Dublin San Ramon Services District joins climate registry
The Dublin San Ramon Services District will measure and publicly report its greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to identify ways to diminish its carbon footprint, it said Thursday.
To help, the water-treatment plant has joined The Climate Registry, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that provides an emissions accounting infrastructure for its members.
"We are constantly looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint, and participating in The Climate Registry is another step forward that will help us leave our world in better shape for the next generation," stated district operations manager Dan Gallagher.
The District is also installing two fuel cells to generate cleaner electricity to power its wastewater and recycled water-treatment plants no fax payday loans. The fuel cells will be powered by methane gas from digesters — microbes that break down solid wastes.
Other measures the District has taken include running water pumps mostly at night, when demand is less, said community affairs specialist Sue Stephenson.
"We’re doing this because it’s the right thing to do," Stephenson said. "The people of the world who care are trying to get a handle on what’s going on."