Enegry and Natural Resources

Parking Lot with Rain Garden

Home Rain Garden

Urban Stormwater AbatementUrban Stormwater Abatement

Water and SavingsWater and Savings

Stormwater ManagementStormwater Management

Waste ManagementWaste Management

Roof Shingles

Hard Plastics

Electronics

Food Scraps

Algal BloomsContaminate Madison Lakes

Caused from Agriculture & Home Lawn Run-Off

Rain Gardens Prevent Mosquito Breeding,

Keep our Lakes Healthy &Our Water Safe and Clean

Lawn Fertilizers andOrganic Matter such as

Autumn Leaves Wash DownStorm Drains & Enter Lakes

Average Madison Household

Throws Away 1.5 Tons of Garbage

Every Year.

FAST FACT:FAST FACT:

Average American Trash Can

Contains 25-30% food scrapsthat can be composted.

FAST FACT:FAST FACT:

W A S T E W A S T E

W AT E RW AT E RA N DA N D

Catch and Clean Run-off . Prevent Flooding.Recharge Groundwater.

Collect Rain Water withA Home Rain Barrel;Save Money andProtect the Watershed.

Low Flow TechnologyAllows for signifi cant

Water Savings

Average American Household

Uses 70 gallons of water daily.

FAST FACT:FAST FACT:

Top Two Average Home Water Consuming Uses

• Toilets 26.7% • Clothes Washers 21.7%

FAST FACT:FAST FACT:

What Else Should Madison Recycle?

Water and HealthWater and Health

Municipal Pickup of

Compost Bins Makes

Composting Easy.

And Produces a

Marketable Good

Instead of fi lling

up the Landfi ll.

Impervious Surfaces &

Poor Groundwater Recharge

Increase Heavy Metals and

Toxic Materials

in our Drinking Water.

Enegry and Natural Resources

Green InnovationGreen Innovation

Passive Solar-

Increase Natural Lighting.Capture Sun’s warmth in winter. Ventelate & cool in summer.

Ethanol & BioFuels- Use Corn or Native Prairie Grasses to produce fuel toOperate Automobiles.

Biomass-Instead of burning dirty coal,Use biomass such as wood chipsto produce electricity.

Biodiesel- Turn Old Fryer Oil into aDiesel fuel for Automobiles.

Biogas- Produce Methane from anaerobically digested organic matter from cow manure & land fi lls.

Green Energy Options

“Smart” Grid

Energy and HealthEnergy and Health

Wind Turbines- On-shore or Off -shore, At home or on a “Farm,”Produce Energy with the wind.

10% of Madison’s Children 10% of Madison’s Children have have AsthmaAsthma

MercuryMercury from Coal Power Plants from Coal Power PlantsMake our Make our Fish UnsafeFish Unsafe to Eat to Eat

Madison’s Madison’s Ozone AlertOzone Alert::Air UnhealthyAir Unhealthy to Breathe to Breathe

Average Wisconsin household uses 10,000 KW/H of energy per year,

Which equals 8,000 pounds of coal and 24,000 lbs of carbon dioxide emissions

FAST FACT:FAST FACT:

Madison’s energy usage: • Coal 39% • Renewable energy 17%

FAST FACT:FAST FACT:

Electric Car Plug-in Locations

Parking Lots with Solar Panels

Green Energy &Green Energy &

Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

TDS Custom Construction

Sustainable Business &Green Building

Integrate & Market Green Fuels

Earn Credit for “Home Grown” Energy

Your Home

Increased Energy Security& Reliability with

Diverse Energy Sources$$$

In-Home Real-timePower Meters &

Energy Monitoring

Active Solar-Produce electricity with PV Solar Panels, or Heat water for yourHome or Business.

Compressed Natural Gas- Turn Biogas or Natural Gas into a Liquid Fuel for Automobiles.