Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	55.56
Liaison	Katie Beitz
Submission Date	Aug. 25, 2021

STARS v2.2

Oklahoma State University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

1.30 / 4.00

Kristeena Blaser
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Services

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Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:

Low

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	381,475,800 Gallons	419,010,000 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	381,475,800 Gallons	419,010,000 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2005	Dec. 31, 2005

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

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

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	5,667	7,066
Number of employees resident on-site	323	411
Number of other individuals resident on-site	341	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	21,629	21,235
Full-time equivalent of employees	4,962	4,677
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	435	247
Weighted campus users	21,455.50	21,118

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	17,779.86 Gallons	19,841.37 Gallons

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

10.39

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	11,613,854 Gross square feet	10,357,207 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	32.85 Gallons per square foot	40.46 Gallons per square foot

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

18.81

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	505 Acres	700 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	755,397.62 Gallons per acre	598,585.71 Gallons per acre

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

-26.20

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

OSU's Housing & Residential Life staff call for shorter showers, turning of faucets while brushing teeth, stress the importance of reporting water leaks. OSU staff are encouraged to purchase water saving equipment and Cooperative Extension offers a variety of fact sheets about water conservation.

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

Two large barrels are stationed in the Mother's Garden in front of the Rancher's Club at the Student Union to collect rain water for use in that garden. OSU has irrigation controllers on a central controlled system with a weather station that reads rainfall, wind speed and evapotranspiration. Irrigation frequency and timing correlates with these calibrations to irrigate at the most efficient settings. Rain sensors are also used on about 85% of the controllers to shut off irrigation if rainfall reaches a 1/8 of an inch. These systems continue to be monitored on a regular basis.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

Landscape Services team members are equipped with soil probes to monitor watering needs frequently. Outfitting and training the staff ensures control of over watering and leak detections. Effecient drip irrigation is used in all newly landscaped and renovated garden spaces. Furthermore, Energy Star appliances are preferred throughout campus and building retrofits include the installation of high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings such as low-flow flush valves, sink and shower aerators. OSU is an EPA Energy Star Partner recognized for using ENERGY STAR resources to reduce energy and water waste.

Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

https://fm.okstate.edu/about-us/landscape/irrigation_standards.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

Oklahoma_2017.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data Sources:
Steven McClary, Manager, Geospatial Systems
John Lee, Assistant Manager, Landscape Install Services
Marlene Montgomery, Program Analyst & Project Manager, Institutional Research and Analytics
Laura Davis, Programming Analyst, Housing & Residential Life
Craig Spencer, Assistant CFO - Facilities Management and Director - Energy Services
Casey Keyser, Senior Energy Manager, Energy Services