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Dec 14, 2009 7:09 pm US/Mountain

CU Green Dorm May Get Shower Timers

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Shaun Boyd
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4/AP) ― Long showers could be a thing of the past at one University of Colorado dorm teaching students green habits.

University officials are considering installing shower timers that would either shut off or give students warnings about the amount of time they've spent using water. The university says it could test the timers at the Baker Hall dormitory, where several students are already taking a course on environmental sciences.

"I take like 15-minute showers, 20-minute showers," student Paul Lukens said.

"I like to just like be in there, you know, take time to think about stuff," student Denice Shokranifar said.

"Parents need not to worry, there are no shower police at the University of Colorado," CU spokesman Bronson Hilliard said.

CU officials say they will decide next month what kind of device would be equipped on the showers. One option would be to reduce water pressure after a certain time, or shut the water off completely after five or 10 minutes. Students would have to wait for a period of time before being able to turn on the shower again.

"You can time it for five, eight, or 11 minutes, with one minute to go in your time allotment you'll hear a sensor go off that tells you you've got one minute to wrap it up before the water flow is decreased," Hilliard said.

Students are divided about the idea.

"I think it's a really good idea, I'm really into the whole saving the planet thing," student Megan Shahnooshi said.

"It seems like we spend a lot of money, I think I deserve at least a long shower," Lukens said.

If the proposal works, it could be expanded to other residence halls.

"Six-thousand students living in our residence halls, each of them cutting their shower by a minute or two could save thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars," Hilliard said.

The university said the savings could be passed on to students.

CU spends more than $6.5 million on utilities in the residence halls.

CU is also testing power strips that shut down electronics when not in use.

(© 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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