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.

Cal Enviro Water Treatment

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Cal Environmental Team (Cal Enviro) is a Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) competition team and DeCal. Our mission is to impart the fundamentals of wastewater treatment and sustainable engineering design, provide hands-on laboratory and construction experience, and opportunities for students to improve their public speaking and technical writing skills.

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Installation of Bottle Refill Stations 2012

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Funding will be used to install three bottle refill stations and sixteen bottle filler retrofits.

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Water Metering and Sub-metering of UC Campus Buildings

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Update water meters on several buildings and install efficient toilets in Wurster.

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Water Efficiency at the Goldman School of Public Policy

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The Water Efficiency at the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) project will enable GSPP to save water, reduce waste, lower its water bill, and be recognized as a “Water Smart Business.” With an accompanying education component to encourage students to be conscious of resource use and keep their reusable water bottles, this project will increase water efficiency and conservation through the replacement of an aged fountain with a water bottle filling station, installation of waterless urinals, hosting educational student events, and achieving recognition...

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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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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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Low Water Irrigation

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Install electronic metering and a weather station to conserve water through better management of campus irrigation systems.

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Installation of Bottle Refill Stations 2011

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Installation of bottle refill stations in campus buildings.

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Project RISHI Rainwater Harvesting

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The first goal for our proposed project is hosting a sustainable design and development-focused summit where we will invite UC Berkeley students from diverse backgrounds. This will serve as an opportunity for Berkeley students to apply their skills and knowledge about sustainability to a real-world project, and to raise awareness about water-insecurity projects, development, and technology. Through collaboration with students and organizations across campus, we will redesign our RH system and implementation process, improving their longevity, cost-efficiency, and...