Kristin Platts
Nov 30, 2021
Updated Jun 15, 2022

Water reclamation is vital to Stan State’s mission of sustainability. Essentially, the way the campus is heated, cooled, irrigated and powered depends almost entirely on water.

While the Reflecting Pond and the campus lakes are the heart of the water system at Stanislaus State, the conservation effort encompasses dozens of processes and procedures, all of which fall under the guidance of the University’s Facilities Department.

Heart of Stanislaus State Water Conservation Effort Built Into Master Plan

To most observers, it’s only a pond.

Yes, the Reflecting Pond that graces the main entrance to California State University, Stanislaus is impressive, holding an estimated 4.5 million gallons of water at any given time.