Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 70.79 |
Liaison | Yumiko Jakobcic |
Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Grand Valley State University
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.53 / 4.00 |
Yumiko
Jakobcic Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability Practices |
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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
Part 1
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | --- | 164,141,690 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 98,663,198 Gallons | 119,256,118 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2018 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2005 | June 30, 2006 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
Baseline was selected when the University first started reporting and was chosen as a reasonable starting point
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 6,012 | 5,662 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 23 | 25 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 24,707 | 23,674 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 2,568 | 1,879 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 1,514 | 371.50 |
Weighted campus users | 20,829.50 | 20,307.88 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 4,736.71 Gallons | 5,872.41 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
19.34
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 5,941,769 Gross square feet | 4,189,524 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 16.61 Gallons per square foot | 28.47 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
41.67
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 616 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 | 368,857.73 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Stormwater is retained and filtered through 4 settling ponds which then feed excess water into the pond used for irrigation of the golf course, practice football fields and some lawn areas on campus.
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):
The University has employed a number of water saving methods in the form of plumbing fixtures and fittings. Low flow water closets, urinals and shower heads have been installed in new and existing buildings. Waterless urinals have also been installed in some buildings. Water faucets with built-in motion sensors have also been installed.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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