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water /sustainability/taxonomy/term/723/all en Troubled waters: World’s groundwater increasingly at risk /sustainability/channels/news/troubled-waters-world%E2%80%99s-groundwater-increasingly-risk-232693 <h3>The groundwater footprint. If you haven’t heard that term yet, read on, because it soon could become as familiar as “carbon footprint.”</h3> <blockquote> Published January 29 2014 | <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2014/01/troubled-waters-much-of-world-uses-groundwater-unsustainably/" target="_blank">ƻ��Ժ Reporter</a> Written by Patrick McDonagh</blockquote> Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:31:18 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1641 at /sustainability SP0098: Dew Water Harvest /sustainability/sp0098-dew-water-harvest Status: COMPLETED Fall 2013 - Summer 2014 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 17:27:56 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1462 at /sustainability SP0073: Water Assessment Intern /sustainability/sp0073-water-assessment-intern Status: COMPLETED Summer 2012 <div> In summer 2012, the SPF provided the resources to hire Ryan Maliska, a U3 Chemical Engineering student, to work as a water resource management intern for the Department of Energy and Utilities Management at ƻ��Ժ. Ryan worked to determine a water consumption baseline for the downtown campus, categorize water consumption and come up with water conservation itiatives for the university, all with the goal of reducing water consumed by 20% by 2017.</div> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:57:20 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1298 at /sustainability Vision 2020 Working Groups /sustainability/channels/event/vision-2020-working-groups-218479 We want your input! Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:52:38 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1110 at /sustainability SP0029: Mac Water Bottle Refill Station /sustainability/sp0029-mac-water-bottle-refill-station Status: COMPLETED Summer 2011 The Mac Water Bottle Refill Station was a pilot project set up in the Macdonald Stewart building on Macdonald Campus in 2009 to encourage students to bring their own water bottles for refill in a more convenient station. The pilot was so successful that there are now several more refill stations all over the ƻ��Ժ campus. As of January 31st 2013, more than 55,000 water bottles have been filled from these stations. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:13:29 +0000 helen.bowman@mail.mcgill.ca 268 at /sustainability SP0015: Water Collection System /sustainability/sp0015-water-collection-system Status: COMPLETED May 2010 - September 2010 With the continuous concern with water resources and water management in a changing climate, students at ƻ��Ժ are taught the value of water sustainability but no building or system on the Macdonald Campus can be used to showcase sustainable water recovery and usage. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:58:41 +0000 helen.bowman@mail.mcgill.ca 254 at /sustainability SP0014: Water is Life! /sustainability/sp0014-water-life Status: COMPLETED January 2011 - October 2012 How much water does ƻ��Ժ use every day and how can we use it more sustainably? If you’ve ever wondered about water on campus, Water is Life! Sustaining ƻ��Ժ’s eau de vie is coming to a building near you. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:58:03 +0000 helen.bowman@mail.mcgill.ca 253 at /sustainability