Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 66.01 |
Liaison | Lissette Hernandez |
Submission Date | July 1, 2024 |
Florida International University
OP-21: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.38 / 4.00 |
Lissette
Hernandez Director Parking and Transportation |
Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal | 288,230,921 Gallons | 369,170,304 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 193,230,921 Gallons | 242,805,688 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, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
Reliable data for area of vegetated grounds was only available for 2018. Fiscal year 2014-2015 was chosen for its proximity to 2018.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 3,700 | 3,195 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 7 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 33,941 | 30,411 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 6,448 | 5,914 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 7,236 | 7,220 |
Weighted campus users | 25,789.75 | 22,629.25 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 7,492.55 Gallons | 10,729.73 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 10,263,364 Gross square feet | 9,774,810 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 18.83 Gallons per square foot | 24.84 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 296.77 Acres | 296.77 Acres |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 971,226.61 Gallons per acre | 1,243,960.99 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Retention ponds capture rainwater and run-off that is used for irrigation on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus. At the Biscayne Bay Campus, treated graywater is used to irrigate the grounds.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
FIU is upgrading the irrigation systems to the Rainbird IQ4 which has advanced water management capabilities. It allows the university to maintain the irrigation systems according to desired sustainable practices. Although still in the initial stage of development and training, the new system is already lowering water usage. In addition, FIU Facilities is converting restroom faucets to models that use timers to limit water flow and has converted urinals to ultra-low water use models.
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
As mentioned above, reliable data for area of vegetated grounds was only available for 2018. The breakdown per campus is as follows: Modesto Maidique Campus 174 acres; Biscayne Bay Campus 99.77 acres; Engineering Center 23 acres. Since the difference in the amount of building square footage was less than 10% in the performance and baseline years compared to 2018, no estimated adjustments were made to vegatated grounds acreage.
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