Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.15
Liaison Andrew Porter
Submission Date March 11, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of Cincinnati
OP-T2-46: Non-Potable Water Usage

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Claire Sweigart
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution use non-potable water (e.g., harvested rainwater or graywater) for irrigation and/or other applications?:
Yes

A brief description of the source of non-potable water and how it is used:

Roof water is currently collected from the Campus Recreation Center and the Medical Science Building (MSB) and used for irrigation. MSB also contributes condensate into a retention system with a volume of capacity is 65,000 gal. Synthetic turf fields in our Athletic District, along with tennis court surfaces and the Athletic Center roof combine to fill another 65,000 gallon retention system. The Campus Recreation Center volume is close 900,000 gallons and has multiple chambers for detention and retention.


The percentage of irrigation water usage from recovered, reclaimed or untreated sources :
20

The percentage of building space using water from recovered, reclaimed or untreated sources:
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The percentage of water used in utility plants from recovered, reclaimed or untreated sources:
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The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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