Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	37.09
Liaison	Adam Strzemienski
Submission Date	Sept. 18, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of North Georgia
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.05 / 4.00

"---" 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 Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:

Low to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	58,240,115 Gallons	50,641,764 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	58,240,115 Gallons	50,641,764 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Baseline Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019

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:

First time submitting to STARS

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,780	2,978
Number of employees resident on-site	6	60
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	15,972	15,511
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,864	1,848
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,220	1,220
Weighted campus users	13,158.50	12,863.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	4,426.05 Gallons	3,936.78 Gallons

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

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	3,600,017 Gross square feet	3,091,798 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	16.18 Gallons per square foot	16.38 Gallons per square foot

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

1.23

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	731.92 Acres	731.92 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	79,571.69 Gallons per acre	69,190.30 Gallons per acre

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

-15.00

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

On most of our campus, we do not irrigate and instead select vegetation that will survive without irrigation, xeriscapes, etc.. We use all artificial turf on our athletic fields to reduce irrigation needs.

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:

They are replaced during renovations and when funding is available.

Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

UNG_North_and_South_combined_Utilities_2022.xlsx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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