Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	65.69
Liaison	Alan Turnquist
Submission Date	July 24, 2023

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Michigan Technological University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

1.04 / 4.00

Alan Turnquist
Director of Sustainability and Resilience
Office of the President

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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

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	74,194,788.01 Gallons	77,645,630.34 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	74,194,788.01 Gallons	77,645,630.34 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, 2013	June 30, 2014

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:

It is important to note that total water consumption data for the university only includes potable water- this is why the numbers for total and potable are equivalent.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,908	2,950
Number of employees resident on-site	8	4
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	7,009	6,469
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,539	1,404.50
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	7,140	6,643.63

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	10,391.43 Gallons	11,687.24 Gallons

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

11.09

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	3,493,469 Gross square feet	3,370,065 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	21.24 Gallons per square foot	23.04 Gallons per square foot

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

7.82

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	325 Acres	325 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	228,291.66 Gallons per acre	238,909.63 Gallons per acre

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

4.44

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:

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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:

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