Michigan’sWR Utility of the Future Update

Presented by:

Peter Cavagnaro P.E.

Johnson Controls

MWEA Process SeminarNovember 8, 2017

Outline

• Work To Date

▫ MDEQ Grant

▫ Who is embracing this

• Next Steps

• Resources

▫ Innovation – LIFT

▫ Webcast Series

▫ Effective Utility Management

• Call to Action

Background• MWEA Annual Conference - 2015

• Ed McCormick – Utility of the Future

• Tie in with Governors Recycling Goal

Images: CDC.gov

The Water-Energy Nexus, The Utility of the Future!, Ed McCormick, McCormick Strategic Water Management, Michigan Water Resource Recovery Leadership Summit, April 8, 2016

MDEQ – MWEA Partnership

Led to the WRRF Grant

Key Initiatives …

• Recycling Metrics

• Water Resource Recovery Leadership Summit

• Vision for the Transformation of Michigan’s Wastewater Industry

• Energy Survey and Energy Baseline

• Review of Existing Literature

Where to find more information

MWEA Website

http://www.mi-wea.org/wrrf_grant.php

Hard copy of documents available for loan from MWEA.

Brochure titled “State of Michigan Water Resource Utility of the Future Initiative

Who is embracing this?

• Name Changes

▫ East Lansing

▫ Grand Rapids

▫ Linden Plant, Dist #3

• Waste Heat Recovery

▫ Grand Rapids

▫ Grandville

• Energy Production▫ Grandville▫ Delhi▫ Midland▫ Flint▫ Kinross

Who is embracing this?

• Energy Reduction

▫ Linden Plant▫ Grand Rapids▫ Wyoming▫ Delhi Township▫ City of Warren▫ City of Monroe▫ Bay County▫ City of Clare▫ City of Flint▫ City of Frankenmuth▫ Saginaw Charter Township

Next steps at MWEA

• Continue Outreach Activities▫ Presentations such as this▫ Within MWEA▫ Other Michigan organizations

• Second Summit▫ Focused on “How to”

• Recognition Program▫ Develop Michigan UOF Recognition Program▫ Continue to promote MWEA Sustainable Energy

Award

Next steps at MDEQ

• Working closely with MWEA on their grant (through 2018)

• Working to facilitate Nitrogen and Phosphorus harvesting, biosolids reuse, and energy reduction

• WRD will discuss how to help educate permittee’s on the WRRF process in

▫ 1. permits

▫ 2. DEQ website, conferences

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Reference: Phil Argiroff, MDEQ, WRD, Sustainable Energy Seminar, Oct 2017

Next steps at MDEQ

• WRD will participate in Leaders Innovation Forum Technology (LIFT)

• Part 41 changes might include:

▫ Developing checklists for design/build▫ Review WRD Innovative Technology Review

memo to consider LIFT▫ Developing a Part 41 permit condition for

“Ancillary” projects, to the primary function of treatment

▫ Developing checklist for BNR and anaerobic digestion

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Reference: Phil Argiroff, MDEQ, WRD, Sustainable Energy Seminar, Oct 2017

Innovation - LIFT

• Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology

• WE&RF/WEF initiative to accelerate innovation

• Moving Innovation into Practice

Resources

• Webcast - LIFT Overview and Opportunities

▫ http://www.werf.org/a/b/Events/WebSeminars/WebSeminarSeriesArchives.aspx

• LIFT Guidance Manual

▫ http://www.werf.org/lift/About_Lift/lift/What_Is_LIFT.aspx?hkey=2971a73b-83bc-4a38-8bb3-180fd325c5dc

Innovation - WERF

• Implementing Innovation Within Water Utilities

▫ To enable utilities to embrace innovation as a business practice

• Michigan utilities are participating

▫ Brian Ross at Genesee County

▫ Mark Bowman at Gogebic-Iron Wastewater

▫ City of Ann Arbor, MI

▫ Great Lakes Water Authority, MI

September 13, 2017 EPA and WEF hosted a webinar titled

“Effective Utility Management: Your Path to Sustainability”

THE EFFECTIVE UTILITY MANAGEMENT

COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS

Reference: “Effective Utility Management: Your Path to Sustainability” webcast

History of EUM

• First endorsed by EPA and six other associations in 2007

• Developed by utility leaders for utility leaders

• Two pillars

▫ Ten Attributes of Effectively Managed Utilities

▫ Five Keys to Management Success

• Described in detail in

▫ Effective Utility Management: A Primer for Water and Wastewater Utilities

Reference: “Effective Utility Management: Your Path to Sustainability” webcast

The EUM Primer can help you to …

• Take a detailed and objective look at your utility• Set improvement priorities• Implement practices that are important to your

community• Move from reacting to proactively planning for he

future• Recruit and retain a motivated workforce• Protect current infrastructure investments• Make smart infrastructure decisions• Improve over time at a pace that works best for your

utility

Reference: “Effective Utility Management: Your Path to Sustainability” webcast

http://www.watereum.org/

Summing it up

WRRF Initiative the result of relationships

Grant Tasks information on MWEA website

Michigan facilities are embracing the idea

Innovation / LIFT

Effective Utility Management

Call to Action

Call to Action

Obtain a copy of the EUM Primer

Change the name of your facility to a WRRF

Establish a WRRF culture

Involve the community

Plant Tours

Participate in Community Events

Focus on Energy Efficiency and Production

Beneficial use of solids

Apply for the MWEA Sustainable Energy Award

Thank you!

Enjoy the Seminar!

Pete Cavagnaro

Johnson Controls, Inc.

peter.v.cavagnaro@jci.com

Enabling the WR Utility of the Future

Webcast Series

http://www.werf.org/a/b/Events/WebSeminars/WebSeminarSeriesArchives.aspx