Promoting Health and Sustainability: Water Refill Stations at UC Berkeley

Promoting Health and Sustainability:

The Built Environment -Water Refill Stations Eric Ellisen, Capital Projects Teri Mathers, Capital Projects Trish Ratto, University Health Services - Health*Matters

Promoting Tap Water Goals: Campus  Sustainability goal:

 Zero waste by 2020 UCB Nutrition & Physical Activity Workgroup  Health goal:

 Promote tap water, pledge, google map of

refill stations, share success stories  Built environment goal:

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Add water bottle refill stations Water fountain bottle fillers Water at events served in bulk containers Water cooler conversion guide

Successes  48% decrease in sales of single-use bottled water between

2006 - 2010  21 Water Refill Stations on campus (14 in high traffic areas)  Survey of 800+ students, 2006 and 2011  Increased consumption of water: 2 cups/day in 2006, 5 cups/day in 2011  Increased use of a refillable container:

50% of students carry a refillable container in 2006; 70% in 2011  Decreased aversion to water fountains on campus:

40% never drank from water fountains in 2006; 19% in 2011

Additional initiatives to improve access to tap water

Arrowhead Water Cooler Conversion Guide (under development)

• Take

back the tap – use the

sink • Add instant hot to sink •Plumb the Arrowhead filtration unit to water source •Other solutions

TGIF Funding 2010 TGIF • Water Refill Station Design Guidelines • Dwinelle Hall Refill Station installation

2011 TGIF • Funded 5 refill stations • Bottle filler water fountain retrofits

Design Guidelines: Water Refill Stations in Existing Buildings ď‚ŒExisting Hi/Lo fountains: a) Replace the high fountain with a refill station

Design Guidelines: Water Refill Stations in Existing Buildings ď‚ŒExisting Hi/Lo fountains: b) must have rails if not in a niche

Design Guidelines: Water Refill Stations in Existing Buildings  Existing single fountain: a) Replace with the combination unit – fountain and refill station – at ADA compliant height, rails required if not in a niche

Design Guidelines: Water Refill Stations in Existing Buildings ď‚?Existing single fountain: b) No rails required if in a niche

New Buildings Place holder for LKS

BOALT Hall

New buildings-- looking ahead Campbell Hall

The Stadium

More built environment goals: Design goals for new buildings: StairWells – visually accessible, visually appealing, motivational signage Showers and lockers, bike storage, lactation rooms Campus: Walking paths/way finding Campus maps identified with walking paths, refill stations, etc Labyrinth Space needed: Teaching kitchen Educational garden

Discussion and Questions How to prioritize -- Number of refill stations per building/per occupants/high traffic areas?

Bottle fillers Owner for this water infrastructure

Trish Ratto: 642-7324

tratto@uhs.berkeley.edu