University of Houston
OP-22: Water Use

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Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	435,833,016 Gallons	402,194,400 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	428,655,346 Gallons	391,384,400 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	Sept. 1, 2015	Aug. 31, 2017
Baseline Year	Jan. 1, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	8,007	5,178
Number of employees resident on-site	15	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	43,774	39,554
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	5,239	4,845
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	2,626	1,047
Weighted campus users	36,795.75	33,808.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	11,649.59 Gallons	11,576.51 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	14,407,080 Gross square feet	6,701,000 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	29.75 Gallons per square foot	58.41 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	270 Acres	422.10 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds	1,614,196.36 Gallons per acre	952,841.51 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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:
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
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):
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: