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Water Conservation
At
the Bethesda Campus, the Office of Research Facilities Development and
Operations (ORF) conducts the primary activities for water policy management
and development activities. The Division of Property Management is responsible
for the design, construction, renovation, repair and operation of the
physical facilities on the Bethesda Campus. The Division's Utilities
Operations is responsible for audits, feasibility studies, and implementation
of conservation measures on NIH facilities. The Division of Environmental
Protection (DEP) takes the lead in overall environmental stewardship and
sustainability at the NIH. Representatives from each of these divisions
have formed a team to address long-standing, critical water (and energy)
management issues on the campus.
The team has developed its objectives and targets for the 5-year timeframe
based on the requirements of Executive Order 13123 and the Energy Policy
Act of 1992. The campus is undergoing considerable facility construction
and renovations, and as a consequence maintaining an effective water management
program is particularly challenging. The long term purpose of the water
management program is to optimize water consumption on campus through
a combination of policies, best available technologies, operations and
maintenance, and campus-wide water conservation awareness and participation.
The near-term objectives of the water conservation program are to conduct
feasibility studies of commonly-employed water conservation measures and,
wherever appropriate implement them. The team will lead the effort in
developing a campus-wide water conservation plan that will include addressing
the longer-term goals of increasing awareness and designing water conservation
measures into building design and renovation.
If you would like more information about this program, please contact
Greg Leifer
Tracking Our Water Conservation Progress
Water Conservation Objectives
How NIH Meets Water Conservation Objectives coming soon
Water Conservation Environmental Management Program (EMP)
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