Two of the state’s penal facilities, which were under pressure for their exorbitant water use, are now models for institutional water efficiencies
Two of the state’s penal facilities, which were under pressure for their exorbitant water use, are now models for institutional water efficiencies
2 PagesSusanville, CA Corcoran / High Desert Prisons California, which suffers from ongoing water shortages, has put in place numerous regulations for curbing water use and penalties for those who fail to abide by them. So it’s ironic that two of the state’s penal facilities, which were under pressure for their exorbitant water use, are now models for institutional water efficiency. These two California prisons, California State Prison-Corcoran in Corcoran and High Desert State Prison in Susanville, both have two institutional facilities on the same site sharing a water treatment plant. As opposed to typical residentialdevelopment, where population growth takes a slow, but steadily increasing toll on local resources, the opening of a prison with its thousands of occupants can be likened to a smal
