| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.11 |
| Liaison | Cindy Shea |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OP-22: Water Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.35 / 7.00 |
Ray
DuBose Director Energy Services |
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Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
2,395,820.06
Cubic meters
None
Water consumption, performance year :
2,563,831.70
Cubic meters
None
On-campus residents, 2005:
7,371
None
Full-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
25,402
None
Part-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
5,438
None
On-campus residents, performance year:
8,808
None
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
26,814
None
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
5,497
None
The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Water consumption figures include potable and non-potable water. Figures do not include savings achieved prior to FY 2005.
A reclaimed wastewater system started operating in spring 2009 and now delivers cooling tower makeup water to all five chilled water plants on campus. Chilled water cooling towers are the largest water use on campus, accounting for 217 million gallons per year or 34% of the University’s total water use. Reclaimed water will also irrigate multiple athletic fields, using 10 million gallons of water per year, and flush toilets in new buildings located near the distribution network. The first building to use reclaimed wastewater to flush toilets came on line in August 2009. The first building to use harvested rainwater to flush toilets came on line in spring 2007. Harvested rainwater is also used for irrigation in multiple campus locations. Cisterns range in size from several thousand to 350,000 gallons.
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