| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.71 |
| Liaison | Anne Jakle |
| Submission Date | Oct. 18, 2024 |
The University of New Mexico
OP-3: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.10 / 7.00 |
Anne
Jakle Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
3.1 Potable water use per person
Performance year for water use:
Peer group:
Potable water from off-site sources:
Reclaimed water from off-site sources:
Other off-site water sources:
Potable water from on-site sources:
Other on-site water sources:
Full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following four figures:
Full-time equivalent students and employees:
Annual potable water use per person:
Points earned for indicator OP 3.1:
3.2 Potable water use per square meter
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:
Points earned for indicator OP 3.2:
3.3 Systems for water recovery and return
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s on-site rainwater harvesting systems:
The College of Education building has rainwater harvesting and Lobo Gardens, the campus community garden, has rainwater harvesting. There is also a Xeric Fragrance Garden Rainwater Harvesting Project that is outside of the Student Union Building. These are small systems.
Does the institution recover water on-site for reuse?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s on-site water recovery and reuse systems:
Chiller tower blowdown water is recovered and reused onsite for irrigation of the North Golf Course. This reuses 7 million gallons (26,498 cubic meters) of water per year.
Does the institution collect and return water to surface water or groundwater through on-site green infrastructure?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s on-site green infrastructure:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
3.4 Ratio of water recovered/returned to total water withdrawal
Narrative outlining the methodologies used to estimate or model the annual volume of water recovered and/or returned on-site:
The chiller cooling tower blowdown water used onsite for North Golf Course irrigation is metered.
Estimated volume of rainwater harvested on-site for storage and use:
Estimated volume of water recovered on-site for reuse:
Estimated volume of water collected and returned through on-site green infrastructure:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following four figures:
Total water withdrawal:
Ratio of water recovered/returned to total water withdrawal:
Points earned for indicator OP 3.4:
Optional documentation
UNM sources the majority of its water from its own wells and has its own water distribution system managed through campus Utility Services. Only 10% of water in the Main Campus area is sourced from the City of Albuquerque's water utility, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA).
Fiscal Year 2021-2022 was used for water data because it had the most complete dataset for water without data inconsistencies. The student, staff, and square footage numbers reflect 2022 numbers for this credit.
Additional documentation for this credit:
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