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heat pump water heaters offer households large savings on water heating more than 50 in many cases As a Nation we spend 34 billion4 each year on energy for water heating 5 and heat pump water heaters could...free a large percentage of that cost to meet other household expenses The first of these innovative water heaters that use a hybrid of electric heating and heat pump technologies are being commercially produced...gross square foot by 30 from 2003 through 2015 increase renewable energy use to 7 5 annually reduce water use intensity by 26 from 2007 through 2020 reduce vehicle petroleum use by 2 annually and reduce greenhouse...
units on all Reclamation owned canals and conduits and 2 require that Reclamation offer preference to water user organizations for the development of canal conduit hydropower under a LOPP Additionally S 306...would also require that Reclamation offer preference in the award of LOPPs to irrigation districts or water users associations with which Reclamation has an existing contract for operations and maintenance...existing irrigation districts and water user associations pursuant to Section 9 c of the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939 we agree that these irrigation districts and water users currently operating and maintaining...
located on a navigable waterway 2 occupy federal lands 3 3 use surplus water from a federal dam or 4 are located on non navigable waters over which Congress has jurisdiction under the Commerce Clause involve...generation the hydroelectric potential of manmade conduits that are operated for the distribution of water for agricultural municipal or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity...construction or the enlargement of an impoundment or must use the hydropower potential 4 of a natural water feature such as a waterfall Both types of exemptions are subject to mandatory fish and wildlife conditions...
Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Exploring the Effects of Drought on Energy and Water Management April 25 2013 Chairman Wyden and members of the Committee I am Mike Connor Commissioner...opportunity to testify before the Committee today regarding the effects of drought on energy and water management As most of us observed 2012 marked an alarming increase of drought conditions in the United...infrastructure as an entity established at the turn of the last century to provide water in the arid West Reclamation was established as a water management agency with its statutory framework gradually built upon individual...
1 Statement of Patricia Mulroy General Manager Southern Nevada Water Authority before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee April 25 2013 Introduction Chairman Wyden Senator Murkowski and members...the Southern Nevada Water Authority a regional agency that manages water resources for 2 million residents and nearly 40 million annual visitors In addition to my role with the Water Authority I serve as...am here today on behalf of water utilities throughout the United States I am currently the President of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and a Trustee of the Water Research Foundation as well...
morning we are going to look at drought and the impacts to the energy and water sectors Water is life and without access to water the world as we know it ceases to exist or at least to run effectively Last...future Drought impacts everything from farmers to power plant operations and everything in between Water is a critical resource and yet so often it seems to almost be treated as an afterthought In my home...way and we are going to continue to work with them to meet our goals Water is also a critical resource for generating electricity Water is obviously needed for generating hydropower but it s also critical...
heavily dependent on water 2 Water constraints from drought can become energy constraints and 3 There are technical and policy solutions available The Energy Sector s Dependence on Water Introduces Vulnerability...Vulnerability to Drought The energy sector uses a lot of water Namely water is needed for power generation and for fuels production For power generation we use water directly through hydroelectric turbines at dams...dams and indirectly as a coolant for thermoelectric power plants For fuels production we use water to grow energy crops and to extract oil and gas Power Sector The thermoelectric power sector comprised of...
LISA MURKOWSKI OPENING STATEMENT DROUGHT AND THE EFFECT ON ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT DECISIONS April 25 2013 Together energy and water resources are the foundation of our nation s economy and are essential...distribution fuel extraction and fuel refinement require water or affect water resources in some way Every aspect of extraction treatment conveyance and use of water as well as the treatment of wastewater is dependent...level To improve the fundamental relationship between energy use and water use we need a lot more information both regarding water and energy Specifically I would like to Identify all existing federal...
work with the city to extend water and sewer services beyond those needed for the Pumpkin Hollow mine The city s plans envision an area where transportation power and water infrastructure installed for...
forest dependent species including the Northern Spotted Owl and the Marbled Murrelet The cold clear waters of the river provide a home for Pacific salmon steelhead trout and green sturgeon Recreationists...mineral leasing laws and prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC from licensing new water resource projects and associated facilities along these tributaries The BLM supports the expansion...and Scenic Finally Section 3 d of S 353 prohibits FERC from licensing the construction of any new water or power projects along 50 miles of 20 Rogue River tributaries Additionally the bill would withdraw...
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