Campus Recreation is interested in reducing the water consumption of its patrons without interfering with their perceived comfort or routine. To accomplish this goal, this team proposes replacing the currently installed flush valves with dual-flush valves, installing new pint-flow urinals, and motion-sensor water faucets in the three largest buildings. The high water consumption of buildings during various events also provides us with an excellent opportunity to educate patrons on facility reduction efforts and their collaborative role in reducing waste.

All toilet flush valves will be retrofitted with a WES-213 Dual-Flush handle and Diaphragm kit that maintains a 1.1 gallons per flush (gpf) by lifting up for liquid waste and the normal 1.6 gpf flush by pushing down for solid waste. The handle itself is green with small written instructions on the fixture, and this team will post instructions within the water closet for proper use. This team proposes to replace 64 flush valves at the ARC, 25 at CRCE, and 16 at the Ice Arena for a total of 105 valve replacements. This team believes that this effort will not only reduce the amount of water used during normal use, but will also help educate the general public about the importance of water reduction as a daily practice.