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• Water quality measures (outdoor and indoor) at each water sport venue (i.e. coliform count, free and total chlorine levels) Resource Conservation • Average energy consumption levels, and related costs, before and during the event, at each facility? • Measures taken to reduce energy consumption? • Levels of reduction achieved (kWh and %) by these measures? • Average water consumption levels, and related costs, before and during the event, at each facility? • Measures taken to reduce water consumption? • Levels of reduction (volume and %) achieved by these measures? Habitat Protection • Area of sensitive/protected land opened up for sport use during or after event? • Area of sensitive/protected land protected from harm as a result of the event? • Number of native trees or other plants cut and/or replanted? Education/Publicity • Number and types of education and publicity initiatives undertaken? • Number of media stories? • Size of audience reached? • Number of participants in environment-related initiatives? Case Studies Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympic Games Although much-maligned for problems with its transportation system, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics successfully implemented and monitored a number of transportation and waste management initiatives with visible positive environmental consequences. • Efforts to encourage residents and visitors to ride the public transit system worked so well that an estimated 1.3 million spectators took buses and/or the subway each day – nearly 4 times the daily average prior to the Olympics. Managing and Monitoring Environmental Performance of Sports Events and Facilities 24
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recorded a 15 percent dip in air pollution levels for that time of year, the opposite of what was anticipated. • Recycling and composting initiatives resulted in a 50 percent diversion level during the 16 days of the Games, and a remarkable 82 percent diversion during the best 8 days. Managing and Monitoring Environmental Performance of Sports Events and Facilities 25
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