Presentation at Dayton Water Conference, May 2010

1. Dayton Water Conference - The Path to Water Sustainability
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2. Dayton Water Conference - The Path to Water Sustainability
Threats to Ocean Water Resources
• Acidification of the Oceans (CO2);
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3. Dayton Water Conference - The Path to Water Sustainability
Threats to Ocean Water Resources
• Dead Zones in Oceans due to
Nutrients (N&P) – >8,000 sq miles off
Carribean;
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4. Dayton Water Conference - The Path to Water Sustainability
Threats to Ocean Water Resources
• Pacific Garbage Patch – size of
Texas
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5. Dayton Water Conference - The Path to Water Sustainability
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Sustainability ©
A sustainable planet will
provide a healthy
biosphere with clean air ,
water and land for all
living things far into the
future. Resources will
not be consumed at a
rate that they can not be
replaced.
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6. Dayton Water Conference - The Path to Water Sustainability
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Sustainability ©
A sustainable organization implements
permanent management and operational
philosophies that engages a motivated
workforce to reduce environmental impacts on
all phases of its operations, thereby reducing
waste and energy, increasing productivity and
reducing costs. These actions promote an
organization that is able to thrive in the future.
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SOMETIMES WE FORGET
THAT WATER IS
ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE
AND TOUCHES ALL
HUMAN ACTIVITY:
• Drinking, Washing,
Cleaning;
• Food;
• Recreation;
• Energy;
• Transportation; and
• Manufacturing, etc.,
etc., etc.
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We must protect our water
A supplies
FOREVER!!!
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How do we effectively organize
organizations to develop and
maintain GREEN, SUSTAINABLE
OPERATIONS??
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10. Proposed
LEAN Sustainability
Management Organization
EHS LEED
Compliance Programs
Sustainable
Operations
Monitoring Reliability
Management
Audits (Maintenance)
Training
Learning

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Many are coming around to conclude that
LEAN is the best management philosophy
to create a sustainable organization
and a sustainable planet.
What is the evidence? LEAN empowers
the entire organization to systematically
REDUCE WASTE, CONSERVE
RESOURCES AND REDUCE ENERGY!!
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12. Dayton Water Conference - The Path to Water Sustainability
A principal proponent of LEAN is the U.S.
EPA.
epa.gov/lean
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13. U.S. EPA received Shingo
Prize in 2002
• More than 20 federal agencies are using
LEAN
• More than 20 state environmental agencies
are using LEAN
• A MOU between EPA and ECOS (Mar 10) was
signed to use LEAN tools to enhance
achievement of environmental goals.

14. LEAN
“Lean for Dummies”, Natalie J. Sayer
BSME, University of Dayton (1988)
UD Early Leader in LEAN, Professor
Carol Shaw formed Center for
Competitive Change in Late 1980’s. Now
Associated with UDRI and Still Training
Personnel.

15. LEAN
Programs are developed within the LEAN
Program:
• Water Conservation;
• Wastewater Minimization;
• Storm Water Management;
• Solid Waste Recycling;
• Green Chemical Purchasing; and
• Energy Conservation; etc. etc.

16. LEED
Programs
Leadership in Energy and Environment Design, a program of
the U.S. Green Building Council (usgbc.org)
Started in early 1990’s to develop rating system for new
buildings to achieve Silver, Gold or Platinum Ratings for New
Buildings
There are also certifications for Healthcare, Schools, Retail,
Homes
There have been over 32,000 LEED projects
certified since the program was initiated.

17. LEED
Programs
Operations & Maintenance Certification published in
October 2090 for existing buildings and covers:
• Sustainable Sites;
• Water Efficiency;
• Energy and Atmosphere;
• Materials and Resources;
• Solid Waste Management;
• Indoor Air Quality; and
• Innovations in Operation.

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Reliability
Management
(Maintenance)
In many organizations, Maintenance is not revered
as some other positions in the plant, EXCEPT
when production goes down and all hell breaks
loose.
Downtime is critical to an organization whether it
is production, healthcare or a large facility.
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Reliability
Management
(Maintenance)
Maintenance should be changed to Reliability, and
that the personnel be assigned to a Continuous
Improvement Team.
During downtime, the group is working on
improving the systems.
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20. Dayton Water Conference - The Path to Water Sustainability
Monitoring
Audits
• Continuous Monitoring is mandatory for
continuous improvement.
• To qualify for a LEED certified project, the building
must have a Building Management Program to
monitor in real time, electrical power, natural gas,
HVAC performance, water, etc.
• To measure performance improvement, a
benchmark must be established.
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Monitoring
Audits
Auditing is the key to any successful compliance
program. Establishing work standards and initiating
complex programs, without oversight and periodic
monitoring of the program, generally results in a loss
of direction and eventually the abandonment of the
program altogether. If the organization thinks enough
of the program to monitor the progress, then
employees will take the program seriously.
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22. Proposed
LEAN Sustainability
Management Organization
EHS LEED
Compliance Programs
Sustainable
Operations
Monitoring Reliability
Management
Audits (Maintenance)
Training

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“When the well
is dry, we learn
the value of
water”
Benjamin Franklin
Pour Richard’s
Almanac (1746)
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