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http://sustainable-dc.org
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Figure 1: Natural Gas used within 20009 boundaries in 2012 Zip Code # of Meters Therms 20009 10942 10,452,470.7 Commercial 891 4,495,565.8 Master-metered 287 1,493,453.2 Industrial 12 1,180,796.0 Residential 9,752 3,282,655.7 Figure 2: Electricity used within 20009 boundaries in 2012 Zip Code # of Meters kWh 20009 25,558 389,649,118 Master-metered non- government commercial 102 28464254 Non-master-metered government commercial 43 37045037 Non-master-metered government residential 1 4582 Non-master-metered non- government commercial 2,497 178605342 Non-master-metered non- government residential 22,915 145529903
Building
Efficiency
Private
buildings
over
50,000
sq.
ft.
and
public
buildings
over
10,000
sq.
ft.
are
required
to
track
and
report
their
annual
energy
and
water
use
using
EPA's
Portfolio
Manager
tracking
tool.
This
requirement
is
a
result
of
the
Green
Building
Act
of
2006.
As
buildings
account
for
75%
of
the
District's
energy
use
and
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
tracking
our
major
buildings'
energy
use
and
finding
a
way
to
incentivize
reductions
could
make
a
significant
environmental
impact.
There
are
currently
21
private
buildings
in
Adams
Morgan
that
were
required
to
submit
benchmarking
data
by
April
1,
2013
(see
Figure
1).
A
list
of
buildings
over
50K
sq
ft
will
be
released
shortly,
and
these
buildings
will
be
required
to
submit
benchmarking
data
by
2014.
Smaller
buildings
over
10,000
sq
ft
are
also
able
to
use
the
tool,
and
we
would
encourage
all
such
buildings
in
Adams
Morgan
to
do
so.
Requirements
and
instructions
for
using
the
benchmarking
tool
are
outlined
on
the
District's
website:
http://green.dc.gov/energybenchmarking.
Of the government buildings that have reported their energy use for 2012, the following are in Adams Morgan:
Total Floor Space (Sq. Ft.) 12,800 10,476 59,400 162,700 38,852
Marie Reed 2200 Elementary CHAMPLAIN STREET NW 3rd District 1620 V HQ STREET NW
Compared to schools nationwide, Marie Reed scored in the 4th percentile for energy efficiency. This is quite low, and there should be lots of room for improvement. H.D. Cooke Elementary School was not included in the benchmarking report. Buildings in the 75% percentile and higher are eligible for EnergyStar certification.
116,748 2031 BELMONT RD NW 130,541 1900 KALORAMA PL 120,650 1841 COLUMBIA RD NW 118,686 1661 CRESCENT PL NW 116,689 1641 - 1681 KALORAMA RD NW 114,441 1707 COLUMBIA RD NW 104,040 1673 COLUMBIA RD NW 120,823 1801 CLYDESDALE PL NW
VALLEY VISTA CONDOMINIUM KALORAMA PLACE UIP 1841 COLUMBIA ROAD LLC 1661 CRESCENT PLACE NW INC JEMAL'S CITADEL LLC NATIONAL SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY NATIONAL SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY TRUSTEES SAXONY COOPERATIVE APARTMENTS INC
Fuel contamination
Fuel stored in underground containers can a source of groundwater and soil contamination. There are three open Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) sites in Adams Morgan, as of August 2012. 6/20/1996 2329 Champlain Other 2329 Champlain Street., NW 1 Soil/GW St L.P. 2/11/1993 Chevron Gas 1827 Adams Mill Rd, NW 1 Soil/GW Station 3/6/1991 DPW DC Govt 1630 V Street, NW 1 Soil/GW
Renewables
Wind Within the 20009 zip code, we know we have at least 80 businesses and over 141 residents that support wind power. In Adams Morgan specifically, we know we have 34 businesses along the 18th St corridor and 6 local nonprofits participating in a community power purchase agreement for wind power. Joella Mosely, with New Green Industries, reports that, since beginning in 2011, we've generated over $1,500,000 in savings and business revenue for community members, and converted about 15,000,000 kWh or 8,346 tons of CO2. This savings is equivalent to: Removing 1604.22 cars from the road for a year Eliminating 1105.49 homes' electricity for a year Saving 43.58 railcars' worth of coal, or Turning off 0.001797 coal plants for a year. Solar While there are 36 solar installations in the 20009 zip code, we believe that only 8 are within the boundaries of ANC1C at the present time. In DC overall, there are 667 solar installations. DC Sun is a local solar cooperative network that can be a resource for single-family homes or large apartment buildings that want to investigate solar installations. They can issue a Request for Proposal on behalf of large buildings and solicit bids from area installers for a system. They can then help the building review the bids and select an installer that will meet their needs.
