Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.55
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Jan. 18, 2024

STARS v2.2

Indiana University Bloomington
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.29 / 5.00 Andrea Moore
Utilities Analyst
Utilities
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Medium to High

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person 

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal 594,821,000 Gallons 633,988,000 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 594,821,000 Gallons 633,988,000 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period July 1, 2021 June 30, 2022
Baseline Period July 1, 2009 June 30, 2010

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:
2009 is used as a baseline due to the quality of data availability and that it coincides with the year that the IU Office of Sustainability was institutionalized.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 12,520 12,335
Number of employees resident on-site 37 23
Number of other individuals resident on-site 2,658 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 45,592 37,472
Full-time equivalent of employees 8,626 8,155
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 2,632 675.73
Weighted campus users 44,486.75 36,802.95

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 13,370.75 Gallons 17,226.55 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
22.38

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 17,059,964 Gross square feet 15,889,707 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 34.87 Gallons per square foot 39.90 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
12.61

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

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 1,791.22 Acres 1,791.22 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds 332,075.90 Gallons per acre 353,942.01 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
6.18

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:
Many parts of campus do not have installed irrigation systems.

Water trucks that are used to spot water new plantings (initially grown in the campus nursery, then transplanted) utilize non-potable water for irrigation.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Replacement of fixtures occurs during planned renovations. At that time, high-performance low-flow fixtures are used and are standard IU practice.

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:
At the time of submission, vegetated grounds from 2010 are unknown. We use here the FY 2019 vegetated grounds.

Figures reported are City of Bloomington Utilities (all considered potable) and (as the rest of this STARS report) excludes Bradford Woods.

Location for water stress:
107 S. Indiana Avenue
Bloomington, IN

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