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Washington County Washington County Sustainability Program Sustainability Program FY 2012 Progress Report FY 2012 Progress Report PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS February 12, 2013

• Created in 2009 by R & O #09-93 • Framework includes all three aspects of sustainability – environment, economy & social equity • Program focus: • Planning & policy development • Technical assistance to departments • Employee awareness & education • Measuring & tracking progress 2

Program Metrics Internal Measures Community Measures • Energy Use • Auto Use Reduction • Water Use • Waterways Protection • Garbage • Community Recycling & Garbage • Recycling • Fleet Fuel Use • Environmentally Preferred Purchasing 3

Accomplishments FY 2012 Planning & Policy Measuring & Tracking • 2012-13 Sustainability Plan • Data analysis • County Energy Policy • Data “Dictionary” • Sustainable Purchasing • FY tracking Administrative Policy Outreach • Sustainable Purchasing • County websites Guidelines • Employee education • Office Kitchen Guidelines • Community partnerships • Department Sustainability Plans 4

2012 Special Projects FACILITIES DIVISION • 69 kW solar PV system began generating electricity • Three EV charging stations installed • Commercial Energy Improvement Pilot project completed 5

Building Energy Use INTERNAL • Goal: 10 percent reduction by FY 2013 • Between FY 08 –12 energy use dropped 15 percent Building Energy Use per FTE Usage 70,000 Goal (10% Reduction) 65,000 kBtu/FTE 60,000 55,000 50,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 FY 6

Energy Costs INTERNAL • Electricity: conservation helped control costs as prices rose • Natural Gas: prices decreased; County usage decreased faster Electricity Bills & Average Unit Cost Natural Gas Bills & Average Unit Cost $1,300,000 $0.080 $450,000 $0.70 +4.84% $400,000 $0.079 -17.53% $0.60 $1,250,000 Annual Electricity Bill ($) $350,000 $0.078 Annual Nat Gas Bill ($) $0.50 $1,200,000 $300,000 Cost/Therm ($) $0.077 Cost/kWh ($) -28.27% $0.40 $250,000 $1,150,000 $0.076 $200,000 $0.30 -12.04% $0.075 $1,100,000 $150,000 $0.20 $0.074 $100,000 $1,050,000 $0.10 $0.073 $50,000 $1,000,000 $0.072 $0 $0.00 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 $ $ Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Avg. $/Therms Avg.$/kWh 7

Recycling INTERNAL • Goal: 20 percent increase by FY 13 • Between FY 08 –12 recycling increased 31 percent Recycling Recycling Generated Goal (20% 4000 increase) 3500 Volume (yd 3 ) 3000 2500 2000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FY 8

Garbage INTERNAL • Goal: 20 percent reduction by FY 13 • 2013 Focus: reducing garbage by diverting more recyclables Garbage Generated Garbage Goal (20% 5500 reduction) 5000 Volume (yd3) 4500 4000 3500 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FY 9

Fleet Fuel Use INTERNAL • Fuel use trends are driven primarily by two County departments • Idle reduction plans may help reduce overall fuel use Fleet Fuel Use SO LUT 300,000 Rest of County 250,000 200,000 gallons 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FY 10

Fleet Fuel Use (continued) INTERNAL • Goal: 5 percent reduction by FY 13 • Between FY 08 – FY 12 fuel use dropped 4.8 percent Fleet Fuel Use Usage 262 Goal (5% 260 reduction) 258 256 Fuel (gal/FTE) 254 252 250 248 246 244 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FY 11

Water INTERNAL • Goal: 20 percent reduction by FY 13 • Between FY 08 –12 water use dropped 2.6 percent Water Use per FTE Usage 30,000 Goal (20% reduction) 25,000 Water (gals/FTE) 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FY 12

