Water Efficiency

Limiting water use is a huge part of considering the future through sustainability. Currently, only 1% of the earth’s water is available for drinking, and this is the same water that is flushed down your toilets or flows down the drain during your shower. Considering that one fifth of the world’s population does not have safe drinking water, the necessity for water conservation becoming dramatically clear.

During regular remodeling of housing units on The Evergreen Campus, RAD Facilities has been replacing older, less efficient water fixtures with new low flow fixtures. In an attempt to raise awareness of water use on campus, RAD has installed water meters outside each housing building in the Soup, which will track the total hot and cold water use of each building.

Water Use Data

9/16/2011
Unit	Hot	Cold	Total	Monthly	Gal/Person	$/Person
E	84,000	146,800	230,800	n/a
F	105,400	166,900	272,300	n/a
G	109,300	197,300	306,600	n/a
H	108,200	162,300	270,500	n/a
I	118,700	547,800	666,500	n/a
J	118,000	362,600	480,600	n/a
K	81,200	100,800	182,000	n/a
N	71,700	80,700	152,400	n/a
P	82,900	99,100	182,000	n/a
Q	77,800	95,200	173,000	n/a
R	77,800	91,600	169,400	n/a
S	65,600	75,200	140,800	n/a
T	72,600	95,900	168,500	n/a
U	99,100	272,800	371,900	n/a
Avg	90,879	178,214	269,093	n/a

Resources

On Campus

Green Cleaning

Clean Energy Committee

Regional

City of Olympia Water Utility

LOTT Alliance

National

H2O Conserve

Food and Water Watch

Network for New Energy Choices

Renewable Energy Access: Trusted source for the latest news

Shop Green Irene

US Department of Energy: Conservation Tips

Cornell Scientific Inquiry: Links to information about Watersheds

EPA: Surf Your Watershed

Books & Videos

"Our Stolen Future" by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski and John Myers