Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.43
Liaison Tony Gillund
Submission Date Sept. 12, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

The Ohio State University at Newark
OP-22: Water Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.00 / 7.00 Nifoghale (Niffy) Ovuworie
Sustainability Engineer
Energy Services and Sustainability
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Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
8,529,352 Gallons

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Water consumption, performance year :
7,277,050 Gallons

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List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
Fiscal year 2012: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

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On-campus residents, 2005:
181

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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
3,068

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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
1,960

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On-campus residents, performance year:
181

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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
3,964

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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
2,267

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Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
Academic year 2011-2012. Weighted campus user data from Autumn Semester 2011.

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Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
Yes

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A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:
The campus has a program to reduce water consumption (low-flow fixtures, infra-red faucet controls, geothermal air-conditioning (chiller fed by underground well water loop), etc.). Brian Boehmer, 5/30/2013.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Water consumption data for the main Newark Campus buildings was reported for FY 2006 through FY 2012. Water consumption data for the two campus dormitories was reported for FY 2009-FY 20012. Linear regression analysis was used to calculate water usage for baseline year FY 2005. Additional contact: Brian J. Boehmer, AIA, FMP Superintendent, Facilities Planning & Operations Phone: 740-364-9535 bboehmer@cotc.edu

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