Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	28.30
Liaison	Eva Chase
Submission Date	June 21, 2024

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
OP-21: Water Use

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Responsible Party

0.00 / 6.00

Jerilyn Roberts
Associate Vice President for Facilities, Risk, and Services
Facilities 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:

High

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	3,521,300 Gallons	3,521,300 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	3,521,300 Gallons	3,521,300 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	June 1, 2021	July 1, 2022
Baseline Period	June 1, 2021	July 1, 2022

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:

Water use baseline was adopted as FY2022. The university founded their Office for Sustainability in FY2023, so FY2022 was identified as the most recent fiscal year without sustainability team intervention in water use practices.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,075	1,075
Number of employees resident on-site	2	2
Number of other individuals resident on-site	1,075	1,075
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	2,042	2,042
Full-time equivalent of employees	561	561
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	76	76
Weighted campus users	3,239.50	3,239.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	1,086.99 Gallons	1,086.99 Gallons

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

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	908,761 Gross square feet	908,761 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	3.87 Gallons per square foot	3.87 Gallons per square foot

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

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	70.19 Acres	70.19 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	50,170.97 Gallons per acre	50,170.97 Gallons per acre

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

Optional Fields

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

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

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

All recent building renovations have been designed to LEED standards, including low-flow plumbing fixtures and appliances.

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