| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.35 |
| Liaison | Christa Rieck |
| Submission Date | Nov. 23, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Houston
OP-26: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.35 / 4.00 |
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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 | 411,151,300 Gallons | 402,194,400 Gallons |
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Potable water use::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 391,634,000 Gallons | 391,384,400 Gallons |
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 5,783 | 5,178 |
| Number of residential employees | 15 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 39,387 | 39,554 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 4,944 | 4,845 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 967 | 1,047 |
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Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 12,730,708.82 Square feet | 6,701,000 Square feet |
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Area of vegetated grounds::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 416.21 Acres | 422.10 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 | Jan. 1, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 |
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A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
That's when the data was first accurately captured.
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Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
96,578,992
Gallons
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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year: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:
Condensate recovery program 1,225,992
Evaporation of water through central plant (goes through several cycles of use before it's evaporated) 95,353,000
These waste water gallons are handled through the university's cooling tower. Cooling towers are used to lower the temperature of the water before it is sent out to the campus. During that process a portion of the water is evaporated and thus never makes it to the back into sewer system. This system is a lot more efficient when compared to individual chillers. We have meters that calculate amount of water going in and out of the cooling tower. This allows us to calculate the amount of water that has been evaporated and not deposited back into the sewer system.
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
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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):
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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
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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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