Strategy: Complaints from Denver residents that concern air, land, and water quality and associated health risks are addressed
35 11 30 32 3
271 326 303 335 302
200 214 251
291
199
71 60 26
59
41
123 114 96
104
73
135 151 155
240
273
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Num
ber o
f Com
plai
nts
Environmental Quality Complaints
Air Quality
Asbestos
Water/Stormwater
Solid/Hazardous Waste
Noise
Other
835 876 861
1061
891
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
2010 2011 2012
Ave. Days to Closure
AQ
SH
WQ
- 13 - Peak Performance
EQ Strategic Plan
Manage and reduce City environmental risk and liability
All known contaminated sites are cleaned up
City actions are managed to minimize existing liability and
prevent any new liability where possible
All City facility environmental impacts are managed to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal requirements
- 14 - Peak Performance
Environmental Risk and Liability Strategy: All known contaminated sites are cleaned up Strategy: City actions are managed to minimize existing liability and prevent any new liability where possible
City-Owned Historical Contaminated Tank Sites
DEH has cleaned up approximately 55 contaminated tank sites since the change in regulations in 1989
- 15 - Peak Performance
Environmental Risk and Liability Strategy: All known contaminated sites are cleaned up Strategy: City actions are managed to minimize existing liability and prevent any new liability where possible
City-Owned Sites w/ Asbestos-Containing Materials
- 16 - Peak Performance
Environmental Risk and Liability Strategy: City actions are managed to minimize existing liability and prevent any new liability where possible
Wastes Managed by EQ
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
2010 2011 2012
Was
te V
olum
e - L
bs Total Waste Volume
Other Regulated (Non-Hazardous) Waste
Universal Waste-Electronics
Universal Waste (excluding E-Waste)
RCRA Hazardous Waste
- 17 - Peak Performance
Environmental Risk and Liability Strategy: All City facility environmental impacts are managed to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal requirements
Municipal Facility Inspection/Compliance Rate 2009-2012
91 88 97 98 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2009 2010 2011 2012
Total Number of Inspections
Number of Facilities Inspected
Compliance Rate (Percentage)
- 18 - Peak Performance
EQ Strategic Plan Provide sustainable environmental stewardship of
Denver’s resources
Community environmental sustainability practices increase
Resource conservation is increased in both public and private sectors
Environmentally sustainable land use is increased
Low-income and minority representation in environmental education and careers is
increased
Denver is prepared for and resilient to environmental emergencies and long-term environmental changes
Denver's GHG emissions are reduced to 1990 levels by 2020
- 19 - Peak Performance
Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Strategy: Denver's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are reduced to 1990 levels by 2020
10.5
11
11.5
12
12.5
13
13.5
14
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
1990 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Tota
l GH
G E
mis
sion
s (m
etric
tons
)
Per C
apita
GH
G (m
tCO
2e p
er p
erso
n)
1990-2013 Denver Per Capita GHG Emissions Per Capita Trends Total GHG Emissions
2012 Greenprint Goal achieved! (10% per capita from 2005 baseline); reductions in energy use, motor fuels, solid waste ~2020 Goal
17.7 per capita
"Great Recession"
Comanche 3 (new Xcel coal)
2012 Goal
- 20 - Peak Performance
Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Strategy: Resource conservation is increased in both public and private sectors
- 21 - Peak Performance
Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Strategy: Environmentally sustainable land use is increased
Some amenities are within walking distance in Denver. About Denver
Walk Score Rating Denver ranked #16 in the US for walkability. Scored 60 (out of 100).
New York is the most walkable large city in the U.S. with a Walk Score of 85.
Rank Neighborhood Score
1 Central Business District
96
2 North Capitol Hill 91
3 Capitol Hill 90
75 Stapleton 37
76 Montbello 36
77 Gateway/Green Valley Ranch
28
- 22 - Peak Performance
Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Strategy: Low-income and minority representation in environmental education and careers is increased
Provided exposure to environmental careers to 145 low-income youth in 2012 – Service learning environmental
projects – Education/training on
environmental sustainability concepts
– Soft skills development (reliability, accountability, public speaking, etc.)
- 23 - Peak Performance
Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Strategy: Community environmental sustainability practices increase Strategy: Low-income and minority representation in environmental education and careers is increased Strategy: Denver is prepared for and resilient to environmental emergencies and long-term environmental changes
Measures:
- 24 - Peak Performance
EQ Strategic Plan
Environmental management
Denver’s environmental management, processes, and systems continually improve and become more efficient
- 25 - Peak Performance
Environmental Management Strategy: Denver’s environmental management, processes, and systems continually improve and become more efficient
1st US City with a certified EMS covering all operations. Next external certification audit in mid-March.
EQ EMS work: leadership, overall management, communication, coordination, continuous sustainability improvement.
Key Tactics • EMS activities are embedded in all agencies. • Establish city-wide environmental objectives, and ensure that city-wide
environmental goals are embedded within EMS. • Coordinate and track environmental objectives, targets, corrective actions,
accomplishments city-wide, minimum annually. • Audit city environmental performance annually. • Manage data for environmental performance city wide. • Evaluate environmental programs and policies to clarify goals, track progress,
and evaluate performance • Challenge: EMS outcome metrics/actions are primarily “owned” by other
Depts.
- 26 - Peak Performance
Environmental Management Strategy: Denver’s environmental management, processes, and systems continually improve and become more efficient
Example Departmental 2012 EMS Targets Environmental Health: Reduce per capita GHG emissions to 10% of the 2005 baseline by 2012 Public Works: Inspect 2.2 million linear feet of sanitary and storm sewer lines General Services: 50% of Master Purchase Orders and one-time bids will meet Environmentally Preferable Purchasing criteria Parks: Increase no mow areas at each golf facility by at least 5 acres per facility
- 27 - Peak Performance
Recent Success Stories •76 solar-powered emergency sirens installed •Denver Fleet ranked #6 (out of 100 fleets) by Govt. Green Fleets •DEH and Parks/Rec staff collected and disposed of 980 pounds of toxic ceramic craft products from 22 Recreation Centers. •Energy use reduced at core City buildings 23% from 2005 baseline (~$1.5 million saved) •DPD patrol cars (cost savings):
•New LED light bars: before, 165 alternators replaced per year; now, 15 replaced in 3 years •New cars get 22 mpg vs. 7 mpg
Environmental Management Strategy: Denver’s environmental management, processes, and systems continually improve and become more efficient
- 28 - Peak Performance
The Future -- One Platform: Asset management, energy, sustainability
- 29 - Peak Performance
Possible Sustainability Dashboard
Collection, measurement, reporting of performance across energy, GHG, water, waste, etc.
- 30 - Peak Performance
Additional Questions?
- 31 - Peak Performance
Divisional Management Strategy: Denver’s environmental management, processes, and systems continually improve and become more efficient
Benchmarked facilities
