Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.11
Liaison Smith Getterman
Submission Date March 12, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Baylor University
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.05 / 4.00 Jack Reardon
Director of Operations
Baylor Facility Services
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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 451,010,700 Gallons 383,895,731 Gallons

Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 307,931,000 Gallons 317,331,000 Gallons

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 5,289 5,149
Number of residential employees 31 24
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 16,001 13,239
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,575 910
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 18 0

Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 8,543,061 Square feet 6,900,000 Square feet

Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 304.50 Acres 200 Acres

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2014 Dec. 31, 2014
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2009 Dec. 31, 2009

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

2009 was chosen as the baseline for both water and energy usage across campus.


Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0 Gallons

Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0 Gallons

A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:

Almost all campus buildings have individual domestic and irrigation meters.


A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:

Low flow toilets, showers, and faucets are installed on campus.


A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

Energy Star dishwashers are purchased for the dining , for example. All showers and most faucets, and toilets have already been replaced or retrofitted in the last few years.


A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:

Currently 50% of campus irrigation systems are operated by the Toro Sentinel Smart Irrigation system. Utilizing an on site weather station to calculate daily evapotranspiration rate and adjusts the irrrigation settings accordingly. By summer of 2015, 80% of campus irrigation will be under this system.


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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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