Loyola Infrastructure
Locations of permeable pavement on campus. (hint: bricks)
What is outside of SES, the walkways all around the east quad, etc.?
Loyola has a program for saving water, called...
What is Water Bounty?
The DC superhero who can to talk to fish.
Who is Aquaman?
The molecular composition of water.
What is 2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen?
Is free, clean, and drinkable water a basic human right?
What is yes?
The SES has a 3000 gallon cistern underneath it that collects rainwater. Where is this rainwater used?
What is some toilets in SES and to water some plants in the Ecodome.
Give 3 examples of what can be reported as a Water Bounty.
What is leaky faucets, leaky showers, constantly flushing toilets, rushing water in a pipe, irrigation systems running during or right after it rains, etc.?
The popular 2000s film that follows the harrowing journey of a father trying to find his kidnapped son.
What is Finding Nemo?
The harmful precipitation with low pH.
What is acid rain?
The percentage of drinkable freshwater is accessible to humans.
What is less than 1%?
The # of geothermal wells at Loyola.
What is 91?
When did Loyola implement its plastic water bottle ban?
When is 2012?
What are Pisces, Cancers, and Scorpios?
It is often referred to as the "lungs of the planet" and is crucial in the fight against climate change.
Tips for conserving water personally.
Shower timers (e.g., playlists set to a certain total time), turning the water off when brushing your teeth, running full loads of laundry, turning the water off when washing dishes. Anything else?
# of square feet Loyola has in green roofs.
What is 55,000+ sq/ft?
Green roofs help to harvest rainwater to reduce stormwater runoff, limit the urban heat island effect, improve insulation of buildings, provide habitat to native wildlife.
The date for the Office of Sustainability's 2024-2025 Water Week.
What is March 17th - 21st, 2025?
The hit 2000s TV show involving 3 teenage girls who, whenever they touched water, turned into mermaids.
What is H20: Just Add Water?
Why are native plants so important for heavy precipitation events, especially as we see more with climate change?
What is they provide filtration for the water, help guide the water deep into the ground to replenish groundwater supplies, and their roots help protect the landscape from erosion?
The # of homes in Chicago that are still served water by lead pipes.
What is 400,000?
The # of gallons of water that are diverted from Chicago's sewer system by Loyola.
What is 19 million gallons?
The # of water bottle refill stations at Loyola.
What is 54?
The two famous country singers who performed the hit song "Islands In The Stream?"
Who is Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers?
The 8 stages of the water cycle.
What is evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infliltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow.
What is about 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day for men and about 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women? When in doubt, DRINK MORE WATER.