University of California San Diego’s “AQUAholics Anonymous” is a coalition of students and staff designed to combat the campus’s water use addiction. California faces stringent water restrictions due to severe drought conditions; UCSD’s climate action plan calls for a minimum 4% increase in water conservation annually. Learn more.
Conserving Water
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Learn how U.S. colleges and universities are conserving water on campus.
Eastern Mennonite University
Eastern Mennonite University hosts a 100,000 gallon storm water management cistern, harvesting water runoff draining from houses, buildings, roads, and parking lots across 15 acres of university property; Learn more about EMU’s sustainability efforts.