Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	53.21
Liaison	Alan Burr
Submission Date	July 5, 2023

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University of Wisconsin-Platteville
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

3.64 / 4.00

Alan Burr
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities

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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

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	32,007,681 Gallons	48,591,030 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	32,007,681 Gallons	48,591,030 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2021	June 30, 2022
Baseline Period	July 1, 2013	June 30, 2014

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 2014 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	2,786	2,721
Number of employees resident on-site	7	13
Number of other individuals resident on-site	8	5
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	5,872	7,717
Full-time equivalent of employees	840	1,266
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	346	1,238
Weighted campus users	5,480.75	6,497.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	5,840.02 Gallons	7,478.71 Gallons

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

21.91

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	2,568,309 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	12.46 Gallons per square foot	23.46 Gallons per square foot

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

46.89

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	757.05 Acres	757.90 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	42,279.48 Gallons per acre	64,112.72 Gallons per acre

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

34.05

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:

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:

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.

Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

https://www.uwplatt.edu/department/sustainability/water

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The water usage information was provided by the Facilities Office Administrative staff from utility billings and Grant County Annual Well reports.