| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.32 |
| Liaison | Carrie Metzgar |
| Submission Date | May 3, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, San Diego
OP-T2-46: Non-Potable Water Usage
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Michelle
Perez Sustainability Analyst Facilities Management |
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Does the institution use non-potable water (e.g., harvested rainwater or graywater) for irrigation and/or other applications?:
Yes
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A brief description of the source of non-potable water and how it is used:
With each new construction, landscape piping for reclaimed water is installed as well as water-wise plants. UC San Diego has retrofitted nearly 7,900 standard sprinklers with high efficiency rotating nozzles saving nearly 10.3M gals and $82,000/year. 3,200 low-flow sprinklers have been installed on campus as well. New controllers used to efficiently irrigate the campus save an additional 55Mgals/yr. Since 2010, UC San Diego has reduced its water use by 10%, or almost 80 million gallons per year. 30% of campus irrigation uses reclaimed water. 25% of all campus uses recycled water
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The percentage of irrigation water usage from recovered, reclaimed or untreated sources :
30
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The percentage of building space using water from recovered, reclaimed or untreated sources:
1
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The percentage of water used in utility plants from recovered, reclaimed or untreated sources:
0
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The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://2010higheredsustainabilityconference.org/bp_awards/best-practice-awards.php#weswqucsd
http://rs.acupcc.org/progress/214/
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