Water
Facts
- The average person uses 75 - 100 gallons of water per day
- California is in the third straight year of drought conditions
- Last academic year, water use in the residence halls and apartments decreased by 6% from the previous year
Student Housing practices
- Installing Hydration Stations in all residence halls and dining commons
- Providing ENERGY STAR washing machines
- Retrofitting all toilets with ultra-low flush toilets
- Managing irrigation with a computer system that accounts for current conditions
- Operating a chemical free water softener system (Dolphin Systems)
- All bathrooms have 1.0 gpm (gallons per minute) faucets and 1.5 gpm showerheads
What you can do
- Take shorter showers, aim for five minutes or less
- Turn off the faucet when not using the water
- Use the washing machine for full loads only
- Don't use the toilet as a wastebasket
- Report leaks using Student Housing's online Repair Request service
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