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Generation of Solar Power at Garthe and West Pump Station Facilities Project <br />a l:I Bureau of Reclamation Water Energy and Efficiency Grant FY2022 <br />amount of water will be reduced. <br />• Please indicate whether your energy savings estimate originates from the point of <br />diversion, or whether the estimate is based upon an alternate site of origin. <br />The expected energy savings originates from the point of origin. <br />• Does the calculation include any energy required to treat the water, if applicable? <br />Not applicable. <br />• Will the project result in reduced vehicle miles driven, in turn reducing greenhouse gas <br />emissions? Please provide supporting details and calculations. <br />Not applicable. <br />• Describe any renewable energy components that will result in minimal energy <br />savings/production (e.g., installing small-scale solar as part of a SCADA system). <br />The proposed Project will create a renewable energy system at two of the City's pump <br />station facilities, to offset some of the electric load and reduce the associated <br />greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This renewable solar power will be generated by <br />mounting PV modules on top of water storage tanks at the Garthe and West pump <br />station facilities and is expected to generate an estimated additional 1,316,942 kWh <br />annually between the two project sites. <br />D.3. Evaluation Criterion C—Sustainability Benefits <br />Enhancing drought resiliency. In addition to the separate WaterSMART Environmental Water <br />Resources Projects NOFO, this NOFO places a priority on projects that enhance drought <br />resiliency, through this section and other sections above, consistent with the SECURE Water Act. <br />Please provide information regarding how the project will enhance drought resilience by <br />benefitting the water supply and ecosystem, including the following: <br />• Does the project seek to improve ecological resiliency to climate change? <br />Climate change is an issue that has many effects on our environment. For example, climate <br />is expected to perpetuate the duration and frequency of droughts, which threatens a <br />number of ecosystems throughout the Western United States that rely on water to survive. <br />As indicated in multiple reports, climate change is being perpetuated by the burning of <br />fossil fuels and the subsequent greenhouse gases emitted from this process. By shifting to a <br />renewable energy source, the City will be reducing its carbon emissions, thereby <br />combatting climate change and the threat it poses to a number of ecosystems throughout <br />the western United States. <br />Specifically, the Project is intended to help provide ecological resilience to climate change <br />9 <br />PREVIEW Date: Nov 03, 2021 Workspace ID: WS00800354 Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00023 <br />