Water

UW Oshkosh’s 171-acre campus is located along Wisconsin’s Fox River and just blocks away from Lake Winnebago, the largest body of water in the state. Having a campus surrounded by water, it only makes sense that our university makes a continuous effort in reducing water consumption on campus as well as oversees storm water pollution in the area.

UWO fresh water and storm water initiatives includes campus audits, providing water usage feedback, educating the campus about water conservation, implementing stringent erosion control standards, and implementing green engineering and site design guidelines.

Fresh Water Conservation

Conserving fresh water use at our campus reduces energy consumption and helps conserve natural habitats. Our goal is to reduce water consumption by 50 percent from 2000 levels by 2012.

We retrofitted the water-cooling systems at Blackhawk Commons with air-cooled equipment, reducing the use of water, and in 2005, replaced the natural grass football field at Titans Stadium with artificial grass resulting in an estimated savings of 850,000 gallons of water used for irrigation.

Learn more about fresh water conservation at UWO in the Campus Sustainability Plan.

Storm Water

How we manage storm water affects the pollution in our waters and the conservation of groundwater resources. UW Oshkosh is working to follow storm water management best practices while implementing green engineering and site design guidelines for all capital projects.

UW Oshkosh is committed to reducing the amount of total suspended solids coming off of campus 40 percent by 2013 (using 2006 baseline data).

Learn more about storm water management at UWO in the Campus Sustainability Plan.