Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.51
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Oct. 31, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 4.00 Tony Wakley
Financial Manager
Campus Facility Services
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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 290,096,611 Gallons
+ Date Revised: Aug. 21, 2020
210,401,128 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 290,096,611 Gallons 210,401,128 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, 2013 June 30, 2014

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

Based on readily available data with similar reporting processes.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 2,400 1,785
Number of employees resident on-site 8 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 25,507 24,524
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 7,923 7,296.30
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 2,220 1,876
Weighted campus users 24,009.50 22,904.48

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 12,082.58 Gallons 9,186.03 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 12,121,613 Gross square feet 10,817,881 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 23.93 Gallons per square foot 19.45 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0

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 462 Acres 462 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 627,914.74 Gallons per acre 455,413.70 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
0

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:

N/A


A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

IUPUI utilizes a rainwater recovery system to power two of the irrigation systems. The rainwater from the roof of Glick/Clinical Quad and SELB are collected and held in cisterns under the lawn. We then pump that water for the drip irrigation of the surrounding two systems.


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):

Operation and maintenance of storm water infrastructure, including quality units (SQU's) or (BMP's)


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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