Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	58.68
Liaison	Margaret Lo
Submission Date	July 21, 2021

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Ball State University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

1.56 / 4.00

James Lowe
Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management
Facilities Planning & Managment

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Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:

Low to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	209,844,121 Gallons	239,235,832 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	209,730,311 Gallons	239,235,832 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2020
Baseline Period	July 1, 2015	June 30, 2016

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

4-year performance period.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	6,634	7,122
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	19,638	18,831
Full-time equivalent of employees	3,328	2,992
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	4,754	2,612
Weighted campus users	15,317.50	16,188.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	13,692.20 Gallons	14,777.91 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:

7.35

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	7,312,617 Gross square feet	7,180,726 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	28.68 Gallons per square foot	33.32 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:

13.91

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	1,160 Acres	1,140.63 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	180,900.10 Gallons per acre	209,740.08 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:

13.75

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

Harvest 31,580 gallons of water and used to irrigate plants.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

LEED Certified Buildings (15 to date)
All contain water saving technologies; low-flow fixtures, etc.

Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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