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

STARS v2.2

Ball State University
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 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

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

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

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

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

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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