An alternative to owning solar panels is to lease, which is possible to do through Solar City. Unfortunately Solar City does not work with either condominiums or apartment buildings.
Solar Thermal There are 37 solar thermal installations in DC at this time. Two buildings in Adams Morgan have installed solar thermal arrays to reduce electricity used to heat water: Park Tower, 2440 16th St NW 1825 Vernon St NW Skyline Innovations does commercial solar thermal water installations - depending upon building infrastructure. Their main clients are large apartment and condominium buildings. They do not work with single-family homes but can put customers in touch with those companies who do.
Reliability
Most
of
our
power
lines
in
Adams
Morgan
are
underground.
As
a
result,
we
dont
often
lose
power
during
storm
emergencies.
WATER
Make
100%
of
District
waterways
fishable
and
swimmable.
Use 75% of the landscape to capture rainwater for filtration or reuse. Decrease total water use by 40%.
Adams Morgan lies on a boundary line between two watersheds Rock Creek and the Washington Metropolitan watershed. Adams Morgan is also within the boundaries of DCs Combined Sewage Overflow system, meaning that during heavy rains, when storm sewers become too full, sewage is mixed in and released into these watersheds. This makes it particularly important in Adams Morgan to do what we can to reduce storm water runoff by capturing rainfall with bioswales, rain gardens, green roofs, or rain barrels. We can also mitigate storm water runoff by replacing impervious surfaces with permeable pavement or plants. To date, only one house in Adams Morgan has installed a rain barrel and no other improvements have been recorded through the RiverSmart Homes program. An erosion control project was undertaken in Kalorama Park to control excessive stormwater runoff from slopes and hard surfaces within the park in 2010-2011, but was unsuccessful. DPR and DGS are now working to fund repairs and have posted a page on their website to track developments in the project. 3 Pesticides are another common water pollutant. Recently, DC passed a pesticide reform act that requires Integrated Pest Management and limits use of synthetic pesticides on all government, school, and childcare facility grounds. This is primarily to limit human exposure to toxics, but will also serve to reduce the amount of pesticides that wash off of those grounds into nearby bodies of water. We encourage adoption of integrated pest management or organic approaches for all parks and green spaces in Adams MOrgan.
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http://dpr.dc.gov/page/kalorama-park-erosion-control
Watersheds
Water use is included in the benchmarking requirements for large buildings. We expect that tracking water use and making the information publicly available will help build awareness and encourage behavior change.
WASTE
Send
zero
solid
waste
to
landfills
per
year
and
reduce
total
waste
generation
by
15%.
Reuse
20%
of
all
construction
and
demolition
waste.
Achieve
a
total
waste
diversion
rate
(recycling,
composting,
and
conversion)
of
80%.
Disposal Responsibility
Waste is handled both by the Department of Public Works and by private haulers in DC. All residences with 3 or fewer units are covered by city collection and are offered recycling and landfill services. District-wide, DPW handles 103,00 residences. All businesses, schools, churches, and residences with 4 or more units are required to contract with private waste and recycling haulers. Recycling is a required service, but each hauler may collect different materials. According to DPW: Items that the District requires commercial properties to recycle The District regulates recycling bottles, cans and paper in all businesses. Glass, metal, paper, corrugated cardboard and narrow-necked plastic bottles must be separated and containerized independently of other solid waste. Enforcement actions that can be taken if a commercial property does not recycle A commercial property can be fined for failing to comply with the recycling regulations. The fines range from $200 for a first offense to $1500 for the third violation of the same regulation within 60 days. Because there are so many buildings in Adams Morgan that are required to contract with private haulers, its a large task to account for all companies working in Adams Morgan. We do know there are at least 11 companies collecting from restaurants and businesses on the East side of 18th Street, along with 4 different grease collectors. Of the 11, only 6 are on the list of commercial haulers registered with DPW. The consequence of having so many different companies serving one street is increased traffic in the alleyways, and increased fuel use by those haulers. Legal requirements for commercial waste disposal and recycling can be found here, along with a list of authorized haulers: http://dpw.dc.gov/service/commercial-recycling
TapIt
TapIt
is
a
national
program
that
highlights
restaurants
and
businesses
that
will
fill
up
visitors
water
bottles
for
free.