Water & Fuel Costs INTERNAL • Water: conservation helped control costs as prices rose • Fuel: prices increased; County use increased more slowly Water Bills & Average Unit Cost Fuel Bills & Average Unit Cost +27.8% $160,000 $2.50 $1,800,000 $4.00 +18.06% $1,600,000 $140,000 $3.50 +24.58% $2.00 $1,400,000 Annual Fuel Bill ($) $3.00 Annual Water Bill ($) $120,000 $1,200,000 +15.63% Cost/gal ($) $2.50 $100,000 Cost/CCF ($) $1.50 $1,000,000 $2.00 $80,000 $800,000 $1.50 $1.00 $600,000 $60,000 $1.00 $400,000 $40,000 $0.50 $0.50 $200,000 $20,000 $0 $0.00 $0 $0.00 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 $ FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 $ Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Avg. $/gal Avg. $/CCF 13

Sustainable Purchasing INTERNAL • Goal: increase proportion of environmentally preferred office supply purchases • Purchase of “green” products increased by 16 percent Green Environmentally Preferred Purchasing 90% Other 80% 70% 60% Percent of Purchases 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Apr-Jun 2011 Jul-Sep 2011 Oct-Dec 2011 Jan-Mar 2012 Apr-Jun 2012 14

Auto Use Reduction COMMUNITY Objective: reduce vehicle miles traveled & reduce fuel consumed Washington County Alternative Transportation Improvements Bicycle Lanes 25 Sidewalks 20 Pedestrian Improvements 15 Miles 10 5 0 CY 2008 CY 2009 CY 2010 FY 2012 Year • Started tracking pedestrian improvements in 2011 • Started bike counts in 2011; 1000+ trips reported in 12 hr period 15

Auto Use Reduction (continued) COMMUNITY • Objective: reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) & fuel consumed • Between 2008 –12, community VMT per capita dropped 3 percent & fuel consumption dropped 3.5 percent Washington County Vehicle Use: Average Annual Miles per Capita 9,500 9,450 9,400 9,350 9,300 9,250 Miles 9,200 9,150 9,100 9,050 9,000 8,950 CY 2008 CY 2009 CY 2010 FY 2012 Year 16

Waterways Protection COMMUNITY Objective: use appropriate waterways protection strategies when doing routine road maintenance • Maintain Washington County Waterways Protection certification FY 2008 10 agreements in FY 2009 9 place from FY 2010 8 NOAA & ODFW FY 2011 7 No. Added to System FY 2012 6 • Fish-friendly 5 crossings 4 include fish 3 passable 2 culverts 1 0 Fish-Friendly Crossings Fish-accessible stream miles Constructed Added 17

Recycling & Garbage COMMUNITY Metro Region Waste Waste Recovered 3,500 Waste Disposed 3,000 2,500 Pounds per Capita (lbs) 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 CY 2008 CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2011 Year • Total waste generated is trending down • Material recovered through recycling & composting is trending up 18

Recycling & Garbage (continued) COMMUNITY • Objective: increase recovery rates toward Metro’s 64 percent goal • Recovery rate has increased to 59.3 percent Metro Regional Materials Recovery Recovery Rate 66.0% Metro Goal (64%) 64.0% 62.0% Recovery Rate 60.0% 58.0% 56.0% 54.0% CY 2008 CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2011 Year 19

2012 Special Projects SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING PROGRAM Expanded sustainability efforts at the County Fair • Added vendor recycling & food scrap collection • Recovered 80 cubic yards (3.6 tons) by diverting cardboard, plastic, glass, food scraps & cooking oil • 26 percent of garbage diverted • Created a promotional video 20

Looking Ahead in 2013 Internal Measures Community Measures • Sustainability Program • Sustainable food systems Progress Report strategic plan • Employee Suggestion Program • Expanded green building strategies related to Greening • Second Greenhouse Gas the Code Inventory of Internal Operations • Revitalizing Partners for a Sustainable Washington • Comprehensive employee County Community education & outreach 21

Thank You! Sia Lindstrom Senior Deputy County Administrator Robin Straughan Sustainability Coordinator Zane Hadzick Sustainability Fellow Janna Allgood Sustainability Program Educator Contact: sustainability@co.washington.or.us