Water Team

Members: Mo Lovegreen (Co-chair), Mark Rousseau (Co-chair), David McHale (Co-chair), Dan Marquez, Ray Aronson, Rai Calderon, Stacey Callaway, Mark Agor

Contact: Mo Lovegreen

Team Mission

Goals


  • Research and employ new water efficiency technologies.
  • Provide information about campus water use and its environmental impact to campus constituents - include ways to reduce water use.
  • Revisit water contracts to see where we can make improvements in the short and long-term.
  • Assist with water-related policy creation and implementation.
  • Update campus building standards to acheive all LEED points under the Water Efficiency category.
  • Measure existing water use and install additional meters.
  • Have a hydrologic study peformed on campus.
  • Create a water managment plan, including landscaping, builiding use, and water reuse.
  • Reduce potable water use and increase reclaimed water use by 15% by 2012.
  • Reduce potable water use and increase reclaimed water use by 25% by 2014.
  • Work with key campus groups to develop a campus-wide water management strategy.
  • Increase reclaimed water use in toilets.
  • Capture rainwater for resuse on campus.

Accomplishments


  • Added low-flow adapters to the supply lines in the Recreation Center.
  • Installed waterless urinals in the University Center, Facilities Management buildings, Bren Hall, Givertz Hall, and 50% of public urinals in the residence halls.
  • Plumbing specifications across campus have been changed to include waterless urinals.
  • All new Housing toilets are dual flush.
  • Extended reclaimed irrigation water to 93% of the campus.

Resources

UCSB Water Conservation Web site