Water Conservation Content

Sunglasses for Plants, and Sustainable Agriculture

Andy Fell — September 08, 2025 - 1:42pm

A multilayer film that reflects heat while letting through light needed for photosynthesis could make greenhouse agriculture more energy- and water-efficient. Such a film has been developed by engineers at the ɫ��ɫ, and is described in a recent paper in Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research.

Leaks an Untapped Opportunity for Water Savings

Katherine E Kerlin — March 07, 2022 - 11:00am

Before a drop of treated water in California ever reaches a consumer’s faucet, about 8% of it has already been wasted due to leaks in the delivery system. Nationally, the waste is even higher, at 17%. This represents an untapped opportunity for water savings, according to a study from the ɫ��ɫ.

Campus Sets Water Conservation Goal of 22 Percent

Dave Jones — June 28, 2016 - 11:29am

Hours before the official start of summer June 20, the ɫ��ɫ Water Action Committee set the following conservation goal: a reduction of at least 22 percent in the use of potable water and landscape irrigation water, March through October, compared with the same period in 2013.

Water Dashboard

See monthly water use and total reduction since March.