2018 Energy & Resource Report Table of Contents
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2018 ENERGY & RESOURCE REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the CEO............................................. 4 Message from the Incoming Board Chair ......................... 5 Executive Summary ................................................ 6 Methodology ...................................................... 8 Operational Efficiency ............................................. 10 Air Quality ......................................................... 14 Highlight: Environmental Justice .............................. 18 Climate ............................................................ 20 Highlight: Green Procurement ................................ 24 Community ........................................................ 26 Highlight: Sustainability Council .............................. 30 Energy ............................................................. 32 Highlight: Life of a Sustainable Project ....................... 36 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Water .............................................................. 38 This document was prepared by Cumming and Lentini Design & Marketing under Highlight: Sustaining Creativity ............................... 42 contract through the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Waste .............................................................. 44 (Metro) administered by Metro’s Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Department. Technical information was provided by the following Metro Next Stop .......................................................... 48 Departments: Building Services, Construction Management, Countywide Planning and Development, Emergency Management, Facilities/Property Maintenance, Logistics, Marketing, Engineering Management, Research and Records Information Management, Non-Revenue Fleet Maintenance, Office of Extraordinary Innovation, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, and Signage and Environmental Graphic Design. The following community partners also contributed information used to prepare this report: CDP, Clark Construction, Clean Energy Renewables, EcoMotion, Hensel Phelps, Jeff Shea Construction, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Pasadena Water and Power, Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Skanska, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company, Tetra Tech, Traylor Bros., Inc., TRC Solutions, USGBC-LA, Walsh Shea Corridor Constructors, Woods Maintenance Services, Inc., and World Trade Center Los Angeles. Image at left: Mariachi Plaza Station, Gold Line 4 | 2018 Metro Energy & Resource Report ACRONYMS & TABLES & ABBREVIATIONS FIGURES AB Assembly Bill HC Hydrocarbons APTA American Public Transportation Association ISO International Organization for Standardization BEVs Battery Electric Vehicles kWh Kilowatt Hour CAAP Climate Action and Adaptation Plan LA Los Angeles TABLES CARB California Air Resources Board LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Performance Metrics .................................................................................................7 CDP Carbon Disclosure Project METRO Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority Greenhouse Gas Displacement .................................................................................22 CLAX Crenshaw / LAX Transit Corridor Project MJ Megajoules 2017 Program Participation ....................................................................................... 27 CNG Compressed Natural Gas MRDC Metro Rail Design Criteria Bike Share Stats ......................................................................................................28 CO2 Carbon Dioxide MSW Municipal Solid Waste CO2e Carbon Dioxide Equivalent MT Metric Tons FIGURES ECSD Environmental Compliance NOx Nitrogen Oxides Vehicle Revenue Miles .............................................................................................. 9 and Sustainability Department O&M Operations and Maintenance Unlinked Passenger Trips ......................................................................................... 11 EIR Environmental Impact Report PM Particulate Matter Vehicle Miles Traveled .............................................................................................. 12 EMS Emergency Management System PM10 Particulate Matter less than 10 micrometers Operating Expenses ................................................................................................ 13 EPA Environmental Protection Agency in diameter Criteria Air Pollutant Emissions ................................................................................. 14 EV Electric Vehicle RAMP Regional Advance Mitigation Program Crash Course in Air Quality ....................................................................................... 15 FY Fiscal Year RNG Renewable Natural Gas CalEnviroScreen Map of LA with Existing and Proposed Transit Alignments ....................... 19 G Grams ROG Reactive Organic Gases Greenhouse Gas Emissions ......................................................................................20 GCP Green Construction Policy SB Senate Bill Total Emissions ...................................................................................................... 21 GDP Gross Domestic Product TCO Total Cost of Ownership Projected Cumulative Avoided GHG Emissions of Expanded BEV Fleet ............................. 25 GGW Growing a Greener Workforce UPT Unlinked Passenger Trips Metro Community EV Charge Stations ........................................................................29 GHG Greenhouse Gas VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled Energy Use ............................................................................................................ 32 G-PRO Green Professional Building Skills Training VRM Vehicle Revenue Miles 2017 Energy by End Use ........................................................................................... 33 Crash Course on Carbon Intensity ..............................................................................34 Carbon Intensity of Vehicle Fuels ................................................................................34 Renewable Natural Gas Lifecycle ................................................................................ 35 Water Use .............................................................................................................. 38 2017 Water Use by Facility Type ..................................................................................39 2017 Alignment Water Use ....................................................................................... 40 Total Solid Waste and Diversion from Landfill ...............................................................44 2017 Waste Composition .......................................................................................... 45 Metro Headquarters Waste Composition .....................................................................46 Liquid Waste Trends ................................................................................................47 6 | 2018 Metro Energy & Resource Report MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE FROM THE CEO THE INCOMING Metro’s transportation revolution is making sustainable practices BOARD CHAIR the norm while meeting the needs of an increased population and economic growth. While acting as responsible stewards of taxpayer’s trust, we are actively thinking boldly and challenging I’m so pleased that Metro is already an award-winning, ourselves to provide mobility service in the most environmentally- international leader in environmental stewardship and sound and energy-efficient manner possible. Our world-class, sustainability. Just in the last 10 years, we have reduced innovative solutions not only get Angelenos where we want to go, dangerous nitrogen oxides by 82%. Sustainability practices are but also reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the process. infused in all aspects of our work. And this is only the beginning. Moreover, in the coming year, we will do even more to benefit Sustainability and environmental responsibility is infused into the health and welfare of Angelenos by rapidly implementing everything we do — planning, constructing, operating, and technologies that improve air quality. We will continue to add maintaining our infrastructure, assets, and human capital. We are zero emission vehicles to our fleet and increase the use of expanding our system to provide a convenient, zero emissions biomethane as we move towards a zero emissions bus fleet fleet combined with various alternative modes to driving alone. As by 2030. We are also streamlining processes designed to Metro’s services expand, we are significantly limiting the impact protect sensitive habitat, improve water quality, and protect the transportation has on the environment. That’s what Metro’s environment, as well as expanding our resilience planning. Our mission of excellence in service and support look like in action. goal is to increase service and strengthen our infrastructure while reducing our impact on the environment. Sincerely,Sincerely, Metro is committed to building, operating, and maintaining a safe, efficient, resilient, and sustainable public transportation system for all. Philip A. Washington Sincerely, ChiefPhilip Executive A. Officer Washington Sheila Kuehl 8 | 2018 Metro Energy & Resource Report | Executive Summary EXECUTIVE Trends Performance Metrics 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SUMMARY Since 2016 Since 2012 OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY Unlinked Passenger Trips Metro has a unique role among the nation’s transportation System that was