| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.21 |
| Liaison | Dave Barbier |
| Submission Date | June 3, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
OP-26: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.47 / 4.00 |
Shelly
Janowski Sustainability Coordinator Facility Services |
Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water use | 9,937,200 Gallons | 10,742,306 Gallons |
Potable water use::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 9,937,200 Gallons | 10,742,306 Gallons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 3,388 | 3,211 |
| Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 8,806 | 8,165 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,147 | 1,001 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 2,782,735 Square feet | 2,638,928 Square feet |
Area of vegetated grounds::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 71 Acres | 72 Acres |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2006 | June 30, 2007 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
2007 is when we did our first greenhouse gas inventory and decided to use it as our baseline
Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
Graywater from our Hobart dish machine is used for the food pulper system. The food pulper allows us to divert residential dining area food waste from the sewer system (via garbage disposal) by processing the waste and composting it.
A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
All buildings on campus as well as some of the athletic fields have meters monitoring the amount of water that is being used and can be regulated as well.
A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
Our Performance Contractor/Energy Service Company (ESCO) completed a campus wide water fixture by fixture audit in 2013 and developed a proposal that focuses on fixture internal upgrades to meet as-designed standards, achieve water use reductions and improve function.
• Mock up installed in Maintenance & Materials Building
• Upgrades Include: Replace internals of toilet/urinal flushometers to individually tune and achieve factory intended performance, chrome piping will be replaced and infrared sensors installed, as required, incorporating dual flush technology (i.e. two level
flushing), replace internals of tank toilets to individually tune and achieve
factory intended performance, install vandal-resistant low flow aerators on sinks, install reduced flow shower heads
Approval of the ESCO is currently with the State of WI Dept of Admin. Campus is anticipating work to be started late 2015.
A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Our Performance Contractor/Energy Service Company (ESCO) completed a campus wide water fixture by fixture audit in 2013 and developed a proposal that focuses on fixture internal upgrades to meet as-designed standards, achieve water use reductions and improve function.
Approval of the ESCO is currently with the State of WI Dept of Admin. Campus is anticipating work to be started late 2015.
A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
There are prairie grasses planted around campus which are resistant to drought. The plants on the LRC green roof are also drought,heat, and light resistant.
A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
There are rain sensors on some of our clocks as well as Irrigation Monitoring Management system which is controlled from computer.
A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We performed major water conservation projects in the late 1990s.
We performed major water conservation projects in the late 1990s.
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