Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Legislation, Regulation, and DWR Policies Andrew Schwarz P.E. June, 2014 Division of Statewide Integrated Water Management

Itinerary A little about CO 2 and GHGs Important Laws, Regulations and Executive Orders Federal State DWR Policies Sustainability Targets CEQA Climate Change Committee Dealing with GHGs in a CEQA document

Observed GHG Concentrations (Last 50 years)

Measured CO 2 Concentrations (Last million years) Observations

The Greenhouse Effect

It’s Not Just CO 2 GHG-Greenhouse Gases carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ), nitrous oxide (N 2 O), sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ), perfluorocarbon (PFC), nitrogen trifluoride (NF 3 ), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) (Kyoto Protocol and California State law (Health &Saf. Code, §38505, subd.(g); CEQA Guidelines, § )) ……………………1 …………………………..25 …………………..298 ………22,800 …………10,900 …….17,200 ……….1,810 Global Warming Potential

Carbon Dioxide Equivalents (CO 2 x 1) + (CH 4 x 25) + (N 2 O x 298) + (SF 6 x 22,900) = Carbon Dioxide Equivalents [CO 2 e] + = ? + + +

This Is Why We Care About GHG Concentrations

Full achievement of all emissions reduction goals with no cheating and no leakage

Greenhouse Gases How much is a lot? Worldwide Emissions: 9.1 Gt CO 2 e= 9,100,000,000 mt US Emissions: Gt CO 2 e Average Coal Burning Power Plant : 1.2 Mmt CO 2 e Average car: 6.5 mt CO 2 e California and National Mandatory GHG Reporting Threshold: 25,000 mtCO 2 e DWR Annual Emissions: 2.6 Mmt CO 2 e ?

GHG Inventories: If you aren’t keeping score it doesn’t count! A greenhouse gas inventory is an accounting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted to or removed from the atmosphere over a period of time. (Can be for a country, a state, a city, a company, a household.) What do you think is in DWR’s Inventory? What do you think DWR’s Inventory would be used for?

DWR Reporting To The Climate Registry

None! (Well that’s not actually true, but California Laws are generally more stringent and detailed so if you comply with state law you’re probably already complying with federal law) Federal Laws and Regulations

State Laws and Regulations Legislation/ Policy Name Signed into Law/ OrderedDescription SB /2000 Establishes California Climate Registry to develop protocols for voluntary accounting and tracking of GHG emissions EO S /2004 Commits state agencies, departments, and other entities under the direct executive authority to reducing grid- based energy purchases by 20 percent SB 1078 SB 107 EO S / / /2008 Establish renewable energy mandates and goals as a percentage of total energy supplied in the State EO S-3-05 AB 32 06/ /2006 Establish statewide GHG emissions reduction mandates and targets SB 97 08/2007Directs OPR to develop guideline amendments for the analysis of climate change in CEQA documents

SB97 Senate Bill 97 GHGs are explicitly required to be analyzed for CEQA

Reduce water use by 20% per capita Reduce water use by 20% per capita Incorporate wastewater reuse into facilities when technically feasible and cost effective Incorporate wastewater reuse into facilities when technically feasible and cost effective Acquire 360 GWh/yr of renewable energy resources by 2020 and reduce grid-based retail energy demand 20% by 2015 Acquire 360 GWh/yr of renewable energy resources by 2020 and reduce grid-based retail energy demand 20% by 2015 Reduce carbon emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 Reduce carbon emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 Divert 50% of waste by 2020 Divert 50% of waste by 2020 DWR Policies Sustainability Targets

DWR Policies CEQA Climate Change Committee Committee Chairs: John Andrew (Assistant Deputy Directory) Katy Spanos (Legal) Heidi Rooks (DES) The committee provides guidance and advice to DWR staff regarding all aspects of climate change and GHG analysis for planning documents.

DWR Policies CEQA Climate Change Committee Formal review committee created by the Director in 2009 Formal review committee created by the Director in 2009 All environmental and other decision documents where DWR is the Lead Agency must be reviewed prior to publication All environmental and other decision documents where DWR is the Lead Agency must be reviewed prior to publication

DWR Policies CEQA Climate Change Committee C4 meets the third Wednesday of every other month C4 meets the third Wednesday of every other month All staff are welcome to attend All staff are welcome to attend mate_change_ceqa.html mate_change_ceqa.html mate_change_ceqa.html mate_change_ceqa.html

Comprehensive analysis of DWR’s GHG emissions past, present, and future Comprehensive analysis of DWR’s GHG emissions past, present, and future GHG emissions reduction goals GHG emissions reduction goals 11 GHG emissions reduction measures to meet the goals 11 GHG emissions reduction measures to meet the goals DWR Policies Climate Action Plan/GHG Emissions Reduction Plan

GHG Emission Reduction Measure 2020 Annual Emission Reduction (mtCO 2 e) 2050 Annual Emission Reduction (mtCO 2 e) OP-1 Reid Gardner Power Substitution882,700 OP-2 Energy Efficiency Improvements48,50048,500+ OP-3 Renewable Energy Procurement Plan157,3201,573,200 OP-4 Distributed Renewable Generation10Unknown OP-5 Lower Emissions Energy Sources23,18023,180+ OP-6 Carbon Sequestration ActionsUnknown CO-1 Construction Best Management Practices580 Not quantified CO-2 Statewide Equipment and Fuel Regulations900 Not quantified BP-1 SMUD Commercial Greenergy Program960 Not quantified BP-2 SMUD Carbon Offset Program2,580 BP-3 Implement DWR Sustainability Initiatives Not quantified Total Annual Reductions1,116,730N/A

DWR Policies GHG Emissions Reduction Plan Legislation/ Policy Name Signed into Law/ OrderedDescription SB /2000 Establishes California Climate Registry to develop protocols for voluntary accounting and tracking of GHG emissions. EO S /2004 Commits state agencies, departments, and other entities under the direct executive authority to reducing grid-based energy purchases by 20 percent. SB 1078, SB 107, EO S /2002, 09/2006, 11/2008 Establishes renewable energy mandates and goals as a percentage of total energy supplied in the State. EO S-3-05, AB 32 06/2005, 09/2006 Establishes statewide GHG emissions reduction mandates and targets SB 97 08/2007Directs OPR to develop guideline amendments for the analysis of climate change in CEQA documents. Why does DWR need a GHG Emissions Reduction Plan?

DWR Policies GHG Emissions Reduction Plan AB32/E0 S-3-05 Goal Future emissions will be 50% below 1990 levels by % below 1990 by 2050

DWR Policies GHG Emissions Reduction Plan CEQA Projects and Reliance on the GGERP Future DWR projects may rely on the GGERP for the GHG emissions analysis of their project Must be consistent with the GGERP

DWR Policies GHG Emissions Reduction Plan How Do I Determine if my Project is Consistent?

DWR Policies GHG Emissions Reduction Plan gov/guidance_resources.cfm GGERP Implementation Procedures Guide Forms Template Text for CEQA Documents Spreadsheet Emissions Calculator

Take Away Points AB32 and EO S-3-05 are the main GHG mitigation law and policy in California California will reduce GHG emissions to: 1990 levels by % below 1990 levels by 2050 DWR has similar but more aggressive GHG reduction goals All public environmental documents must be reviewed by C4 (Even now with the GGERP) C4 is a resource available to help guide projects

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