Overall Rating	Bronze - expired
Overall Score	41.01
Liaison	Chad Carwein
Submission Date	Feb. 14, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

East Carolina University
OP-22: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.42 / 4.00

Chad Carwein
University Sustainability Manager
HSC Facilities 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:

Low to Medium

Part 1

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	---	710,239.68 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	514,418.26 Cubic meters	517,270.46 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	July 1, 2015	June 30, 2016
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:

The baseline, Fiscal Year 2013, was chosen based on the availability of past figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users".

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	5,561	5,407
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	25,065	23,890.50
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	5,569	5,391.60
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	5,836.94	4,361.75
Weighted campus users	19,988.05	20,042.01

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	25.74 Cubic meters	25.81 Cubic meters

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

0.28

Part 2

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	632,128.55 Gross square meters	577,885.65 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.81 Cubic meters per square meter	0.90 Cubic meters per square meter

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

9.09

Part 3

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	0.40 Hectares	0.40 Hectares

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds	0 Cubic meters per hectare	1,755,042.01 Cubic meters per hectare

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:

We have started (but not yet completed) the process of placing stickers near bathroom and kitchen sinks that say, "Hear a drip, give us a tip" with the "Every drop counts" logo. Other than that, we have not included water conservation in our dorm energy challenges.

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

All of the water collect in cisterns on Main and Health Sciences Campuses is used by grounds to water plants and provide irrigation where there is no fixed system in place. The only facility owned and operated by ECU that reuses water inside the building is the water capture system at the Coastal Studies Institute in Manteo, NC. This system cycles water back through the plumbing to flush toilets.

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):

Faucet aerators have been installed on the majority of sinks across campus. The two main campus cafeterias have water efficient dishwashers. Low-flow toilets and showerheads have been installed in new and recently renovated residence halls. A rigorous leak detection and repair program has been in place for several years. There are over 60 water bottle refill stations on both campuses, which have kept nearly 2 million plastic bottles out of landfills.

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

http://sustain.ecu.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data Sources: Potable Water (both campuses) - Rebecca Bizzell, Facilities Administration Non-Potable Water (Main Campus) - Richard Garris, Non-Potable Water (Health Sciences campus) - Mike Rowe, Assistant Director Part 3 Notes: FY 16 area = 1,404.7 acres FY 16 BSF = 156.2 acres FY 16 non-permeable area = _____ acres Vegetated Area = 1,404.7 - 156.2 - ______ = _______ acres FY 13 area = 1401.424 acres FY 13 BSF = 142.799 acres FY 13 non-permeable area = _____ acres Vegetated Area = 1401.424 - 142.799 - ______ = _______ acres

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