Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.33
Liaison Nina Hartwig
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
OP-22: Water Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 7.00 John Gardner
Sustainability Planning & Policy Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
2,087,362,720 Gallons

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Water consumption, performance year :
2,337,842,116 Gallons

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List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
7/1/11-6/30/12

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On-campus residents, 2005:
2,697

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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
18,675

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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
7,630

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On-campus residents, performance year:
3,892

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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
20,591

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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
7,195

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Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
7/1/11-6/30/12

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Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
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A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:
UWM uses over 1.8 billion gallons of water drawn from Lake Michigan to reject heat from campus buildings via its chilling equipment during the summer months (April through November). In addition, the Great Lakes Water Institute consumes roughly three times as much water as the main campus in order to conduct internationally recognized laboratory research of freshwater.

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