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Water Conservation

Conservation initiatives to save water resources on the BYU-Idaho campus.
Water flows gently over rocks  in a garden setting in the Thomas E. Ricks Gardens at BYU-Idaho.
  • 1/8 gallon flush urinals on all new construction saving 87.5% over existing urinals.
  • 1 gallon retrofit urinals for all replacement urinals.
  • Saving 72% of water used over existing urinals.
  • Low consumption toilets that use 1.2 gallons per flush are our retrofit and new construction standard, saving 2.3 gallons per flush or ~54% over existing toilets.
  • Low flow lawn sprinkler heads that reduce water consumption by more than 50%.
  • Certified lawn irrigation technicians that have been trained in designing and managing irrigation systems with the lowest amounts of water possible.
  • Converting water-cooled chillers over to air-cooled chillers wherever possible.
  • As water consumption is reduced there is a corresponding decrease in the sewer.