Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.20
Liaison Juanita Van Norman
Submission Date Aug. 5, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Manitoba
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Mike Ferley
Mechanical Engineer
Physical Plant
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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 to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person 

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal 126,569,110 Gallons 269,992,819.40 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 126,569,110 Gallons 269,992,819.40 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period April 1, 2019 March 31, 2020
Baseline Period April 1, 1990 March 31, 1991

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:
1990/91 was selected as the baseline year to conform with Kyoto Protocol reporting. UM has focused on energy efficiency since 1977 when it hired its first energy engineer and installed its first building automation system.

A performance year of 2019/20 was used to correspond with a normal operating campus with full student capacity prior to COVID-19.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 575 970
Number of employees resident on-site 6 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 25,967 17,803
Full-time equivalent of employees 4,942 3,456
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 2,578 266
Weighted campus users 21,393.50 15,987.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 5,916.24 Gallons 16,888.01 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
64.97

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 6,542,363 Gross square feet 4,172,862 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 19.35 Gallons per square foot 64.70 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
70.10

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

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 248 Acres 248 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds 510,359.31 Gallons per acre 1,088,680.72 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
53.12

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
Water fountains are being replaced with bottle refill stations to encourage the use of reusable water bottles. District waste heat recovery has eliminated considerable process water waste.

A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
District heat recovery repurposes the existing campus-wide chilled water piping network during the heating season to collect, store, and re-distribute waste heat around the Fort Garry Campus. Up to 20 MMBtu/hr of waste heat is collected from areas with too much heat and re-distributed to areas that require heat.

All walk-in coolers, freezers, and water-cooled condensers located throughout the Fort Garry Campus are connected to the district heat recovery loop. The heat extracted in these condensers was previously transferred to City water and then dumped down the drain. Presently, recovered waste heat is transferred into the campus district heat recovery loop.

This recovered heat provides preheating for most of the incoming make-up air for UM laboratory facilities. Once the heat has been removed, the cool water is returned to the water-cooled equipment to begin the process again. District waste heat recovery has eliminated considerable process water waste.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Water-saving measures began in 1998, as part of a $13.2M Energy Performance Contract. Upgrades included the installation of low flush toilets, low flow shower heads, low flow urinals, and low flow faucets. Performance requirements continue to become more efficient. The most recent toilets installed use 1 U.S. gallon per flush, down considerably from the 7 U.S. gallons per flush in the base year.

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:
OP-21_1_Utilities-Monthly_LCGO_Reporting.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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