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“FROM THE SOURCE – TAP WATER AS A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE”
Impact/Purpose:
The objective is to reduce the amount of bottled water consumption and to supplant that consumption with tap water.
Description:
The major technical challenge to sustainability is reduction of use of plastic bottled water and bottled water in general. This will be done by a student administered water assessment survey on campus, coupled with a public education campaign on the benefits of using tap water and on-site filtrations systems. A key objective will be understanding the costs of transporting bottled water, vs. on-site usage that reduces the overall carbon footprint of the college. An evaluation will determine the results of the survey, student perceptions, and reduction in the waste stream of water bottles.
Record Details:
Record Type:PROJECT(
ABSTRACT
)
Start Date:08/31/2008
Completion Date:07/31/2009
Record ID:
200985
Keywords:
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY,
Related Organizations:
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:BUTTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Mailing Address
:3536 Butte Campus Drive
Citation
:Oroville
State
:CA
Zip Code
:95965
Project Information:
Approach
:The approach will consist of determining the concerns of students have over the consumption of tap water and why they are willing to pay for something that they could otherwise get for free. The first step will be to survey the students as to their real concerns over drinking tap water. The second part will be to develop a marketing scheme that would target those misconceptions concerning tap water. Lastly, a water filter vending machine will be placed on campus to promote the use of locally supplied water.
Cost
:$9,995.00
Research Component
:Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development
Approach
:The approach will consist of determining the concerns of students have over the consumption of tap water and why they are willing to pay for something that they could otherwise get for free. The first step will be to survey the students as to their real concerns over drinking tap water. The second part will be to develop a marketing scheme that would target those misconceptions concerning tap water. Lastly, a water filter vending machine will be placed on campus to promote the use of locally supplied water.
Cost
:$9,995.00
Research Component
:P3 Challenge Area - Water
Project IDs:
ID Code
:SU833937
Project type
:EPA Grant