Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	65.09
Liaison	Matthew Liesch
Submission Date	Oct. 15, 2020

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Central Michigan University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.69 / 4.00

Jay Kahn
Facilities Operations Director
Facilities 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	97,312,463 Gallons	134,260,000 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	95,986,163 Gallons	121,957,000 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012

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:

The 2012 Baseline was adapted because it corresponds with the beginning of many CMU sustainability objectives outlined in the Sustainability is Central Report attached below.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	5,096	6,114
Number of employees resident on-site	17	18
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	16,902	20,502
Full-time equivalent of employees	2,379	2,214
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	2,112	1,480
Weighted campus users	14,155	17,460

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	6,781.08 Gallons	6,984.94 Gallons

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

2.92

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	6,168,887 Gross square feet	5,442,759 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	15.56 Gallons per square foot	22.41 Gallons per square foot

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

30.56

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	1,378.79 Acres	1,378.79 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	70,578.16 Gallons per acre	97,375.23 Gallons per acre

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

27.52

Optional Fields

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

This following information is directly from the Sustainability Is Central 2018 Sustainability Report attached below:

1. "Bottle filler water fountains installed around campus (ongoing)
In an effort to minimize plastic bottle waste, installation of bottle filling stations on new
and existing fountains across campus is ongoing. Currently, there are approximately 60 stations located on campus. Filling stations record the number of plastic water
bottles saved by refills at each station."

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

This following information is directly from the Sustainability Is Central 2018 Sustainability Report attached below:

1. Reduction in onsite well water consumption
"Well water is used in the Powerhouse and to irrigate the band field. Well water consumption has been reduced by 16.4% since 2011."

2. Installation of storm water detention systems
"As defined by Contech Engineered Solutions, storm water detention systems “are employed on a site to reduce the quantity of stormwater runoff leaving a site by temporarily storing the runoff that exceeds a site’s allowable discharge rate, and releasing it slowly over time.” Two of these systems will be installed on campus: one in the Lacrosse Field and one in the Freshman Parking Lot. These systems are projected to exceed existing standards."

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

This following information is directly from the Sustainability Is Central 2018 Sustainability Report attached below:

1. Air conditioning systems converted from watercooled to air-cooled systems
"Air conditioning systems in Dow Science were converted from water-cooled to air-cooled systems, saving significantly on water. Explore campus landscaping options that incorporate plants which require less frequent watering, such as rain gardens and xeriscaping (ongoing). Facilities Management (FM) is continuing to explore the use and placement of plants that reduce the amount of necessary watering."

2. Install low flush or dual flush toilets and low flow faucets (ongoing)
"Low flush toilets and low flow faucets continue being installed on campus."

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:

CMU_water-sewer.xls

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data on water reduction initiatives can be found on pages 15-16 of the attached document.
https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/class/GLISS/Documents/Sustainability_is_Central_2018.pdf

Vegetated grounds acreage reflects the combined vegetated ground between internal and external sites, such as the bIological Station on Beaver Island. This acreage does not include building, parking lot, or structural space.