Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 58.55 |
Liaison | Amy Brunvand |
Submission Date | April 5, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of Utah
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 6.00 |
Matt
Abbott Sustainability Manager Facilities Management |
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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:
High
Part 1
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | --- | 913,482,106.72 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 353,528,708.82 Gallons | 913,482,106.72 Gallons |
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, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2010 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
The 2010 baseline year was selected to maintain a consistent emission-inventory history between the performance year and the year we had previously submitted a STARS report.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 3,914 | 3,558 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 167 | 158 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 2,308 | 2,222 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 30,038 | 29,456 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 17,806 | 15,319 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 527 | 355 |
Weighted campus users | 38,816 | 36,466 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 9,107.81 Gallons | 25,050.24 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
63.64
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 15,320,374 Gross square feet | 12,656,211 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 23.08 Gallons per square foot | 72.18 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
68.03
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 212.12 Acres | 212.12 Acres |
Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds | 0 Gallons per acre | 4,306,440.25 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields
Primary shifts have occurred around passive management (e.g. low flow) and through selective landscaping.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Outside of a few, select gray water and water catchment systems, there is no comprehensive campus initiative.
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):
Low flow toilets, sinks, and fixtures are pursued throughout the campus. Implementation of these upgrades is consistent for the majority of renovations and new construction. There have been some obstacles implementing these changes in the Health Sciences campus due to water line contamination concerns.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Performance year for this credit is 2014. Building area and student/faculty/staff populations are from 2014, while the information listed in IC-2 and IC-3 is from 2016.
PUBLICATIONS
Ross Chambless. Water Conservation: With Landscape Irrigation, the University's Aim is Water Neutrality. Continuum (Summer 2012).
URL: http://continuum.utah.edu/features/water-conservation
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.