Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.76
Liaison Amy McElhinney
Submission Date March 22, 2021
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Mount Union
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Jamie Greiner
Sustainability and Campus Outreach Manager
Nature Center
"---" 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:
Low

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 17,256,811 Gallons 25,227,000 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 17,256,811 Gallons 25,227,000 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2020 Dec. 31, 2020
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2005 Dec. 31, 2005

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:
Started to use STARS 2005

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 1,444 1,337
Number of employees resident on-site 9 6
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 2,254 2,082
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 437 406
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 16 0
Weighted campus users 2,369.50 2,201.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 7,282.89 Gallons 11,457.70 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
36.44

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,329,415 Gross square feet 999,990 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 12.98 Gallons per square foot 25.23 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
48.54

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
Yes

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

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 140,299.28 Gallons per acre 225,241.07 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
37.71

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:
n/a

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

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:
Information from Shawn Bagley from Water Bills.

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