Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	53.05
Liaison	April Thompson
Submission Date	Sept. 22, 2023

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Creighton University
OP-21: Water Use

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0.00 / 4.00

April Thompson
Project and Reporting Coordinator
Office of Sustainability

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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	76,734,857.61 Gallons	66,847,264 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	76,734,857.61 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 Period	July 1, 2021	June 30, 2022
Baseline Period	July 1, 2013	June 30, 2014

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:

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	2,250	2,415
Number of employees resident on-site	15	14
Number of other individuals resident on-site	11	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	8,732	7,455.50
Full-time equivalent of employees	2,033	1,976.70
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	2,096	751.70
Weighted campus users	7,079	7,117.63

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	10,839.79 Gallons	9,391.79 Gallons

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

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	3,924,743 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	19.55 Gallons per square foot	19.08 Gallons per square foot

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

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	38 Acres	36 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	2,019,338.36 Gallons per acre	1,856,868.44 Gallons per acre

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

-8.75

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:

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:

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

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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