Fact Sheets and More
See below for more resources on water efficiency at Stanford.
General Resources
Indoor Conservation
Campus
- Top Performing Water Fixtures
- Fix a Leak Week 2016: Toilet Edition
- Fact Sheet: Water-Mizers for Steam Sterilizers at Stanford
- Fact Sheet: Large Washing Equipment Retrofit and Reverse Osmosis Wastewater Reuse at School of Medicine
- Fact Sheet: Dishwasher Water and Energy Monitoring at Wilbur Kitchen
- Class: Water Conservation Tips and Tricks (April 2021) Slides Handout
Faculty / Staff Housing
Outdoor Conservation
Campus
- Campus Irrigation Map
- Fix a Leak Week 2016: Leak Detective Real Time Metering Irrigation Leaks Fountains
- Fact Sheet: Weather-Based Irrigation Controller Pilot Study at School of Medicine
- Fact Sheet: Real Time Water Use Monitoring
- Fact Sheet: Soil Moisture Probes at Siebel Golf Complex
Faculty / Staff Housing
- South Bay Green Gardens
- Stanford's Water-wise Demonstration Garden
- Basic Tree Care During Drought
- Artificial Turf
- BAWSCA Landscape Classes
- How to Program Your Irrigation Controller
- Irrigation Schedule Suggestions
- Consider the use of household graywater for outdoor irrigation (Fact Sheet)
- Fact Sheet: Weather-Based Irrigation Controller Pilot Study Phase 1 Phase 2
- SCRL Water Conservation Webinar 2021 Handout Webinar Recording
Water Conservation Projects Across Campus
Stanford’s Water Efficiency program has been aggressively pursuing water conservation since 2001. The success of the Program is demonstrated by a 48% reduction in domestic water use from Fiscal Year 2001 to 2020, even as campus facilities grew by 3 million square feet.
Water Mizers for Autoclaves
14 new water mizers were installed on autoclaves in Gilbert Hall in 2014.
Saved over 2.5 million gallons in the first year, a reduction of over 70%
Indoor Fixture Replacement
15 toilets, 3 urinals, and 18 lavatory faucets were replaced with high efficiency models.
Saved almost 200,000 gallons in the first year, a reduction of 44%
Irrigation Equipment Upgrade
In 2015, R&DE received a joint rebate of approximately $360,000 from Valley Water and Stanford Utilities to upgrade 90 irrigation controllers to weather-based models, install 70 flow sensors and master valves, and replace over 20,000 sprinkler heads and nozzles.
Reduced water use by over 33 million gallons or 46% compared to 2013
Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers
The Water Efficiency Program worked with School of Medicine to pilot test weather-based irrigation controllers at 3 sites (SIM 1, CCSR, and LKSC). Controllers automatically adjust for weather/rain and can be adjusted remotely by computer or smart phone. In addition to saving water, the project reduced the amount of time landscape staff spend onsite.
Saved 1.9 million gallons in the first year (5,186 gallons per day) across the three test sites, a reduction of 26%