Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	49.59
Liaison	Lily Strehlow
Submission Date	Feb. 2, 2024

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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.35 / 4.00

Lily Strehlow
Sustainability Specialist
Risk Management, Safety, and Sustainability

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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	48,712,723 Gallons	47,695,658 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	45,510,421 Gallons	44,657,956 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2022	June 30, 2023
Baseline Period	July 1, 2020	June 30, 2021

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:

Fiscal year 20 was chosen as a baseline due to fiscal year 21 being impacted by COVID more. We were able to gather three years of data, so using the oldest year as the baseline.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	3,784	3,784
Number of employees resident on-site	1,419	1,419
Number of other individuals resident on-site	34	34
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	9,773.89	9,773.89
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,189.48	1,223.04
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	358.84	329.09
Weighted campus users	9,288.15	9,335.63

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	4,899.84 Gallons	4,783.60 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	3,081,557 Gross square feet	2,785,457 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	14.77 Gallons per square foot	16.03 Gallons per square foot

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

7.88

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	853.20 Acres	853.20 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	57,094.14 Gallons per acre	55,902.08 Gallons per acre

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

-2.13

Optional Fields

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

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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:

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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:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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