This
encourages
use
of
reusable
bottles
as
an
alternative
to
plastic
water
bottles
(which
are
often
disposed
of
rather
than
recycled).
There
are
10
businesses
participating
in
Adams
Morgan.
Composting
We
are
still
trying
to
determine
the
number
of
residents
and
businesses
that
compost
in
Adams
Morgan.
As
of
April
1st,
DPW
will
allow
commercial
haulers
to
use
the
Benning
Rd
transfer
station
to
drop
off
organics
for
composting.
FOOD
Put
20
additional
acres
of
land
under
cultivation
for
growing
food.
Ensure
75%
of
residents
live
within
mile
of
a
community
garden,
farmers
market
or
healthy
corner
store.
Produce
or
obtain
25%
of
food
within
a
100-mile
radius.
Community
Gardens
The
only
community
garden
in
Adams
Morgan
is
the
one
at
Kalorama
Park,
with
only
19
plots.
Rules
provide
that
gardeners
only
get
their
plots
for
5
years,
but
that
can
be
extended
for
administrative
work
done
for
the
garden.
A
lottery
is
held
to
allocate
available
garden
plots
in
February
of
each
year.
There
was
previously
a
community
garden
in
Walter
Pierce
Park.
It
was
closed
in
2005
(?),
ostensibly
for
erosion
control
purposes,
but
actually
to
preserve
gravesites
from
the
historic
cemeteries
on
the
site.
Although
a
DC
government
map
indicated
it
would
reopen
in
2007,
that
has
not
yet
happened.
There
are
also
two
small
Common
Good
in
the
City
plots
in
front
of
the
Kalorama
Rec
Center.
The
plans
for
the
new
soccer
eld
at
Marie
Reed
Education
Center
also
include
small
plots
for
school
gardening.
Other
potential
sites:
HD
Cooke
Elementary
School
Rock
Creek
Park
(area
adjacent
to
south
side
of
Duke
Ellington
bridge)
Other
federal
sites
at
16th/Columbia
Rd,
triangle
park
south
of
Kalorama
Large
residential
buildings
with
rooftop
potential
Farmers
Markets
18th
and
Columbia
Rd.
Saturdays
9AM
-
1PM,
April
through
December.
Since
1973,
the
vendors
include
Licking
Creek
Bend
Farm
and
Star
Hollow
Farm.
Yes!
Organic
Market,
1825
Columbia
Rd.
NW
Cashions
Eat
Place
1819
Columbia
Rd.
NW
202/797-1819
Organic
North
Sea
Thai
Restaurant
2479
18th
St
NW
202/332-7628
7-Eleven
1900
Wyoming
Ave
NW
7-Eleven
1755
Columbia
Rd
NW
Harris
Teeter
1631
Kalorama
Rd
NW
Safeway
1747
Columbia
Rd
NW
Argonne
Market
1629
Columbia
Rd
NW
Groceries
(conventional)
Home Food 2216 18th St. NW Mr. T Grocery Store (aka Ts) 1795 Lanier Pl NW Santa Anna Grocery 1664 Columbia Rd NW Metro K Supermarket 1864 Columbia Rd NW Increase the acreage of wetlands along the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers by 50%. Cover 40% of the District with a healthy tree canopy. Provide parkland or natural space within a 10-minute walk of all residents.
