WATER CONSERVATION

A NEW WAY TO FLUSH

By Allison Perez
CURRENTLY
Traditional urinals are used such as
these (I think) in schools
Traditional urinals:
Use unnecessary amounts of water
Can get messy
Are unsanitary

THE SOLUTION
Waterless urinals are:
Cheaper in the long run
Cleaner
More sustainable
WHY?
One urinal uses 1.5 gallons of water per flush
A 1.5 gpf urinal amounts to around 30,000 gallons per year
Based on a building with a few dozen males using the bathroom 3 times
a day each
At Aloha, the amount would be substantially larger
With multiple urinals per bathroom, multiple bathrooms throughout
the school, and hundreds of people using them each day, the
amount of wasted water is enormous
Replacing three urinals, one bathroom, would save hundreds of
thousands gallons of water each year
Water usage is reduced by 100%

WATERLESS VS. TRADITIONAL
Has zero water
consumption
Leaves no odor
Reduces amount of
waste water
Has less bacteria
Water promotes
bacterial growth
Easily replaces old
units
Less maintenance
Will pay for
themselves
Is less efficient
Wastes water
Produces odors
More bacteria
Cheaper, but
water bill costs
more
Harder to clean
THE HARD TRUTH
Sealant must be replaced every 1,500 uses
Trap cartridges may get clogged from urine sediment
STEPS TO SUCCESS
Funding: Each waterless urinal can cost anywhere from $250-1000
per unit, so funding would be needed from the district.
Installing: It would take time to install all of the units and replace
the current urinals in the bathrooms. Depending on how
big of a priority this is, it could take anywhere from a
year to three years to phase out all the old urinals.
COSTS
The Falcon Brands most popular design, the F1000 costs about
$500 each unit.
To replace four bathrooms in Aloha, each with 4
urinals, it would cost $8000 altogether
The urinals would pay for themselves in a few years
with the amount of water that they save
Sealant costs $60 per gallon, replace every 3-6
months
Cartridges would need to be replaced a few times
a year, costing $50 ea.
CONTACTS AND PROCESS
Administrators would need to be contacted about funding
The janitors would need to determine if its plausible to replace the old urinals with
new ones
See if pipes are compatible
If funded, they would need to be installed during the summer
TOILETS OF THE FUTURE