Water
Water Impacts and Trends
Main issues
- Reduced water use
- Increased capacity of sustainable stormwater management infrastructure
- Better water-related data and information
- Increased awareness of issue
Objectives for 2020
- 5% annual reduction in 3-year average water use, adjusted for cooling degree days
- Use of reclaimed/gray water (if feasible)
- No net increase in impermeable surfaces (except where runoff is channeled into natural treatment infrastructure)
- Increased use of sustainable stormwater management techniques
- Complete metering of major buildings* for water use within 2 years
- Complete metering of all buildings for water use within 5 years
* Major building = over 15,000 square-feet
Recommended potential actions
How will we reach these goals? See this document [pdf] for a list of potential actions the College might take and a list of comparable goals at other institutions and the City of Claremont.