BEF Water Restoration Certificate (WRC) Program Oregon Water Conference Todd Reeve | 5. 24. 2011 SLIDE 1
About BEF • Non-profit “business” delivering voluntary mechanisms for achieving energy and water sustainability goals • Founded in 1998 • Net revenues reinvested in programs: » Renewable energy projects » Model Watershed restoration (10 -year) » Environmental flow enhancement program » Renewable energy education program SLIDE 2
Environmental Flow Background SLIDE 3
Environmental Flow Need SLIDE 4
Emerging Environmental Challenges SLIDE 5
Flow Restoration Context • Dewatered aquatic ecosystems • Changing social values & awareness • Statutory changes • Water Trust movement—new NGOs, tools • Public response and restoration opportunity • ☐ Promise: Market-based restoration? SLIDE 6
Market Forces? Environmental Flow: Market-based? • Philanthropic, Corporate, & Private Contributions • Compliance & Mitigation • Ecosystem Service Credit Schemes (? ) SLIDE 7
Working Hypotheses • • • High social/ecological value of water instream Product value < ecological/social value No incentive to use water efficiently No incentive to restore environmental flows Increasing pressure: climate change…… SLIDE 8
Possible Solutions? • • Market-based, voluntary approach? Address corporate sustainability needs? Promote on national level? Connect water users with restoration solutions • Outcome: sustained funding and expansion of environmental flow restoration movement? SLIDE 9
BEF Water Restoration Certificate Program SLIDE 10
Real Potential? Voluntary Market Outcome: sustained funding and expansion of environmental flow restoration movement? SLIDE 11
Water Restoration Certificate (WRC) • Each WRC ($1) equals 1, 000 gallons of water restored to a critically dewatered ecosystem • Match water footprint with an equal amount of restored stream flows for fish and wildlife SLIDE 12
WRC Concept • WRC product allows individuals, businesses to meet sustainability goals with respect to water use • WRCs encourage, support, and facilitate water conservation • Build voluntary WRC market to establish economic incentive for efficiency, balance • Restore environmental flows SLIDE 13
WRC Rationale and Function
Customer Motivation to Buy WRCs Environmental Claims and Sustainability Goals Packaging and Signage SLIDE 15 Water Stewardship Marketing Materials Product Branding
Shrink Your Water Footprint Process Interested Consumers Conserve First Calculate Water Footprint, Buy WRC’s NFWF review and cert. SLIDE 16 In-stream Flows Restored $ to Water Trusts
Certification, Tracking, Auditing Endorsed Criteria developed and projects reviewed by NFWF SLIDE 17 Tracked WRCs tracked in an online registry Audited Each step audited by outside auditing firm
WRC Program Mechanics SLIDE 18
Project Criteria and Review • Program Goal: Increase environmental flows in flow-limited reaches/ecosytems for the benefit of fish and wildlife, biodiversity, and/or ecosystem function. • Criteria Development: Created by NFWF and derived from criteria approved by the ISRP for use by BPA in the administration of the CBWTP. • Project Review and Evaluation: Performed by NFWF/CBWTP SLIDE 19
Key Criteria • Critical Elements: • Water protected under state law or contract • Low flow is documented limiting factor • Flow secured at a place and time when conditions are limiting • Restored flow is additional to existing water • No new rights or mitigation credits obtained • Native fish, wild fish, or wildlife populations expected to benefit SLIDE 20
Project Partners & Implementation • Middle Deschutes River, OR • Evans Creek (Rogue River), OR • Prickly Pear Creek, MT • Exploring WA, CO, UT, AZ, MT, ID SLIDE 21
WRC Project Investment Opportunities • • • Leases (full season/split season) Permanent transfer Irrigation efficiency upgrades Conveyance and infrastructure upgrade POD change SLIDE 22
WRC Projects - A Beginning Prickly Pear Creek Deschutes River Evans Creek Existing Supply under review Supply prospects not identified SLIDE 23 23
Prickly Pear, MT: 2007 and 2008 July 26, 2007 SLIDE 24 July 28, 2008
Middle Deschutes SLIDE 25
Evidence of Progress… SLIDE 26
HTTP: //WWW. B-E-F. ORG/WATER Todd Reeve Bonneville Environmental Foundation treeve@b-e-f. org SLIDE 27
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