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9A <br /> Page 15 <br /> Summit on Water Policies and Ctimate Change Scheduled for November <br /> City officials are invi#ed to attend a special summit on water policies and climate change Nov. 13- <br /> 14 in Long Beach. Sponsared by the Califomia �epartment of Water and the Water Education <br /> Foundation,the event wil! bring#ogether top experts from local water agencies, city and state <br /> gavernment and the water community. The discussion will focus on the effects af ciimate change <br /> and adaptation on Califomia's water management. <br /> Program Highlights <br /> With California facing its second consecu#ive dry year, Gov. Arno(d Schwarzenegger has <br /> dec(ared a statewide drought.The existing water system in California was planned and built <br /> before ciimate change scenarios were considered.The s�mmit is an opportunity for professionals <br /> in the water community ta discuss and debate the impact of ciimate change as weE!as how best <br /> to handle the risks and uncertainties of water resource management. <br /> Participants will have time to discuss pending federal lagislation and leam about the development <br /> of regionai climate change models, risk management tools, and the ex#ensive efForts underway#o <br /> incorporate planning for climate change into state and local water management policies.l <br /> Topics include: <br /> • Adaptation and management; <br /> . AsseSSing hydrologic risks; <br /> . Incorporating flood planning into cities' General Plans; <br /> . Rising sea levels; and <br /> . Preparing for a dry 20fl9. <br /> Summit Details <br /> The summit is scheduled for Nov. 'E 3-94 at the Long Beach Hilton in Long Beach. <br /> Registration is$250 and includes materials, c�ntinental breakfasts, lunch and evening reception <br /> on Nov. 13. <br /> Please register online at www.watereducation.orq and click on the Events tab. <br /> Sustainable Cities Feature: Millbrae Turns Grease into Power <br /> The City o#Millbrae recently celebrated a rnajor milestone—it's turned one million galions of <br /> waste kitchen grease inta energy to pQwer its water pollution control plant.The eity of 20,000 <br /> residents south of San Francisco started to accept the kitchen grease at the plant in January <br /> 2007. <br /> Severa! years ago,when Millbrae faced having to replace ths intemal cambustion engine that <br /> provided a majority of the power to its water treatment pfant,the ciry commissioned Chevron <br /> Energy Solufions to determine the mast cost effective and efFicien#replacement. The best <br /> solution was a 250 KW/H natural gas(methane)and biogas fired microturbine, however the cost <br /> was prohibitivs. PubEic Works staff rsalized that the city had surplus"digester" capacity and eould <br /> process IocaE restauranYs kitchen grease into gas and sofids to produce electricity to run the <br /> microturbine. <br /> The city requires restaurants to capture kitchen grease eiiminated thraugh their dishwashing <br /> systems so it doesn't drain through the sewer system.Traciitionally,this grease would go to the <br /> kandfill. Instead, it's naw used to create eiectricity. City rate payers have not seen an increase in <br /> fees with the new microturbine. The fees the city charges restaurants to take their grease and the <br /> eff'rciency realized from the new m9croturbine cover the cost of the equipmenf. <br /> Mayor Gina Papan recogn'szes that Millbrae's accompiishment is no small feat. "One mi!lion <br /> gallons of grease is enough to fill 7,000 bathtubs to the top,"said Papan. "When you think of that <br /> 6 <br />