Overall Rating	Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison	Tyreece Hampton
Submission Date	May 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Alabama
OP-21: Water Use

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	Reporter	Donnie Grill Energy Engineer III Energy Management

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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:

Low to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	1,281,029 Cubic meters	1,453,748 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	817,186 Cubic meters	971,099 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Oct. 1, 2021	Sept. 30, 2022
Baseline Period	Oct. 1, 2016	Sept. 30, 2016

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:

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	9,000	8,419
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	36,155	36,155
Full-time equivalent of employees	2,375	8,296
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	5,918	3,568
Weighted campus users	26,709	32,767

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	30.60 Cubic meters	29.64 Cubic meters

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	1,800,000 Gross square meters	1,328,139 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.45 Cubic meters per square meter	0.73 Cubic meters per square meter

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

37.91

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	0 Hectares	0 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	3,165,492.87 Cubic meters per hectare	3,592,290.98 Cubic meters per hectare

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

11.88

Optional Fields

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

For example, initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions.

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:

For example, building retrofits.

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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