Lather. Rinse. Don’t repeat.
The on-campus water conservation campaign started last year shows promising results.
Comparing November’s water usage with last November’s amount, residents of Yulee and Reid halls saved 3.43 gallons of water per resident, per day. Mallory Hall residents saved 3.39 gallons of water per resident, per day.
Starting this spring, the “Can You Take a Five-Minute Shower?” water conservation campaign in Yulee Area was expanded to the Murphree and Graham areas. The campaign placed Shower Coaches, small timing devices, on the walls of 86 showers in Yulee, Mallory and Reid as part of a test run that began Oct. 12 to conserve water on campus.
Combined together, the three dorm areas have about 3,000 residents, according to each area’s front desk clerks.
A five-minute shower uses 12.5 gallons of water, and each additional minute uses 2.5 gallons.
Residents are asked to take shorter, cooler showers to support water and energy conservation campus-wide.
“The Shower Coach timers are a fun way to remind residents about water and energy conservation while they are actively using resources,” said Sharon Blansett, assistant director of housing at UF, in a press release.
One month after the launch of the campaign in the Yulee Area, residents were surveyed concerning their awareness and participation in the campaign. Of those surveyed, 94 percent reported awareness of the campaign, 80 percent reported participating in the campaign and 43 percent reported using the shower timers every time they showered.
