Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 42.13
Liaison Eva Rocke
Submission Date June 30, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Montana
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
-- 0.00 / 4.00 Cherie Peacock
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
"---" 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’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
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Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 223,854 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use --- ---

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year --- ---
Baseline Year --- ---

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:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site --- ---
Number of employees resident on-site --- ---
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds --- ---
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment --- ---
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) --- ---
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education --- ---
Weighted campus users 0 0

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 0 Gallons 0 Gallons

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

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area --- ---

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area --- ---

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
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Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds --- ---

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

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields 

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:
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
The University used non-potable water for its groundwater cooling system.

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):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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