Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Brian Eisenhauer
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2014
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Plymouth State University
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Brian Eisenhauer
Director
Office of Environmental Sustainability
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Low

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 29,549,420 Gallons 36,202,201 Gallons

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Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 29,549,420 Gallons 36,202,201 Gallons

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 3,000 3,000
Number of residential employees 14 12
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 5,205 5,000
Full-time equivalent of employees 576 678
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 150 100

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,524,987 Square feet 1,323,900 Square feet

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Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 177.38 Acres 177.38 Acres

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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, 2012 June 30, 2013
Baseline Year July 1, 2003 June 30, 2004

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

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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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year: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:
A rain barrel system is installed for student use and as a teaching tool at EcoHouse, it is used to water the permaculture installation on that site.

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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
increasing metering on campus

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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:
low flow toilets and shower fixtures have been installed in every residence on campus

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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):
Native plants including drought tolerant ones are used extensively on campus.

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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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