Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	65.53
Liaison	Dedee DeLongpre Johnston
Submission Date	July 27, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

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Wake Forest University
OP-22: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.13 / 5.00

Mike Draughn
Director, Maintenance and Utilities Services
Facilities & Campus Services

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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:

Medium to High

Part 1

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	---	176,235,418 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	147,692,894 Gallons	176,235,418 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, 2006	June 30, 2007

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:

Baseline year of FY 07 was established with the original submission based on availability of historical data.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	3,747	3,009
Number of employees resident on-site	5	9
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	6,828.50	6,156
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	2,403	1,731
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	160.90	0
Weighted campus users	7,740.95	6,669.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	19,079.43 Gallons	26,423.09 Gallons

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

27.79

Part 2

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	5,262,659 Gross square feet	3,854,426 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	28.06 Gallons per square foot	45.72 Gallons per square foot

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

38.62

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	460.60 Acres	459 Acres

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds	0 Gallons per acre	383,955.16 Gallons per acre

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

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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:

Signs have been installed in bathroom stalls with dual-flush toilets to educate and remind users of their water-saving properties. Additional, targeted campaigns have been conducted with segments of the student population to encourage them to conserve water through proper dual-flush toilet use, taking shorter showers, and turning off faucets when not in use. Similar information is also included in "Sustainability 101" guest lectures given by Office of Sustainability staff in various classes. Finally, faculty, staff, and students are all reminded to report any maintenance issues, such as drips or leaks, to Facilities and Campus Services immediately.

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

The university does not currently use any non-potable water for irrigation or other applications.

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):

Design standards are in place for new facilities, as well as for the retrofitting of old facilities. Standard fixtures have been identified to provide: dual flush toilets, 1 pint urinals, .5 gpm faucets, and low flow shower heads.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

https://sustainability.wfu.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The baseline year is FY 2007. Calculations above do not take into account visitors, guests, or tenants in per capita consumption figures.