Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.64
Liaison Rob Andrejewski
Submission Date March 1, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Richmond
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.30 / 4.00 Rob Andrejewski
Director of Sustainability
Office for Sustainability
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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:
Low to Medium

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 79,187,020 Gallons 90,041,996 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 79,187,020 Gallons 90,041,996 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017
Baseline Year July 1, 2007 June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

Baseline matches 2008 base year for our Climate Action Plan.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 2,799 2,700
Number of employees resident on-site 9 9
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 3,633 3,732
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 1,703 1,460
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 4,704 4,571.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 16,833.98 Gallons 19,697.46 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
14.54

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 2,783,426 Gross square feet 2,370,813 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 28.45 Gallons per square foot 37.98 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
25.09

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 322.50 Acres 322.50 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 245,541.15 Gallons per acre 279,199.99 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
12.06

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:

Drink from the Tap campaign with water bottle giveaway in 2017; installing water bottle refill stations to promote hydration.


A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

Often irrigate the baseball field with water from Westhampton Lake instead of using treated water.


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):

Have extensively used low-flow toilets, flush valves, showers/heads, lavatory faucets, pint-flush urinals, in retrofits and new construction (meets LEED Silver or higher).


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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