Portland, OR Portland International Airport Portland International Reduces Water Usage By 177,000 Gallons Daily Major facilities are particularly under pressure to make water efficiency a priority because of the massive amount of water their occupants use daily. This has been true of Portland International Airport, which tracked a record 14.6 million passengers in 2007 in the environmentally conscious Oregon city. "With more than 35,000 people using our facility daily, we recognize that water is a very important resource for which we’re always looking for ways to conserve and protect," says Phil Ralston, aviation environmental and safety manager forthe Port of Portland. The toilets were an obvious target for water savings. The terminal’s 400 toilets, averaging 200 flushes apiece per day, u

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