Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	46.13
Liaison	Traci Knabenshue
Submission Date	March 3, 2021

STARS v2.2

West Virginia University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.24 / 4.00

Daniel Lemasters
Facilities Engineer
Facilities Management

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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 to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	269,309,000 Gallons	301,128,000 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	269,309,000 Gallons	301,128,000 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019
Baseline Period	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:

The FY2013 baseline was adopted because of the inception of more detailed record keeping within Facilities Engineering and to be consistent with the baseline year for a few other credits.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	7,161	6,824
Number of employees resident on-site	25	25
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	28,702	29,285
Full-time equivalent of employees	5,809	6,056
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	2,577	3,166
Weighted campus users	25,747	25,843.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	10,459.82 Gallons	11,651.98 Gallons

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

10.23

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	11,820,632 Gross square feet	6,752,888 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	22.78 Gallons per square foot	44.59 Gallons per square foot

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

48.91

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	602.63 Acres	606 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	446,889.47 Gallons per acre	496,910.89 Gallons per acre

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

10.07

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:

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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

Performance contracting has dictated the replacement of traditional plumbing fixtures with water efficient and low-flow models for showers, faucets, and toilets in many buildings. As maintenance plans have dictated, WVU has also replaced open loop cooling towers with closed loop versions.

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

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

WVU's total water withdrawal is all potable.