Water Resources

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Are our methods for creating kWh used per production point being transformed correctly?
The documentation on how the data was transformed was an incomplete process. The
calculations involved at each stage did not consider the average consumption from the previous
water year and hence the transformation was not effective and reliable (United States
Environmental Protection Agency, 2017). The kWh here is determined by the calculation of the
Green House Gas emissions produced as a result of the production of electricity. The production
starts from the progress energy where the kWh/MG pumped is multiplied by the gallons
produced or the gallons pumped. The result is averaged and the production of kWh per year is
recorded. A lot of approximations are done when determining the quantity of the electricity
produced which results in more emissions to the environment (Zhou, 2014). This proves
ineffective and hence the methods are not properly transformed to achieve the desired efficiency.
There exists Green House Gas emissions, an evidence that the transformation of electricity is not
according to the designated standards. These emissions emerge from the production of electricity
to its consumption. More emissions eventually affect the production cycle of electricity hence the
transformation becomes faulty.
Are our methods for determining Green House Gas emissions per electricity used at sites
being calculated correctly?
The calculation in determining the Green House Gas emissions for the electricity used in
sites passes through a number of stages and determinations. In the first stage, collection of data
relevant to calculation of the emission is done. The data collected include the energy
consumption collected from the Energy Consumption Manager, power billed commercially

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provided by the recognized public power providers’ agencies and the operating statistics
retrieved from all supervisory control agencies’ facilities. A research on fossil fuel mix is also
done for each utility basing the research on various EPA data (United States Environmental
Protection Agency, 2017). The overall calculation done uses the above collected data including
the amount of water produced and pumped. The methods involved in the calculations are correct
and accurate since they show feasible reduction in emissions through the reduction of water
demand and electrical usage (Shailesh, 2013). However, in some instances, there are minor
assumptions and approximations that may mislead the overall results. The approximations never
alter much the final determination from the calculations. Green House Gases determination can
also be made through the analysis of the collected data and information plotted in graphs which
will help to predict future occurrences of the emissions. According to the article the
determination of the calculations was made correctly since it gives out accurate information on
the Green House Gas emissions.
What standardized or averaging could we use if electric consumption data isn’t available
from local sources?
There are many standardized sources that could be used in place of the electric
consumption data. In this case, the TECO data did not get processed in time for the use in
coming up with the results for Water Year (WY) 2017. In case of such an incident, we could
instead use the data obtained from the general supply which is the used electricity as measured
from the grid without consideration of controlled load (Management Association, Information
Resources, 2015). Off peak controlled residential hot water data can also be used, mainly