Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

Goal: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

UGA is working to address UN Sustainable Development Goals through focused research, teaching, service, and stewardship on campus, across the state, and around the globe. Some examples of how students, faculty, and staff are addressing Goal #6 are listed below.

River Basin Center

The River Basin Center connects freshwater science to management and policy to promote the sustainable management of aquatic resources and ecosystems. River Basin Center faculty, staff, and students work on aquatic management issues around the globe, but the center maintains an emphasis on the southeastern United States.

ECOGIG Consortium

The Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG) consortium aims to understand the impacts of natural and human-caused hydrocarbon inputs on deep sea ecosystems around the globe. In addition to advancing research, it conducts outreach events that reach local and global audiences.

On-Demand Irrigation

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences faculty are developing, testing, and promoting the incorporation of soil moisture sensors into irrigation systems. On-demand irrigation systems only irrigate when needed and with the amount of water required by the crop. On-farm trials have shown a 50% - 70% reduction in water use as well as increasing crop productivity and profitability.

Watershed UGA

Watershed UGA is a stream restoration and protection initiative aimed at engaging the campus community in sustainability through watersheds. The aim of Watershed UGA is to create a social infrastructure that facilitates the use of the UGA campus as a living laboratory while promoting experiential learning, research, public service, and outreach.