Campus Water Consumption
Caltech is encouraging efficient water use by installing water efficient plumbing fixtures such as waterless urinals, low-flow shower heads and dual-flush toilets.
Caltech has an on-going program promoting conversion to drought tolerant landscaping across the campus. Many large areas of lawn, including Beckman Mall, are being replaced by drought-tolerant grasses. Additionally, Caltech has invested in a computerized irrigation control system that applies the least amount of water necessary for the current climactic conditions (air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and solar radiation).
FY 03-07
| Total Campus & Utility Plants Consumption in CCF (hundred cubic feet) |
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| FY03 | FY04 | FY05 | FY06 | FY07 | |
| Oct | 19,252 | 22,763 | 26,940 | 18,872 | 29,692 |
| Nov | 16,016 | 17,422 | 15,328 | 20,974 | 21,445 |
| Dec | 14,906 | 13,117 | 11,267 | 17,925 | 17,157 |
| Jan | 15,207 | 17,383 | 12,587 | 24,734 | 14,582 |
| Feb | 13,447 | 16,194 | 11,430 | 23,410 | 18,341 |
| Mar | 12,398 | 18,385 | 9,848 | 21,327 | 17,412 |
| Apr | 14,609 | 25,275 | 12,077 | 26,528 | 21,329 |
| May | 24,559 | 25,192 | 23,259 | 28,069 | 25,080 |
| Jun | 15,706 | 23,084 | 23,446 | 27,003 | 26,268 |
| Jul | 23,695 | 27,459 | 23,487 | 38,078 | 20,676 |
| Aug | 28,720 | 26,432 | 27,151 | 35,048 | 17,509 |
| Sep | 22,561 | 24,673 | 24,758 | 27,614 | 29,553 |
| Total | 221,076 | 257,379 | 221,578 | 309,582 | 259,044 |
| Utility Plants Consumption in CCF (hundred cubic feet) | |||||
| FY03 | FY04 | FY05 | FY06 | FY07 | |
| Oct | 6,399 | 6,252 | 11,033 | 7,531 | 14,875 |
| Nov | 5,912 | 5,013 | 6,314 | 9,334 | 13,624 |
| Dec | 4,394 | 5,662 | 7,173 | 1,132 | 9,505 |
| Jan | 5,523 | 7,163 | 7,439 | 8,019 | 7,514 |
| Feb | 3,211 | 5,325 | 4,867 | 8,213 | 8,215 |
| Mar | 4,226 | 7,357 | 7,079 | 8,213 | 7,455 |
| Apr | 3,772 | 6,292 | 10,137 | 9,083 | 9,625 |
| May | 7,143 | 11,353 | 11,056 | 10,804 | 10,039 |
| Jun | 7,429 | 9,995 | 10,629 | 14,182 | 12,287 |
| Jul | 8,702 | 10,031 | 12,840 | 15,198 | 14,542 |
| Aug | 7,423 | 7,876 | 12,091 | 15,974 | 16,179 |
| Sep | 8,375 | 8,413 | 16,226 | 12,423 | 15,275 |
| Total | 72,510 | 90,732 | 116,884 | 120,105 | 139,135 |
