Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.93
Liaison Veronica Johnson
Submission Date May 10, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Southwestern University
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 5.00 Joe LePage
Director of Physical Plant
Physical Plant
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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 77,536,000 Gallons 74,582,000 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 40,456,000 Gallons 31,727,000 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 June 1, 2012 May 31, 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:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 1,142 1,072
Number of employees resident on-site 3 2
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,508 1,309
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 407 438
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 30 29
Weighted campus users 1,700 1,557

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 23,797.65 Gallons 20,377.01 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,142,810 Gross square feet 1,027,475 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 35.40 Gallons per square foot 30.88 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0

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 148 Acres 148 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 523,891.89 Gallons per acre 503,932.43 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
0

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:
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
• A 15,000 gallon rain water collection system is used to irrigate the community garden • Effluent water is purchased from the City and used to irrigate our playing fields

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):
Dual flush commodes and waterless urinals have been installed in the last three buildings constructed on campus

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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