Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 62.47 |
Liaison | Kara Holmstrom |
Submission Date | March 3, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Luther College
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.57 / 4.00 |
Jay
Uthoff Director of Facilities Facilities Management |
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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 | --- | 54,000,000 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 39,053,080 Gallons | 54,000,000 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | June 1, 2015 | May 31, 2016 |
Baseline Year | June 1, 2003 | May 31, 2004 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
Same as the other energy data. We use FY 03-04 as a baseline for all comparisons
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 2,112 | 2,064 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 7 | 0 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 2 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 2,327 | 2,534 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 475 | 538 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 2,633.25 | 2,820 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 14,830.75 Gallons | 19,148.94 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
22.55
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 1,495,053 Gross square feet | 1,384,290 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 26.12 Gallons per square foot | 39.01 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
33.04
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 199 Acres | 199 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 | 271,356.78 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields
We include information about taking shorter showers and turning off the water when brushing teeth as part of our monthly energy challenges.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Luther uses non-potable water captured from a rain barrel system to water potted plants across 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):
As Luther renovates buildings, low flow faucets, urinals, and toilets are utilized. All new construction uses the most efficient devices possible.
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:
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