Resource Conservation Program Summary Report
Resource Conservation Program Summary Report Prepared By Chris Bruno Resource Conservation Manager December 2015 Issaquah School District Resource Conservation Program Summary The Resource Conservation Program began in September 2000 for management of energy/water usage, garbage reduction, commingled recycling and compostable recycling. The aim of the program is to reduce utility costs and consumption of resources but to meet and sustain those goals, continuous monitoring and education are required. Below are the year’s highlights compared with historical data. Detailed analyses are presented for each category. Combined Energy (MBtu) Usage of 126,903 about 7% decrease from the previous year Compared to the base year’s usage of 132,488, about 4% decrease Natural Gas (Therms) Usage of 451,243 about 16% decrease from the previous year Compared to the base year’s usage of 442,969, about 2% increase Electricity (kWh) Usage of 23,950,484, about 2% decrease from the previous year Compared to the base year’s usage of 25,754,968, about 7% decrease Water—Domestic (gallons) Usage of 15,152,236, about 8% increase from the previous year Compared to the base year’s usage of 21,475,828, about 29% decrease Water—Irrigation (gallons) Usage of 17,971,448, about 77% increase from the previous year Compared to the base year’s usage of 12,737,682, about 41% increase . Garbage (cost only) Cost of $216,142, about 6% increase from the previous year Compared to the base year’s cost of $151,233, about 43% increase . Comingled and Compost Recycling (cost only) Cost of $70,079, about 12% increase from the previous year Compared to the base year’s cost of $30,713, about 128% increase Normalizing Factors .
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