Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	56.90
Liaison	Cody Friend
Submission Date	March 19, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

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University of Nebraska at Omaha
OP-22: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

1.56 / 5.00

Sarah Burke
Sustainability Coordinator
Student Affairs

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Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:

Medium to High

Part 1

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	---	91,948,907.31 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	103,113,296 Gallons	91,948,907.31 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	July 1, 2017	June 30, 2018
Baseline Year	July 1, 2010	June 30, 2013

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:

The baseline was adopted to be representative of the three most recent years with reliable data, FY11-13.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,278	1,936
Number of employees resident on-site	35	3
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	12,733	11,869
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	2,155	1,673
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	807	336
Weighted campus users	11,139	10,389.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	9,256.96 Gallons	8,850.39 Gallons

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

Part 2

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	4,750,000 Gross square feet	3,856,559 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	21.71 Gallons per square foot	23.84 Gallons per square foot

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

8.95

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	695.71 Acres	501.66 Acres

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds	0 Gallons per acre	183,289.29 Gallons per acre

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:

Sustainability website provides tips on water conservation. Baxter Arena had a contractor come in and train employees on how to properly maintain the ice. This should result in less water usage per ice event at the Arena.

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 (e.g. building retrofits):

UNO Housing: MV and UV have low flow flush valves on toilets. MV and UV have low flow shower heads 1.5 gpm. Water boilers for UV have been replaced to more energy efficient alternatives. Dishwashers/MV Water Heaters are not on the schedule for replacement until 2020 or later. Baxter Arena: We want to add auto flushers to all of our urinals and toilets UNO Facilities: Building renovations and retrofits utilize current code prescribed water saving fixtures at all locations (low flow toilets, urinals, and faucets). It is a practice - not a policy - to replace appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.unomaha.edu/sustainability/water-sustainable-sites.php

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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