Water conservation is a concern of the Georgia Aquarium, and we are taking the necessary measures to ensure our water supply is plentiful. Read below what the Aquarium is doing to conserve and learn what you can do around your home to do your part.

Georgia Aquarium Water Conservation Measures:

• Upgraded facility to add waterless urinals that save up to 40,000 gallons of water each per year. With so many guests, this measure alone may save more than 1,000,000 gallons of water per year.
• Recapturing condensation from our cooling units. With a 500,000+ square-foot facility, we can save 1,500,000 gallons per year, possibly more.
• Replaced several landscaping features with low or no water plantings as a permanent alternative.
• Low-flow faucets and showerheads are installed in the bathrooms, locker rooms and kitchen.
• Making ‘conservation notebooks’ to cut down on paper and therefore water usage.
• Employees must take a mandatory conservation training course, which includes water conservation.
• Most importantly, we have a huge opportunity to educate at the Aquarium through our staff and volunteers on the floor, signage/displays and Web site about ways individuals can conserve water. We will be developing methods to take advantage of this opportunity.

Georgia Aquarium Water Use:

• All Georgia Aquarium exhibits are closed systems in which the water is filtered, treated, as required, and returned to the exhibit. The Aquarium recycles and reuses as much water as possible within the limits of providing our animals with the best care.
• Our water consumption in caring for our animals and accommodating our guests is similar to the amount of water used by any one of the many downtown hotels.