Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.88
Liaison Amy McElhinney
Submission Date Oct. 2, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Mount Union
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 2.00 Blaine Lewis
Director of Physical Plant
Physical Physical
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Low

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 34,218,750 Gallons 25,227,000 Gallons

Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 34,218,750 Gallons 25,227,000 Gallons

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 1,558 1,337
Number of residential employees 8 6
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 2,170 2,082
Full-time equivalent of employees 435 406
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,167,855 Square feet 999,990 Square feet

Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 123 Acres 112 Acres

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2013 Dec. 31, 2013
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2005 Dec. 31, 2005

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

Started to use STARS 2005


Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0 Gallons

Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0 Gallons

A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:

n/a


A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:

n/a


A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:

Yes, we use hig efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings. We retrofit when we do a renovation projects or when parts need to be replaced.


A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

During renovation projects or as appliances and equipment need to be replaced.


A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):

n/a


A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:

n/a


A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:

n/a


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