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A 30 day challenge to live water wise

In 2023/2024 we organized a 30-day challenge where we engaged people in creative and innovative ways to approach our everyday relationship to water. 

Each day, there was a new prompt and action to take. You can find the info on the 30 challenges on our Instagram page.

About

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In 2017 eight ASU students lived for 30 days in an abandoned motel in Amboy, California on 4 gallons of water a day (per person) to experience life under extreme water scarcity (the usual water usage patterns for Tempe are 80-100 gallons/day). This art-sustainability project was called Drylab 2023, because it envisioned a near future (2023) where the southwest would experience a severe water crisis. The participants shared their experiences via social media, and you can still find their stories on this website.

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In 2023, we were experiencing an actual water crisis in the US southwest. The original Drylab team came together to instigate this challenge, contribute water-wise prompts, and will be interacting with current challenge participants calling upon their experiences.

Contact Us

For questions regarding the Drylab Challenge, please email us at contact@drylab2023.net.

Acknowledgements

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Support provided by ASU’s Impact Water – Arizona, a core program of the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative, courtesy of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.

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Desert Humanities Initiative, ASU

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Center for Behavior, Institutions, and the Environment, ASU

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