Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 36.07
Liaison Christopher Williams
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2020
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Delaware
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.82 / 4.00
"---" 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:
Low to Medium

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 253,329,789.69 Gallons 192,619,241.70 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 253,329,789.69 Gallons 192,619,241.70 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2017 July 1, 2018
Baseline Year July 1, 2015 July 1, 2016

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

Baseline Year water consumption data for FY2008 is not available. Data provided for most recent available year.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 7,363 7,180
Number of employees resident on-site 0 212
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 22,181 21,512
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 4,439 2,315
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 416 1,115
Weighted campus users 21,493.75 18,882

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 11,786.21 Gallons 10,201.21 Gallons

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

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 8,448,165 Gross square feet 5,235,720 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 29.99 Gallons per square foot 36.79 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
18.49

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 490 Acres 490 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 516,999.57 Gallons per acre 393,100.49 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
0

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:

n/a


A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

UD employs Reverse Osmosis technology to reclaim and reuse water in some of our labs and in our campus-wide steam / chiller operations. This has resulted in tens of thousands of gallons of reductions in water consumption.


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):

UD has retrofitting all Residence Halls with water sense certified low-flow (1gpm - 1.5gpm) shower heads. This is our new campus-wide standard, so all new shower heads or replacement shower heads will meet this standard.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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