Water Saving Innovations

LONG BEACH, Calif.-- Water conservation at California State University Long Beach has been taken the next step by installing 18 Hands-free waterless urinals at one of their largest restrooms that will save an estimated 810 thousand gallons of water a year.

The New waterless urinals, made by C&L supply Co., are located at the KKJZ building and according to Facilities Management director Robert Quirk, each one of these waterless urinals will save up to 45,000 gallons of water a year.

After running a test pilot for over six months, the facilities decided to go and supply these to the campus public, knowing it will save money and conserve water, Quirk said.
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“We installed two of them in our own corporate yard in the facilities department and had our staff utilize them and clean them for a period of six months,” Quirk said. “The manufacturers sell this as the greatest thing, but we have to take responsibility for providing a good product.”

Though the urinals may cause some sanitary concerns like odor and cleanliness, the technology of these new urinals promotes to isolate urine and sewer odors form the atmosphere with its revolutionary “BlueSeal,” according to C&L supply Co.

The entire project was funded trough incentive programs provided by the state of California and the city of Long Beach. Currently the facilities can still take advantage of this program, Quirk said. So if the project is accepted by the public, Facilities Management will look to supply the urinals to the pyramid restrooms.