Know your H20

When IU’s water bill hit $250,000 each month, Utility Information Group Manager Lee Walters and others at the IU Physical Plant sought answers - what was causing this high consumption of water every month? Now, there are meters on every building on campus and the department is able to stop water leaks early on, conserving water and cutting costs.

IUB campus water usage

Last year, the IUB campus, excluding green houses, rental houses and the IU Foundation, used 639,331,000 gallons of water, which is enough to fill...

3,409,765,333 cases of beer
5,632,357 kiddie pools
1,382,337,297 handles of vodka
1.5 Griffy Lakes

Campus Energy Challenge

Since the Energy Challenge started in 2007, 27.9 million gallons of water have been saved, which is enough to fill an Olympic sized pool 28 times.

The Spring Energy Challenge is currently running until April 21.