3/12/2020

Water-Energy Nexus Registry 2020 Reporting KickoffWednesday, March 11, 2020

3/12/2020

Meeting Settings

• All attendees are on mute by default

• Questions can be asked at any time by typing them into the GoToWebinarquestion box

2

A PDF of the slide deck and a recording of today’s presentation will be available online.

3/12/2020

Agenda

• Introduction

• Reminders & Updates for Reporting in 2020

• CRIS Updates

• Guidance Development

• Networking and peer-to-peer engagement opportunities

• Participant Spotlight: California Department of Water Resources

▪ Jordi Vasquez, Environmental Specialist

• Q&A

3

3/12/2020

Today’s Presenters

Alissa Benchimol

Sustainability Specialist,

Water-Energy

Chelsea Hasenauer,

Manager,

MRV Initiatives

Jordi Vasquez, Department of Water

Resources, Environmental

Specialist

4

3/12/2020

Reminders & Updates for Reporting in 2020

3/12/2020

Reporting to the WEN Registry in 2020

• Participants can now enter data for reporting

year 2019 in CRIS

• Water consumers can now report water data

in CRIS

• New guidance documents in development

• Water-Energy LeaderTM applications now live

6

3/12/2020

Water-Energy LeaderTM Program

• 5 tiers of recognition

• Flexibility at the lower tier, with increasingly high level of rigor towards the top tiers

• Designed to support growth

• Communicate your climate action and leadership

• Statuses last for one year from time of achievement

• To apply for a status, please submit your application

Now accepting applications!

7

3/12/2020

CRIS Updates

3/12/2020

CRIS New Login Look

9

3/12/2020

Emission Factors and Performance Metrics

• 2020 default emission factors

• In CRIS

• On TCR’s website soon

• 2 organizations currently verifying system-average performance metrics

Verified metrics will be published on WEN Registry’s website and in CRIS

10

3/12/2020

Reporting Resources

• Reporting Resources located

in CRIS• Under the new “My Profile” section

• FAQs, Tip sheets, protocols,

and much more!

11

3/12/2020

Reporting Resources

• Three Training Modules available on demand

• Building a GHG Inventory

• Measuring and Reporting an Inventory in CRIS

• Making the Most of Participation

12

3/12/2020

Water-Energy Nexus Portal – Water Managers

Measuring and reporting your water footprint

13

• Water system-wide emissions boundary

• Volumes of water delivered and wastewater discharged

• System-average performance metrics

• System narrative

3/12/202014

• Water Use

• Water Consumption

• Water Discharged

• On-site treatment and recycling

• Scope 3 Emissions from Water

Water-Energy Nexus Portal – Water Consumers

Measuring and reporting your water footprint

3/12/2020

Help Desk Team

• We are here to help & support!

• Reach us Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm• Email: wen@theclimateregistry.org

• Phone: 866-523-0764 ext. 5

Alissa Alexzandria Ryan

15

3/12/2020

Guidance Development

3/12/2020

Existing Resources• General Reporting Protocol 3.0

▪ Standard methods for all organizations

• WEN Protocol

▪ Specific methodologies for water/wastewater activities

▪ Additional guidance on optional data

▪ Guidance on upstream emissions and metrics

• Other sector-specific protocols, if applicable:

▪ Electric Power Sector & Local Government Operations

17

3/12/2020

N2O emissions (metric tons N2O) =

(Ptotal x Find-com) x EFN/DN x 365.25 x 10-3

18

Correction 1: Formula to Calculate N2O Emissions From Centralized Wastewater Treatment

Correction 2: Footnote 43 – Performance metric unit of measure for biogas

Performance metrics communicate the emissions intensity (e.g.,

GHGs/AF, GHGs/dry weight of biosolids, GHGs/MMBtu of scf of biogas)

operations or products.

These corrections to the WEN Registry Protocol will be published soon.

3/12/2020

• Guidance for verifiers to review water-related data used to

calculate water sector performance metrics

• Soliciting feedback from technical working group and verifiers

NEW Guidance for Verification of Water-Related Data

19

3/12/2020

• Guidance for retail electricity providers in California developing

GHG intensity metrics

▪ Meeting new Power Source Disclosure under AB1110

• Soliciting feedback from technical working group and verifiers

NEW Guidance for Electric Power Sector Organizations

Interested in specific GHG and water guidance? Share your requests with us.

20

3/12/2020

Networking and peer-to-peer engagement

3/12/2020

Upcoming Webinars

• Ask the Experts Series Returning in late Spring

• Topic ideas or to be featured as a speaker, please email wen@theclimateregistry.org

• Stay tuned for more details!

• 3/31 – Verification Bodies Training

TCR will host a joint webinar with ACWA at the end of April.

Stay tuned for details!

22

3/12/2020

Participant Spotlight: California Department of

Water Resources

C A L I F O R N I A D E P A R T M E N T O F W A T E R R E S O U R C E S

Jordi

VásquezCalifornia

Department of Water

Resources,

Division of Regional

Assistance

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

California Department of Water Resources

(DWR)• Operator of the State Water Project:

• 700 miles of water storage and

delivery system serving 27 million

Californians and 750,000 acres of

farmland.

• 20 pumping plants, with 5

hydroelectric plants and 4 hybrid

pumping/generating plants

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

TCR Membership• DWR has been a member since 2007 and third-

party verifying since 2010.

• Using TCR emissions factors, accurately

quantify Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions

• Founding member Water-Energy Nexus

Registry

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

Reporting Scope

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

Reporting process

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

DWR Reduction Goals

• DWR developed a Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reduction Plan in 2012, updating in 2020

– 60% below 1990 levels by 2030

– Achieve carbon neutrality and procure zero-carbon

electricity for 100% of SWP load by 2045

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

Reduction Measures

• Increased renewable energy procurement,

• On-site renewable energy resources

• Construction and business emissions reduction

measures

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

Questions?

3/12/2020

Q&A

wen@theclimateregistry.org

3/12/2020

Visit our website

www.theclimateregistry.org/wenregistry

33

3/12/2020

THANK YOU

www.theclimateregistry.org/wenregistry