"Energy and water are intimately linked. We have plenty of water, but it takes a lot of energy to purify it." said James Englehardt, a professor of environmental engineering at the University of Miami in Florida quoted in a April 25th article in the Seattle Times.
Schools in Seattle and Clark County Washington, Eureka Montana, Rhinebeck New York, as well as Florida are all adopting strategies also being implemented by the US Army.
Why? Fresh water is an important resource. "Treating waste and runoff on site also means reducing the land, infrastructure, energy and chemicals needed to convey water to faucets and later to treat what flows down toilets and bathtubs."
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Read about the measures being implemented, the educational applications and the hope byBertschi School in Seattle to unplug its science building from municipal supplies.