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<br />Submitted to: State Office of Water Conservation <br />Submitted by: Jean Loose and Charles Johnson <br /> <br />Infrared Automatic Faucets <br /> <br />QUESTION 1 Detailed summary description of the proposed <br />project. <br /> <br />The Grand Junction Regional Center (GJRC) requests <br />funding for the purchase of infrared automatic faucets to be used <br />in agency buildings that require staff members to wash hands <br />frequently. Recently, the GJRC conducted a water usage study. <br />The results suggested that the agency would save 87.5 % of our <br />current water use for hand washing if automatic faucets were <br />installed. During handwashing water runs continuously until <br />after hands are dried with a paper towel, about 45 seconds. <br /> <br />Infrared automatic faucets are sensor operated and make <br />the lavatory "hands free". They sense the user's presence and <br />immediately turn on the water supply that has been pre-mixed to <br />desired temperature. When hands are removed from the invisible <br />beam of light, the water supply turns off. For hand washing <br />these faucets run for 10 seconds as water does not need to run <br />during the whole hand wash procedure. <br /> <br />GJRC currently has 263 clients with 281 staff who work <br />directly with clients. A number of others including therapists and <br />assistants have daily contact with clients. GJRC has eleven <br />dorms on campus and ten group homes throughout the <br />community. Ninety percent of clients at the agency function at a <br />two year mental age or less. Staff assistance with bathing, <br />shaving, haircare, dressing, tooth brushing and feeding is <br />necessary. One Hundred and twenty-four of the clients wear <br />attends (adult diapers). <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />