Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.64
Liaison Amanda Kohn
Submission Date Feb. 13, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Minnesota, Crookston
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 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 Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person 

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal 17,696,850 Gallons 14,988,041 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 17,696,850 Gallons 14,988,041 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period July 1, 2022 June 30, 2023
Baseline Period July 1, 2021 June 30, 2022

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:
This is the data that was available for reporting purposes.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 374 361
Number of employees resident on-site 4 3
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,474.70 1,500
Full-time equivalent of employees 232 226
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 568 651
Weighted campus users 948.53 897.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 18,657.23 Gallons 16,704.42 Gallons

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

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 724,357 Gross square feet 724,357 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 24.43 Gallons per square foot 20.69 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0

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

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 77 Acres 77 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds 229,829.22 Gallons per acre 194,649.88 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
-18.07

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
It is estimated that 15 acres have irrigation. 11 of those acres are athletic fields. Performance test was completed to ensure over watering was reduced during summer months.

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:
Normalization by GSF may be slightly off as some of the buildings included in PRE-4 would not be connected to the water utility. The NWROC Agriculture Research Center would be supplied by Crookston's water utility count, but is not within the STARS boundary. The baseline year is FY22 rather than the performance year and that's why it does not match PRE-5.

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