Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 39.69
Liaison April Thompson
Submission Date March 2, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Creighton University
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.84 / 4.00 Mary Duda
Chemical Coordinator
Facilities Management
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Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low to Medium

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 66,847,264 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 66,280,395.09 Gallons 66,847,264 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016
Baseline Year July 1, 2013 June 30, 2014

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

Prior to FY2014, Residence Life Buildings were billed for water usage separately and therefore the data was incomplete. FY 2014 is the first year the water usage data is complete.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 2,794 2,415
Number of employees resident on-site 15 14
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 8,228 7,455.50
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 2,033 1,976.70
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 765.70 751.70
Weighted campus users 7,823.73 7,117.63

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 8,471.72 Gallons 9,391.79 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
9.80

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 3,583,328 Gross square feet 3,504,257 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 18.50 Gallons per square foot 19.08 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
3.04

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
Yes

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 38 Acres 36 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 0 Gallons per acre 1,856,868.44 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

A rainbarrel is used to collect water from a large storage building and is used to water the community garden. The greenhouse has two large barrels to collect rainwater for the plants.


A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives (e.g. building retrofits):

We have installed all low flow devices for shower heads and faucets.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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