NATURE
Casey Trees provided a satellite view of changes in the tree canopy over time, a tree canopy analysis identifying total coverage and opportunities where additional trees could be added, and an additional over-head view of the specific opportunities for adding to the tree cover in schools and parks. According to these images, the available spaces for planting more trees are mostly in Adam's Morgan's parks and schools. Kalorama Park offers real opportunities. The many public spaces without trees - like the plazas near 18th and Columbia Road - are another. Other opportunities are spread throughout residential areas, in the small yards throughout the neighborhood. Casey Trees has offered to plant trees wherever the community requested them. They said they often work with neighborhood groups to plant trees and then get permission from the DC government groups to do so. The tree cover images have been added to this document as an appendix.
TRANSPORTATION
Increase
use
of
public
transit
to
50%
of
all
commuter
trips.
Increase
biking
and
walking
to
25%
of
all
commuter
trips.
Reduce
commuter
trips
made
by
car
or
taxi
to
25%.
Eliminate
all
unhealthy
air
quality
index
days,
including
unhealthy
for
sensitive
groups.
Adams Morgan is well served by public transportation, with 7 WMATA bus routes, one circulator route, and 4 metro stops within walking distance. In addition, bike sharing and car sharing have become popular. There are 6 Capital Bikeshare stations in the neighborhood with 90 bikes. There are also 29 Zipcars with permanent parking spots throughout the neighborhood. Car2Go, the other local car sharing service, is popular in the area, but their cars do not have any permanent location. WABA and City Bikes are also great biking resources in the neighborhood.
Zipcar Locations
HEALTH
Cut
the
citywide
obesity
rate
by
50%
Require
all
new
housing
projects
in
the
District
to
meet
Healthy
by
Design
standards.
Lead-free
Water
DC
Water
generally
tests
single-family
homes
(SFHs)
with
lead
service
pipes
every
month.
They
drop
off
a
test
kit,
with
instructions
for
the
residents,
and
DC
Water
picks
them
up
and
tests
the
samples.
The
customers
in
SFHs
collect
their
water
first
thing
in
the
morning,
after
the
water
has
been
sitting
six
hours.
Action
level
for
lead
in
drinking
water
is
over
15
ppb
lead.
Large
buildings
-
apartment
buildings
and
some
condos
-
generally
do
not
use
lead
pipes
so
lead
is
not
a
problem.
These
large
buildings
usually
have
copper
pipes.
But
if
a
commercial
buildings
owner
would
like
to,
he/she/they
may
test
once
per
year.
But
it
is
imperative that the water be still for six hours, so this could be tricky for large buildings with many residents. For those SFHs that do test high for lead, DC Water will then step up testing, and they themselves will come to the residence to do more intense testing in order to identify the source of the lead. By way of background, in the early 2000s, WASA (the name of DC Water in those days) changed the disinfectant from chlorine to chloramine in their water testing, causing lead from pipes to begin to leach into the water, to dangerously high levels, in thousands of DC households. In 2004, chloramine was discontinued as a disinfectant. And, according to DC Water, In 2004, the Washington Aqueduct began adding orthophosphate for corrosion control treatment and to reduce lead release in water. Orthophosphate is a tasteless, odorless, food-grade additive used to prevent pipe corrosion in the distribution system and in household plumbing. It works by forming a protective coating inside pipes and plumbing fixtures, that reduces the amount of lead released in water. The addition of orthophosphate has been effective in reducing lead levels in District households with lead service pipes and other household lead sources. At Congressional hearings in 2010, concerns were raised about 9,100 residences in the District. Also in 2010, the CDC reported that 15,000 homes in the DC area might still have water supplies with dangerous levels of lead. There were several homes in Adams Morgan. DC Water encourages everyone with lead service lines to test, and to also use filters. Drinking water is lead-free prior to entering individual pipes.
Legend
ANC 1C (318.6 ac) Schools (5.5 ac) Parks (63.3 ac)
300 1,000 Meters Feet
Canopy Coverage: 32%; 102 ac Possible Canopy: 41%; 131 ac Plantable Space: 9%; 29 ac
Map by MK Potts, Casey Trees Data from Casey Trees, UVMSAL Created March 2013
Legend
Tree Canopy Grass Bare Earth Water Building Road Other Pavement
300 1,000
Meters Feet
Canopy Coverage: 32%; 102 ac Possible Canopy: 41%; 131 ac Plantable Space: 9%; 29 ac
Map by MK Potts, Casey Trees Data from Casey Trees, UVMSAL Created March 2013