Press Releases

The Water-Energy Connection

Innovation, Conservation, Community Action

Thursday, March 25, 2010, 7:00 P.M. — Community Chambers, 23 Russell Blvd. (at B Street)

The California Energy Commission reports that water-related energy use consumes 19 percent of the state’s electricity. Learn how innovative approaches to water conservation can safeguard a precious resource, save energy, improve your garden, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Community Scale Innovations in Water and Energy Systems
Frank Loge
Director, UC Davis Center for Water Energy Efficiency
Residential and Community Scale Water and Energy Audits
Ned Orrett
Project Engineer, Resource Performance Partners
Residential Greywater Systems
Harold Leverenz
Research Engineer, UC Davis Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Residential Rainwater Capture Systems
Jeff Curtis
Executive Director, Center for Water Energy Efficiency
Water Use for Landscaping: How low can you go? Greywater? No Water?
Karrie Reid & Kendra Olmos
Plant Science Department/Center for Urban Horticulture, UC Davis & UC Davis Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Water and Wastewater Treatment
George Tchobanoglous
Professor Emeritus, UC Davis Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Convened by Don Saylor, City of Davis Mayor Pro Tem.
One of a series of forums sponsored by the Valley Climate Action Center and the City of Davis

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Download the poster in PDF file format.


City of Davis, California
23 Russell Blvd.
Davis, Ca. 95616