Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
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Overall Score | 38.32 |
Liaison | Rachelanne Knoll |
Submission Date | March 30, 2018 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Eastern Kentucky University
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.00 / 5.00 |
Debbie
Namugayi Sustainability Manager 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’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Medium to High
Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | --- | 246,363,428 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 132,752,138 Gallons | 246,363,428 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2017 | Dec. 30, 2017 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2015 | Dec. 30, 2015 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 4,513 | 4,070 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 20 | 20 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 26 | 26 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 13,789 | 10,553 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 2,577 | 2,797 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 1,833 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 12,059 | 11,061 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 11,008.55 Gallons | 22,273.16 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
50.57
Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 5,403,504 Gross square feet | 5,695,895.44 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 24.57 Gallons per square foot | 43.25 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
43.20
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 | 445 Acres | 445 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 | 553,625.68 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:
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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):
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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:
Bill Rhodes - Facilities Services
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