Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.57
Liaison Greg Maginn
Submission Date Jan. 22, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

The Ohio State University
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.88 / 4.00 Patrick Smith
Data Analyst
Energy Services and Sustainability
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Medium to High

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 1,310,338,920 Gallons 1,518,723,492 Gallons

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Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 1,310,338,920 Gallons 1,518,723,492 Gallons

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 11,649 10,970
Number of residential employees 313 282
Number of in-patient hospital beds 1,310 1,237
Full-time equivalent enrollment 50,934
+ Date Revised: April 1, 2016
52,886
+ Date Revised: April 1, 2016
Full-time equivalent of employees 29,146
+ Date Revised: April 1, 2016
28,056
+ Date Revised: April 1, 2016
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 6,224
+ Date Revised: April 1, 2016
4,153
+ Date Revised: April 1, 2016

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 24,221,371 Square feet 23,134,879 Square feet

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Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 1,531 Acres 1,531 Acres

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015
Baseline Year July 1, 2013 June 30, 2012

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A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
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Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
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A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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