Theme: Water Conservation & Efficiency

These projects focus on how to reduce the amount of water we use on campus, how to ensure that campus waterways are free of harmful pollutants or educate our campus community about the importance of water conservation and water use reduction strategies. 

Low Water Irrigation, Phase II 

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The Low Water Irrigation Project will install five new weather stations on campus and will hire a student intern for monitoring and analysis. The weather stations will collect local weather (microclimate) information, recording temperature, humidity, wind, and solar data and adjust irrigation percentages against the baseline.

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Mobile Hydroponic Unit (formerly Dual Flush in Cooperatives)

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In the midst of one of California’s most severe droughts in history, Berkeley Flow of the ASUC Sustainability Team will convert existing toilets in the Cloyne Student Cooperative into dual-flush toilets via retrofit kits. This project will serve as a first step in a plan to implement dual-flush toilets into Student Cooperatives beyond Cloyne.

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Sustainable Laundry at University Village

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Grant funding is requested to purchase 50 drying racks to implement a sustainable laundry campaign with the Green Family Network pilot program. Grant funding will also pay for educational materials and a student intern.

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End the Cycle - Sustainable Laundry Campaign

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Implement a sustainable laundry education campaign in the residence halls.

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Clark Kerr Rain Garden Community Garden Project

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Our focus will be on the Building 2 Courtyard at the Clark Kerr Campus. Currently, because of poor landscaping and irrigation, water is constantly flooding directly into the entrance of the building and off into the street. Recently, an orchard was planted in the courtyard; however, when it rains, the water flows directly down the side of the building to the door, rather than to the newly planted trees. It is vital that this area be modified, not only for functionality, but for sustainability purposes as well.

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Fight the Flow, Phase II

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Grant funding is requested to supply low flow, UZLow shower heads to residence halls as well as to family housing in University Village. Of the 974 families living in University Village, 50 will be participating in a pilot project in introducing these showerheads.This will be a continuation of the TGIF Fight the Flow project from 2011, and this new grant will cover showerhead and marketing costs for both Unit 2 and University Village.

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Fight the Flow

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Installation of UZLOW shower valves and educational signs to reduce Unit 3 residents' consumption of water.

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I Heart Tap Water Campaign

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Hire two interns for the I Heart Tap Water campaign.

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Healthy You for a Healthy University / I Heart Tap Water

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Promote tap water with a public information campaign and distribute free bottles.

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Rainwater Harvesting System III

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Project RISHI is a nonprofit organization committed to the sustainable development of rural Indian communities. Since 2013, the UC Berkeley chapter has worked in Bharog Baneri, Himachal Pradesh to address the key challenge of agricultural water stress. Our Water and Sanitation project group focuses on Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RHS), which collect and store rainwater for use during dry seasons, ensuring reliable water access for subsistence farmers. These systems support water justice, food security, and stable livelihoods. Since 2018 we have installed 29...