Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 32.74
Liaison William Hargrove
Submission Date April 29, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Texas at El Paso
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 4.00 Luis Morales
Associate Director
Facilities Services
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Medium to High

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 97,000,000 Gallons 97,000,000 Gallons

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Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 97,000,000 Gallons 97,000,000 Gallons

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 1,000 1,000
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 23,003 23,003
Full-time equivalent of employees 4,300 4,300
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 5,000,000 Square feet 5,000,000 Square feet

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Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 28 Acres 28 Acres

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2014 Dec. 31, 2014
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2014 Dec. 31, 2014

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

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Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0 Gallons

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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0 Gallons

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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
n/a

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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
University water meter in place.

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A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
50% high efficiency plumbing. All new retrofits use high efficiency plumbing.

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A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
All new retrofits use high efficiency plumbing.

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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
All new landscape is xeriscape.

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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
ET based irrigation controllers are being installed.

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A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
Bottle filling stations replacing conventional water fountains.

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