| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.76 |
| Liaison | Diane Fout |
| Submission Date | Dec. 13, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Transylvania University
OP-26: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Samuel
Crankshaw Student Sustainability Coordinator Office of 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 | 13,186,534 Gallons | 28,000,000 Gallons |
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Potable water use::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 13,186,534 Gallons | 28,000,000 Gallons |
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 812 | 856 |
| Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 1,015 | 1,071 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 319 | 296 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
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Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 1,049,000 Square feet | 888,000 Square feet |
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Area of vegetated grounds::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 35 Acres | 35 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, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2008 | June 30, 2009 |
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A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
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Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0
Gallons
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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0
Gallons
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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
The shed in the community garden is connected to a series of rain barrels. This collected water is used for the garden.
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
We have 27 locations where we track water consumption from the local utility. Each building on campus that uses water supplied by the local water authority has a meter. The one exception is 6 buildings that utilize a bundled meter. These buildings are Hazelrigg, Old Morrison, Mitchel Fine Arts, Haupt Humanities, the Library, and the Glenn Building.
Cooling tower make-up meters are employed to calculate water use/loss to evaporation and blowdown to accurately assess potable usage.
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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:
All residence hall and athletic showers have low-use shower heads, and all toilets in new buildings are low-use toilets.
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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:
As new buildings are constructed and old ones renovated, high efficiency sinks, toilets, showers, and water fountains are installed.
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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
Rain gardens are utilized to water landscaped areas without using purchased water. Instead they are watered with run-off from paved areas and buildings. Rain barrels are also used; they collect water from the roofs of some buildings 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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