Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.82
Liaison Eric Boles
Submission Date Feb. 12, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Arkansas
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.91 / 4.00 Jeff Siebler
Project/Program Specialist
Facilities Management
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Medium to High

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 234,589,850 Gallons 398,708,610 Gallons

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Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 203,491,535 Gallons 215,410,502 Gallons

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 5,301 4,545
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 21,044 14,814
Full-time equivalent of employees 4,214 3,747
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 2,019 1,342

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 7,807,144 Square feet 7,458,641 Square feet

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Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 173 Acres 173 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 June 30, 2013 June 30, 2014
Baseline Year June 30, 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:
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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
Non-potable water is used in the Ozark Hall courtyard. A cistern catches rain water for site irrigation.

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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Buildings are metered for water use across campus.

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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:
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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:
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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
Few non-athletic green spaces are irrigated, and turf is selected to resist heat and drought. Certain areas are planted with buffalo grass which is not supposed to mowed but once a year. Xeriscaping is also used around a retention pond on campus and wild grasses and plants are planted by the research and technology center.

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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
Rain gauges monitor precipitation and shut off irrigation until necessary.

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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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