The Atlanta Civic Center – a City owned and operated facility – has put several water-saving measures in place that are drastically reducing consumption to conserve the state’s water resources.

The Civic Center boasts 350,000 – 450,000 visitors annually. To reduce the amount of water visitors consume, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (DPRCA) put the following conservation measures in place.  

• Replaced 94 faucet vales to reducing flow for a savings of 2 gallons per minute. Replaced 11 slop sink valves to reduce water flow to ½ gallon per minute. Prior to this change, slop sinks were not controlled.
• Replaced 28 shower heads to reduce water flow for a savings of ½ gallon per minute.
• Replaced 103 toilet valves to reduce water usage for a savings of one gallon every flush.
• Replaced valves on 20 urinals to reduce water flow for a savings of 2.9 gallons per flush.
• The Civic Center fountain has been turned off.
• Fall seasonal planting was cancelled to reduce watering by a professional landscaper.

What will this save?  Here are some examples:

• Each sink is used an average of 2 minutes to wash. 2 gallons saved per minute is 4 gallons x 94 sinks (based on an average use of 5 times per show) = 1880 gallons saved per show.
• Each toilet is used an average of 5 times a show. 103 toilets x a savings of 1 gallon = 515 gallons saved per show.
• Each urinal saves 2.9 gallons per flush. Based on an average of 4 flushes per show x 20 urinals = 232 gallons saves per show.

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