Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	65.17
Liaison	Taylor Smith
Submission Date	July 26, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

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

Low

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	69,880,000 Gallons	116,560,000 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	69,880,000 Gallons	116,560,000 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	May 26, 2020	May 21, 2021
Baseline Period	May 26, 2006	May 21, 2007

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:

Baseline was adopted to FY2007 which matches our Climate Action Plan inception date.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	3,527	8,792
Number of employees resident on-site	9	10
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	11,367.80	10,295
Full-time equivalent of employees	2,717	2,378
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	11,447.60	11,705.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	6,104.34 Gallons	9,957.92 Gallons

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

38.70

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	4,129,972 Gross square feet	3,624,281 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	16.92 Gallons per square foot	32.16 Gallons per square foot

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

47.39

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	125 Acres	125 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	559,040 Gallons per acre	932,480 Gallons per acre

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

40.05

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

UMBC began a leak prevention program in addition to installing low flow water fixtures during new construction and/or major renovations.

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:

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Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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