Sustainability on educational campuses with advanced water technology
Epic’s advanced water recycling system enables educational campuses to practice water sustainability and address rising utility costs
Water consumption in higher education & schools
Water consumption and waste on school campuses
Universities require huge amounts of water to maintain college campus landscaping, student housing, on-campus dining, facilities, and more. With students using an average of 94 gallons of water each day in dorms alone, total water consumption ranges from 600 million to over 1 billion gallons of water per year. Elementary through high school campuses can also benefit from a reduction in water consumption.
Epic Cleantec’s water recycling systems makes it possible for school campuses to reuse wastewater onsite creating an immediate impact on water and infrastructure resilience, as well as helping campuses save on utilities.
Assess potential water savings
in campus sustainability projects
Request an evaluation of your upcoming educational campus project to get a general cost estimate, area requirement, and water savings potential to determine what the payback period and return on investment would be.
Facts & stats on water use in higher education
Water use on college campuses
Did you know that 74% of prospective students say a college’s dedication to green initiatives influences their decision to apply or attend? Calculate your campus water use and discover how much your campus projects can save with water treatment technology.
Case study example
Nueva School’s Arts and Administration Building
Epic Cleantec implemented the OneWater RainTM system at the Nueva School in Hillsborough, CA. Their new arts and administration building uses our rainwater system to recycle over 46,000 gallons of rainwater annually for toilet flushing, supporting the building's LEED Platinum goals and reusing 26% of the building's water onsite.
Learn MoreWhy implement water recycling on college campuses?
Taking steps to improve water conservation on college campuses via drip irrigation and implementing low-flow water fixtures like sinks, showers and toilets is a great start, but these solutions only offset—not optimize—usage. Optimization can include using the appropriate water quality for the right use by reusing wastewater. Epic’s water reuse system safely recycles up to 95% of used water and creates three sustainable outputs: recycled water for non-potable applications, recovered energy from wastewater heat, and high-quality soil amendments.
The team at Epic Cleantec serves as a single point of accountability to reduce project cost risk by overseeing all aspects of the process, including design, engineering, permitting & regulatory approvals, building integration support, coordination of the installation process, and ongoing O&M.
- Scalable system design can process up to 1 million gallons of water each day
- Remotely monitor the system and access data from anywhere
- Highly purified final product guaranteed to meet all regulatory requirements for interior and exterior recycled water reuse
- Achieve water resilience and sustainability goals
Learn About Epic's Full Resource Recovery Solution
