| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.20 |
| Liaison | Anne Duncan |
| Submission Date | Jan. 29, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wartburg College
OP-26: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Anne
Duncan Environmental Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Medium to High
Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water use | 1,634,151 Gallons | 2,357,720 Gallons |
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Potable water use::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 1,634,151 Gallons | 2,357,720 Gallons |
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 1,440 | 1,451 |
| Number of residential employees | 6 | 6 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 1,773 | 1,774 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 394 | 366 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
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Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 1,038,353 Square feet | 1,036,353 Square feet |
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Area of vegetated grounds::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 17.70 Acres | 17.70 Acres |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | June 1, 2011 | May 31, 2012 |
| Baseline Year | June 1, 2007 | May 31, 2008 |
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A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
The student enrollment was comparable, and it was prior to the 2008 flood, which cause a couple years of variations in operations during community recovery. This was the furthest back we could go and still be comparing apples and apples.
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Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0
Gallons
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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0
Gallons
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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
N/A
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Each building on our campus is metered separately for used water and billed accordingly. Sewer charges are charges on a percentage of water consumed.
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A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
In 2011 a comprehensive retrofit of water fixtures on campus was conduct. Outdated stools and urinals were replaced with low-flow devices. Sink and shower fixtures were retrofitted with flow control fixtures.
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A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Energy consumption, including water, and life cycle costs are considered in all equipment replacement.
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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
Planting beds are programmed with native hearty plants that do not require watering after establishment.
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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
The sports fields are the only place irrigation is required on a regular basis. In those areas staff schedules the irrigation practices once reflecting upon the future weather patterns. If the weather changes, as it does regularly in Iowa, the irrigation system has a sensor to shut down when it starts raining.
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A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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