The recommendations were detailed in a 50-page report produced by the Eco-County Initiative Committee, a working group created after the Commission passed the Eco-County Initiative on Dec. 4, 2007. The group was asked to study the environmental impact of county facilities, take inventory of current sustainability efforts, make recommendations to reduce energy purchases at the county by 20 percent by 2015 and achieve the 2050 climate stabilization goal of reducing global warming emissions to 80 percent below current levels.

Among the proposals the county will implement short-term are:

Short-Term Plans

Convene Task Force/Work Group to Provide Assessment and Oversight of ImpImplementation Efforts

• Use of Document Production Solutions – Digital Document – Distribute / Print
• Use of Default Duplex Printing
• Outreach to Local Government Entities
• Outreach to State and Federal Agencies
• Outreach to Public Sector
• Use of Clark County Monitoring Program www.monitoringprogram.com)

Mid-Term

• Use of Telecommuting
• Promoting Sustainability through Incentives and Code Requirements
• Purchasing of Recycled Content Products
• Use of Rubberized Asphalt Concrete
• Use of Longer Life Pavements for Developer Projects
• Power Reduction in the Clark County Data Center
• Power Reduction from Information Technologies Equipment
• Land Fill Gas Programs
• Outreach to Private Sector

Long-Term

• Use of Warm Mix Asphalt Paving
• Reduction of GHG’s Produced by Facility Operations, Electrical Consumption and Vehicular Activity as a Result of Traditional Work Schedules
• Expanded Use of Gray Water and Reclaimed Water for Irrigation
• Purchasing Guidelines
• Use of Recycled Asphalt Concrete
• Use of Full Depth Recycled Pavements
• Implementation of Permanent Road Maintenance Plan
• Green Building
• Installation of Solar Panels on all Covered Parking