purpose of today’s meeting
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Optimum Infrastructure Expenditure Model (OIE) and Watershed-Reservoir Wellness Index (WRWI) Version 1. Purpose of Today’s Meeting. Presentation of Tool + Our Questions Identify Your Questions Discuss Your Questions Set Upcoming OIE Interactive Session Meeting. Our Questions. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Optimum Infrastructure Optimum Infrastructure ExpenditureExpenditure
Model Model (OIE)(OIE)andand
Watershed-Reservoir Wellness Watershed-Reservoir Wellness IndexIndex
(WRWI)(WRWI)Version 1Version 1
Purpose of Today’s Purpose of Today’s MeetingMeeting
Presentation of Tool + Our Presentation of Tool + Our QuestionsQuestions
Identify Your QuestionsIdentify Your Questions Discuss Your QuestionsDiscuss Your Questions Set Upcoming OIE Interactive Set Upcoming OIE Interactive
Session MeetingSession Meeting
Our QuestionsOur Questions
Can the tool help watershed Can the tool help watershed management policy makers arrive at management policy makers arrive at more informed decisions?more informed decisions?
How could we improve the tool? How could we improve the tool?
BackgroundBackground
F2F basic componentsF2F basic components1.1. Payments for tree plantingPayments for tree planting
2.2. Financial Process to connect urban Financial Process to connect urban water consumers with rural water consumers with rural landowners that provides water landowners that provides water supply related environmental supply related environmental servicesservices
#1 informs #2#1 informs #2 Today’s meeting about #2Today’s meeting about #2
ProcessProcess F2F timeline 2010-2012F2F timeline 2010-2012 Tool is a crude prototypeTool is a crude prototype Today is first public presentation of Today is first public presentation of
functionalityfunctionality Next Steps: Next Steps:
Refine functionalitiesRefine functionalities ““Hands On” testing Hands On” testing Refine functionalitiesRefine functionalities Deliver ProductsDeliver Products
Version 1 OIE/WRWI Version 1 OIE/WRWI F2F ReportF2F Report Remaining PaymentsRemaining Payments
PurposePurpose: : To determine optimum mix To determine optimum mix
of green and grey of green and grey infrastructure expendituresinfrastructure expenditures
(OIE)(OIE)
to to
maximize maximize watershed & reservoir watershed & reservoir
wellnesswellness(WRWI)(WRWI)
OptimumOptimum(adj.) – (adj.) – most favorable or most favorable or
desirabledesirable
InfrastructureInfrastructure(noun) -(noun) -
fundamental facilities and systfundamental facilities and systems ems
serving a country, city, or area, serving a country, city, or area,
such as such as transportation and communicatransportation and communica
tion tion systems, systems,
power plants, and schoolspower plants, and schools(Dictionary.com)(Dictionary.com)
Grey InfrastructureGrey Infrastructure
DredgingDredging Nutrient/Algae ManagementNutrient/Algae Management OtherOther
Green InfrastructureGreen Infrastructure
AfforestationAfforestation Conservation EasementsConservation Easements OtherOther
OIEOIE
Combines financial and Combines financial and environmental informationenvironmental information Financial – infrastructure expendituresFinancial – infrastructure expenditures Environmental – infrastructure unit Environmental – infrastructure unit
environmental “lift” (pollution environmental “lift” (pollution reduction)reduction)
Metric: Cost per Unit PollutantMetric: Cost per Unit Pollutant
Both Grey and Green Both Grey and Green Infrastructure Provide Infrastructure Provide
Environmental LiftEnvironmental Lift
Financial InformationFinancial Information
Utility Base Rate Expenditures for Utility Base Rate Expenditures for Grey-Green InfrastructureGrey-Green Infrastructure
Grey Infrastructure CostsGrey Infrastructure Costs Green Infrastructure CostsGreen Infrastructure Costs
Environmental Environmental InformationInformation
Land cover Land cover Environmental lift calculatorEnvironmental lift calculator Pollution budgetPollution budget Reservoir water quantity and quality Reservoir water quantity and quality
datadata
WRWIWRWI
Based on human wellness modelBased on human wellness model Fitness + Health = WellnessFitness + Health = Wellness Wellness means: Wellness means:
Fitness – land coverFitness – land cover Health – pollution loadingHealth – pollution loading
WRWI EquationWRWI Equation
WRWI = 50 (Reservoir Health) + 50 WRWI = 50 (Reservoir Health) + 50 (Watershed Fitness)(Watershed Fitness) Reservoir Health = % of original Reservoir Health = % of original
storage volumestorage volume Watershed Fitness = Forest cover + Watershed Fitness = Forest cover +
Impervious CoverImpervious Cover
Use of Use of OIE + WRWI OIE + WRWI
allows sensitivity testing allows sensitivity testing to to
achieve optimal wellness achieve optimal wellness for least costfor least cost
Generic ExampleGeneric Example
Uses data from many watersheds Uses data from many watersheds including SFRRWincluding SFRRW
Input information is plausibleInput information is plausible Components crudeComponents crude
Easement valuationEasement valuation Model timeframeModel timeframe Reservoir capacity/discountingReservoir capacity/discounting