When:
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (PDT)
Hosted By:
California Water Data Consortium
The California Water Data Consortium is a nonprofit organization that supports data-informed decision-making in California about water in the face of climate change and other pressures on water resources. We amplify efforts to improve water data infrastructure by creating a neutral organizational space to build trust and facilitate collaboration across sectors.
Event Recording:
Event Details:
Data for Lunch Series
This event is part of the Consortium’s Data for Lunch series, which provides an opportunity to learn about innovative water data-related projects.
Date: August 18th from 12 – 1:00 pm, with additional Q&A from 1-1:30pm
Presenters: Joe Fazio, Sarah Musiker, and Peter Mayer, P.E.
Meeting Agenda
- Welcome and introduction (10 mins)
- Presentation (30 mins)
- Facilitated discussion (15 mins)
- Additional Q&A time (30 mins)
Project Summary
As California and much of the West descend further into drought, real-time high quality data is essential to understanding current and future conditions. Flume is a device that straps around residential water meters, that collects water use every 5 seconds and shares high definition water data with people and the communities they live in. During this presentation Flume will share how they collect and analyze residential water demand data, end-use disaggregation, and more. Specifically, they will explore California and Western specific data on:
- Indoor gallons per capita per day (GPCD) and data Flume provides to utilities for AB 1668 / SB 606 water conservation measures
- Impacts of drought and drought restrictions on outdoor water use
- Water use trends for California’s biggest metro areas
Biographies
Joe Fazio, VP of Customer Success , Flume
Joe is a veteran of the computer software industry with deep experience in Product Marketing and Product Strategy. He co-founded two different software companies—Agile Software and givezooks! At Agile, Joe led the product vision and strategy, which eventually led to a successful IPO and secondary offering. At givezooks! Joe was responsible for Product Strategy and Development. givezooks! was later acquired by Salsa Labs. At Flume, Joe is currently spearheading Flume’s data services practice and is delivering deep analytical insights to its enterprise customers.
Sarah Musiker, Director of Utilities , Flume
Sarah has worked across public and private sectors to enable sustainable and resilient water management solutions. She began her career working for the State of California’s Delta Stewardship Council. Following this, she led communication and business development for water technology companies in the US and abroad and recently worked for the non-profit WaterNow Alliance where she collaborated with local water providers to advance sustainable water management solutions. Currently, Sarah heads the utility division of Flume Water where she partners with water providers to enable real-time understanding of water use down to the drop.
Sarah is a California native and tap-water enthusiast. She holds a BA from Smith College and a Master’s in Public Affairs from the University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
Peter Mayer, P.E., Principal, WaterDM
Peter Mayer is a professional engineer and one of America’s foremost urban water experts. For more than 25 years, Peter’s work has focused on urban water management, water use research, designing and evaluating water efficiency measures and programs, forecasting future demand with and without conservation, preparing water demand management plans, conducting and water supply scenario analysis.
Peter was the lead author for the Water Research Foundation (WRF) “Residential End Uses of Water” studies published in 1999 and 2016 and a key contributor to the companion “Commercial and Institutional End Uses of Water” study. In 2013, Peter founded WaterDM – Water Demand Management. WaterDM’s clients include: the California Department of Water Resources, the New York City Water Board, the City of Tucson, Colorado Water Conservation Board, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the City of Austin, AWE, Flume, and Northern Water; and throughout his career Peter has worked with more than 100 water providers across the United States, Canada, and Australia. In 2016, Peter testified as an expert witness on municipal and industrial water use at the US Supreme Court (FL v. GA, 142 Original) on behalf of the State of Georgia. In 2019, Special Master Paul Kelly’s report found in favor of Georgia and cited Peter’s testimony repeatedly.
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