Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.85
Liaison Srinivasan Raghavan
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2013
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University of Missouri
OP-22: Water Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.02 / 7.00 Shivani Vaid
Graduate Research Assistant
MU Sustainability Office
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
345,806,000 Gallons

Water consumption, performance year :
387,000,000 Gallons

List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
7/1/10 - 6/30/11

On-campus residents, 2005:
8,123

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
24,164

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
6,483

On-campus residents, performance year:
6,972

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
30,264

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
6,717

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
8/1/10 - 7/31/11

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:

Since 1990, due to water conservation measures by Campus Facilities, water use per gross square foot on campus has decreased by 61 percent (Sustainability Task Force Report, 2009). Recently, the MU Power Plant began using recycled waste water from the plant’s water treatment system to supplement the plant’s cooling water system. The University of Missouri will continue to monitor and make improvements to campus water use (including but not limited to water quality, quantity of use and runoff/storm water processes). The university will require that storm water quality be optimized and quantity be managed through the adoption, implementation, revision and enforcement of the university’s Phase II MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) Permit and Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) as appropriate and that management strategies adapt as understanding of campus water resources improves.


The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

2005 Water Consumption obtained from data used on the University of Missouri-Columbia Sustainability Green Report Card:
http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/university-of-missouri-columbia/surveys
/campus-survey
**refer to the "Water Management" heading located under the "GREEN BUILDING" section.**

Performance Year Water Consumption obtained from the Climate Action Plan Update 2012:
http://www.cf.missouri.edu/masterplan/images/cap/cap_trifold_hi_res.pdf

Student Body and Employee information was derived from the Department of Institutional Research: http://ir.missouri.edu/data-set/

The 2005 student figures can be found at: http://ir.missouri.edu/data-set/CDS_0506.pdf
*see pages 2 and 15*

See page 32 of the Climate Action Plan for a description of water reduction. http://www.cf.missouri.edu/masterplan/images/cap/cap_web.pdf


2005 Water Consumption obtained from data used on the University of Missouri-Columbia Sustainability Green Report Card:
http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/university-of-missouri-columbia/surveys
/campus-survey
**refer to the "Water Management" heading located under the "GREEN BUILDING" section.**

Performance Year Water Consumption obtained from the Climate Action Plan Update 2012:
http://www.cf.missouri.edu/masterplan/images/cap/cap_trifold_hi_res.pdf

Student Body and Employee information was derived from the Department of Institutional Research: http://ir.missouri.edu/data-set/

The 2005 student figures can be found at: http://ir.missouri.edu/data-set/CDS_0506.pdf
*see pages 2 and 15*

See page 32 of the Climate Action Plan for a description of water reduction. http://www.cf.missouri.edu/masterplan/images/cap/cap_web.pdf

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