| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.27 |
| Liaison | Brandon Trelstad |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Oregon State University
OP-26: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.17 / 3.00 |
Brandon
Trelstad Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Office |
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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 | 1,066,267.10 Cubic meters | 1,011,571.27 Cubic meters |
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Potable water use::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 1,066,267.10 Cubic meters | 1,011,571.27 Cubic meters |
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 4,738 | 3,253 |
| Number of residential employees | 15 | 16 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 25,377.70 | 18,055 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 5,397.40 | 4,208.20 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 3,181.70 | 556 |
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Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 810,307.12 Square meters | 635,392.32 Square meters |
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Area of vegetated grounds::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 567.37 Hectares | 583.56 Hectares |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2004 | June 30, 2005 |
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A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
2005 is the first year in which we have comprehensive data for this credit.
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Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0
Cubic meters
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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0
Cubic meters
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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:
All major OSU buildings are individually metered for water. Irrigation and fire suppression service are individually metered as well, with industrial water and other uses submetered separately for large lab buildings.
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A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
High efficiency restroom fixtures are the campus standard. Additionally, the Sustainability Office has retrofitted hundreds of sinks with 0.5 GPM aerators.
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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):
OSU landscapers have taken many steps to reduce their operation's impact on the environment:
* Incorporating native and/or drought tolerant plants into landscaped areas
* Leave grass clippings on the lawns to return nutrients
* Obtain annual Oregon Dept. of Agriculture training to maintain pesticide best practices and application licenses
* Maintain the campus to different standards based on need (i.e., MU quad vs. low profile areas)
* Use of Maxi-com computerized irrigation system with weather-based watering to conserve water
* Minimal use of only slow release fertilizers to avoid fertilizer run off
* On-campus handling and chipping of woody debris and compostable material
* Application as groundcover of mulch and wood chips to reduce watering and weeding needs
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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
Our Rainbird Maxicom computerized system uses local weather data to determine appropriate water levels, based on evapotranspiration (ET) indicators.
OSU Landscape Crew also performs annual irrigation audits to verify automated system performance.
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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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The figure used for square footage was changed to reflect Corvallis area operations, not university totals, which have been used in the past. Water data is not gathered from each statewide operation, making the Corvallis area square footage a more relevant boundary.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.