Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Karen Marin-Hines
Submission Date March 3, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Texas Tech University
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Lisa Simmons
Section Coordinator
Planning & Administration
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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:
High

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 290,579,000 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 312,912,900 Gallons 290,579,000 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2016 Dec. 31, 2016
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2010 Dec. 31, 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:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 7,423 6,592
Number of employees resident on-site 288 203
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 32,122 29,702
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 6,522 4,167.25
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 1,000 2,980
Weighted campus users 30,160.75 24,865.69

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 10,374.84 Gallons 11,685.94 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
11.22

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 9,768,855 Gross square feet 8,069,783 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 32.03 Gallons per square foot 36.01 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
11.04

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
No

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 0 Acres 527.65 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds --- 550,704.07 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:
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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 (e.g. building retrofits):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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