GREEN SOLUTIONS & SUSTAINABILITY
Water Use, Conservation, and Sustainability – County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
The team reviewed the Metro Water Action Plan to assess the overall initiatives and procedures for the reduction and conservation of water use throughout Metro facilities. The team members quickly put into action a sub-metering program to evaluate where and how water was used at each facility, assessed the method and frequency of bus washing and proposed water capture and recycling,
evaluated the irrigation systems at each facility and potential landscape modifications for water reduction,
checked the sanitary and kitchen water fixtures for potential change out for low-flow systems, and conducted training and public education and outreach to facility personnel on sustainable water use of graywater, green infrastructure, and subsurface storage of water runoff.