The University has Succeeded in Holding Water Consumption at 1990 Levels

The University has succeeded in holding water consumption at 1990 levels, through changes in irrigation usage and the installation of lower-flow fixtures. Staff have installed new technologies that make irrigation "smarter" and have expanded the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which automates irrigation management, to 90% of campus. Physical Plant and Campus Services (PP-CS) also uses other technologies to ensure that water is not wasted in irrigation. These include simple measures like replacing plastic valves, which tend to crack and leak, with brass, as well as introducing more efficient sprinklers and testing the efficacy of drip irrigation.

CAMPUS WATER RESOURCES 2005 Sustainable Water Study: Student report on campus water use. The Berkeley Water Center:  Promotes and supports inter-disciplinary water research at UC Berkeley.