Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.50
Liaison Ryan Chabot
Submission Date March 2, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Central Florida
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.32 / 5.00 Keith Coelho
Coordinator
Utilities & Energy Services
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Medium to High

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 465,305,000.59 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 264,713,000 Gallons 250,893,000 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016
Baseline Year July 1, 2013 June 30, 2014

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:
Fiscal 2014 was chosen as the baseline due to the increase of sub metering and data reliability compared to previously recorded years.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 7,496 7,048
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 40,070.90 38,508.80
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 8,209.94 7,865.33
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 3,112.21 2,432.51
Weighted campus users 35,750.47 34,718.22

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 7,404.46 Gallons 7,226.55 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 10,008,811 Gross square feet 9,782,247 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 26.45 Gallons per square foot 25.65 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
Yes

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 1,297 Acres 1,297 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 0 Gallons per acre 358,754.82 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
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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 (e.g. building retrofits):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data input by Yara Watson Colon with information provided by Keith Coelho (Utilities & Energy Services) and Patrick Bohlen (Landscaping & Natural Resources) Vegetated grounds area: data only available for 2016; however 2014 is reasonably comparable due to building standards prioritizing new construction on existing surface lots. Gross square footage date taken from Utilities and Energy Services (numbers may differ from other credits).

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