Edward Clerico, PE, LEED AP
Alliance Environmental, LLCAshok Gupta, Senior Economist
Natural Resources CouncilCarey W. King, PhD
Center for International Energy & Environmental Policy The University of Texas at AustinSusan Kaplan, Director
Sustainable Development Battery Park City AuthorityWarren Liebold, Director
Metering & Conservation NYC Dept. of Environmental ProtectionPaul Mankiewicz, PhD
Executive Director The Gaia InstituteSri Rangarajan, PhD, PE, D.WRE
Manager of Watershed Planning Services HydroQual, Inc.Jane L. Snowdon, PhD Senior Manager,
Energy and Environment: Intelligent Buildings and Smarter City Research IBMSUBJECT:How small could our city’s water footprint be? What would cost-effective, ecologically sound management of water & energy systems look like?
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Wasteful water use boosts carbon emissions: moving, heating, cooling, and treating water consumes energy. It pollutes waterways: wastewater volumes swollen by stormwater routinely cause sewer-system overflows; fooding driven by climate change will exacerbate this. NYC water and wastewater costs have soared and are projected to rise higher still.
Regulatory policies, infrastructure investment, new technologies, and best management practices all shape these matters. Drawing from NYC case studies, lessons learned from abroad, and research findings, our speakers will explore these questions: