-Goal: Minimize water waste and pollution on campus
-Inefficient showerheads, leaky faucets, aging water mains, improperly timed watering of grounds - all waste water (and electricity and SLU funds) and are-
-In 2008, we need to conduct a comprehensive audit of campus water use with a focus on replacing inefficient or polluting systems.

We suggest to add an online reporting system for students to report leaking or broken water facets/ sprinklers etc. We suggest this to be added under the opportunities section.

There is a disconnect between the problems and the goals. The goal states to just reduce the amount of water used, while the problems discuss the pollution of water. We suggest to change the goal to incorporate both water reduction as well as the reduction of contaminated and polluted water.

1. Part of the audit should include our outflow/treatment of wastewater to the village and even to the local rivers, especially to the Little River. There is an outflow downstream of the bridge that occassionally pours (as tho from a sump pump) sketchy looking water into the river. Is that untreated water from the gym? The river shows biological signs of being eutrophic and I hope this is not one of the contributing reasons

2. just as we give/education entering students about compact light bulbs and energy use, we should inform them of how they will use efficient show heads and washing machines (something to feel good about and to learn from/imprint on for their lives). They should also be told about the new wetland near FacOps so they know how their U is progressive on this issue.

In addition to low flow showerheads and washing machines there are also ways to reduce water use in toilets. I have seen toilets with flushes that don't use as much water and don't fill the toilet bowl so high.

We built an artifical wetland to help prepare gray water from the new Johnson Hall of Science for entry to the local watershed. It would be nice if we could mention it here. Karl McKnight (Biology), Steve Robinson (Geology) or Tom Budd (Biology) could perhaps provide more details on e.g. how much water it is planned to handle, etc.

I was logging in to make a tap water comment and saw the EAO mention. Another thing we could do would be ask the university to stop serving bottled water at University functions, but instead supply pitchers of tapwater (and washable glasses) to drink. I believe new students are issued mugs upon arrival - could we also issue to all current fac/staff (who want one) - and encourage good old tap water drinking? Or maybe we issue everyone a nalgene bottle, too? Then we could reduce the stock of bottled water we sell at the pub/bookstore....

I think the wording "inefficient systems" should be elaborated on a little more so there are clearer goals for water use. Maybe specific goals in problem areas such as washing machines, showerheads, and leaky faucets should be developed.

Also, I know Martin Stojanov (mstoj06@stlawu.edu) has been looking into a tap water campaign for EAO. The goal is to try and get students to drink less bottled water because of the waste and privatization issues involved. Perhaps it would be worth talking to him about that?