Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.77
Liaison Izzy Fraser-Milewsky
Submission Date Jan. 17, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Minnesota State University Moorhead
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.23 / 3.00 Josh Costello
Intern
Office of Campus Sustainability
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Low to Medium

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 116,620.41 Cubic meters 150,176.30 Cubic meters

Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 116,620.41 Cubic meters 150,176.30 Cubic meters

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 1,745 1,490
Number of residential employees 2 2
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 6,574 6,818
Full-time equivalent of employees 745 791
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 166,954.12 Square meters 162,678.08 Square meters

Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 2.02 Hectares 2.02 Hectares

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2012 Dec. 31, 2012
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2005 Dec. 31, 2005

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
The water use baseline was adopted as it concurred with the adoption of Minnesota's B3 Benchmarking, which makes sustainability readily available.

Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
MSUM meters water for at least one building.

A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
The University has been systematically updating it's bathrooms with low-flow toilets.

A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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