Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.73
Liaison Sean MacInnes
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2014
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University of North Carolina, Greensboro
OP-22: Water Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.00 / 7.00 Trey McDonald
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability Office
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
175,592,520 Gallons

Water consumption, performance year :
130,566,923 Gallons

List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

On-campus residents, 2005:
3,923

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
10,134

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
4,437

On-campus residents, performance year:
4,428

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
12,255

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
4,221

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:

The state of North Carolina directed that all facilities reduce water consumption 20% (on a GSF basis) by 2015, from a 2002-03 baseline. UNCG has far exceeded this goal, achieving a 61.2% gross reduction and 71% reduction per GSF. Further reduction strategies are found within our Climate Action Plan.


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

Population numbers are available via the Office of Institutional Research. The Fact Book and the Common Data Set reports contain most of the information used here. Also received information from Mark Davenport of the Office of Institutional Research. Water consumption data are from Facilities Operations. Baseline year = 2005-06; performance year = 2012-13. Note that demographic data have been revised using updated figures from the Office of Institutional Research.


Population numbers are available via the Office of Institutional Research. The Fact Book and the Common Data Set reports contain most of the information used here. Also received information from Mark Davenport of the Office of Institutional Research. Water consumption data are from Facilities Operations. Baseline year = 2005-06; performance year = 2012-13. Note that demographic data have been revised using updated figures from the Office of Institutional Research.

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