Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	46.35
Liaison	Alan Burr
Submission Date	March 2, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

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University of Wisconsin-Platteville
OP-22: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.66 / 4.00

Amy Seeboth-Wilson
Sustainability Coordinator
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:

Low to Medium

Part 1

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	41,095,411 Gallons	42,601,229.30 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	41,095,411 Gallons	42,601,229.30 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, 2012	June 30, 2013

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:

FY 2013 was the first year we had reliable, organized water data available for campus.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,953	2,721
Number of employees resident on-site	13	13
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	5	5
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	7,878	7,717
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	878	1,266
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,353	1,238
Weighted campus users	6,298.75	6,497.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	6,524.38 Gallons	6,556.81 Gallons

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

0.49

Part 2

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	2,244,485 Gross square feet	2,070,851 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	18.31 Gallons per square foot	20.57 Gallons per square foot

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

11.00

Part 3

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	757.05 Acres	757.90 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds	54,283.62 Gallons per acre	56,209.56 Gallons per acre

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

3.43

Optional Fields

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:

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

We have limited water reuse or recovery systems on campus.

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):

In 2012-2013, our Performance Contract installed the following water conservation measures in the following buildings: Art, Boebel, Brigham, CFA, Doudna, Engineering, PSC, Tower, Royce, Russell, Gardner, Maintenance, Glenview, Karrmann, McGregor, Otts, Ullrich, Ullsvik, Fieldhouse These measures included: -Conducting a diaphragm calibration or x-body replacement of flush-o-meters. -Installing vandal-resistant flow control faucet heads throughout the University. -Implementing retrofit upgrades to tank toilets.

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:

FTE Students: PEDS, fall enrollment report for FY 17: https://www.wisconsin.edu/education-reports-statistics/data-management/integrated-postsecondary-education-data-system/ FTE Faculty and Staff: https://www.wisconsin.edu/accountability/faculty-and-staff/ Residential Students: Residence Hall Occupancy Reports from Residence Life, FY13 & FY17. Does not include Rountree Commons to match the rest of the report. Distance Education: Distance Learning Center could not easily find the FTE number so we used the full headcount of those exclusesly enrolled in distance education, IPEDS, fall enrollment report for FY14 & FY 17: https://www.wisconsin.edu/education-reports-statistics/data-management/integrated-postsecondary-education-data-system/ (IPEDS does not have a FY13 report and the different in Distance Education enrollment between FY13 &14 is nominal for this purpose).