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December 21, 2009 Section 2: Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Forecast emissions into the atmosphere. Municipal streetlights and traffic lights consumed 3,697,040 kWh of electricity, which resulted in a release of 954 metric tons of COZe emissions into the atmosphere. The water and sewage sector consumed 3,632,746 kWh of electricity and 15,687 therms of natural gas which released approximately 1,030 metric tons of COZe.9 The City's vehicle fleet consumed approximately 280,161 gallons of fuel and emitted about 3,773 metric tons of C02e. The municipal fleet includes all vehicles owned and operated by the City of San Leandro, plus some contractor vehicles performing City functions. The City of San Leandro government operations reported sending 3,033 tons of waste to the landfill resulting in 577 metric tons of C02e according to method described above. The City does have recycling programs in place to reduce the waste stream. 2.3 Emissions Forecast and GHG Reduction Target Based on the community and municipal operations emissions inventories developed for San Leandro for the base year 2005, ICLEI also provided a forecast of future emissions for the year 2020. The emission forecast represents abusiness-as-usual prediction of how greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may change in the City of San Leandro over time. Table 4 below provides an emissions summary for San Leandro's base year and forecast year. Table 4. San Leandro Emissions Forecast for 2020 ,...Community Emissi ns Nluniicipa~! op~ira#i}ona Indicators used to generate 0.67 forecast (Annual population growth rate No growth anticipated based on ABAG data) Quantity of C02e emissions in 2005 base year (tons) 949,303 7,866 Business-as-usual projection of C02e emissions in 2020 (tons): 10.4 % increase over baseline 1,048,117 7,866 San Leandro's 2020 goal of 25% below 2005 levels 711,977 tons 5,900 tons Total emissions reductions necessary for reaching goal 336,140 tons 1,966 tons e The average activated sludge wastewater treatment plant consumes 6,000 kWh per million gallons of wastewater treated per day. The San Leandro plant treats 5 million gallons a day (MGD) and only consumes about 12,000 kWh/day. The reasons San Leandro consumes less energy than the average is partially related to not having tertiary treatment, and that the effluent pumping is the responsibility of a third-party. Page 14