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Region 6 Energy Management Workshop
Energy represents the largest controllable cost of providing water or wastewater services to the public. Most facilities were designed and built when energy costs were not a major concern, but with large pumps, drives, motors and other equipment operating 24/7, these utilities can be among the largest individual energy users in a community.
Improving energy management is a crucial part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to promote “sustainable infrastructure”, and in response to this effort, EPA Region 6 and the Office of Water are hosting an interactive workshop, “Ensuring A Sustainable Future: An Energy Management Workshop for Wastewater and Water Utilities". The goal of this workshop is to provide energy management concepts, tools, and techniques to move water and wastewater utilities toward energy efficient operations. Specifically, this program will teach participants how to develop an overall energy management program to maximize their operating budget by setting and effectively implementing measurable energy reduction goals.
The importance of this pervasive issue is evidenced through the gracious co-sponsorship of this workshop by the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT).
EPA and WEAT urge wastewater utility managers/staff, water utility managers/staff, public works directors and state agency representatives to attend this workshop on November 19, 2009, at the DoubleTree Campbell Centre Hotel, 8250 North Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75206.
Registration information can be found in the enclosed brochure (PDF) (97KB,2pp)
Additional activities are planned in the near future to help water and wastewater utilities reduce energy use and incorporate the use of renewables into their operations. We are committed to providing further assistance to communities in meeting the challenges posed by increasing energy costs and associated environmental concerns.
If you have further questions regarding our programs or this workshop, please contact Terry L. Branch at 214-665-6667/branch.terry@epa.gov or Dave Reazin at 214-665-7501/reazin.david@epa.gov