Texas Tech University
OP-21: Water Use

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	742,504,628 Gallons	595,666,643 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	385,646,538 Gallons	204,266,000 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Sept. 1, 2021	Aug. 31, 2022
Baseline Period	Sept. 1, 2019	Aug. 31, 2020

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	8,069	6,592
Number of employees resident on-site	165	203
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	37,359	29,702
Full-time equivalent of employees	6,675	4,167.25
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	3,299	2,980
Weighted campus users	32,609.75	24,865.69

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	11,826.11 Gallons	8,214.77 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	10,689,100.45 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	36.08 Gallons per square foot	25.31 Gallons per square foot

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	349.30 Acres	527.65 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	2,125,693.18 Gallons per acre	1,128,904.85 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: