Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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Carnegie Mellon University
Tier2-3: Non-Potable Water Usage

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Martin Altschul
Director of Strategic Facilities Initiatives of FMCS
Facilities Management Services
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Does the institution use non-potable water (e.g., harvested rainwater or graywater) for irrigation and/or other applications?:
Yes

A brief description of the source of non-potable water and how it is used:

A rainwater barrel on the solar house is used to water the
student garden. Rain water collection systems are used at two major buildings for toilets, and at one of these buildings, for an irrigation system.

Harvested rainwater is used at Gates & Hillman and the Collaborative Innovation Center (CIC). The Gates & Hillman building currently uses a 10,000 gallon tank for harvesting and supplys 50 weeks of flushing in a year. The CIC building currently uses a 6,000 gallon tank for harvesting and is used for irrigation and flushing.


The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
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