Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 57.64 |
Liaison | Sean MacInnes |
Submission Date | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.57 / 5.00 |
Jon
Soter Utilities Manager Facilities Operations |
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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
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | 541,532.05 Cubic meters | 664,689.68 Cubic meters |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 541,532.05 Cubic meters | 664,689.68 Cubic meters |
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 | July 1, 2005 | June 30, 2006 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 4,616 | 3,923 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 14 | 12 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 16,351.70 | 13,798 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 2,914.09 | 2,229.30 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 1,401 | 754 |
Weighted campus users | 14,556.09 | 12,438.72 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 37.20 Cubic meters | 53.44 Cubic meters |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
30.38
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 604,462.69 Gross square meters | 433,909.22 Gross square meters |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 0.90 Cubic meters per square meter | 1.53 Cubic meters per square meter |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
41.52
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 69.04 Hectares | 65.80 Hectares |
Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds | 7,843.82 Cubic meters per hectare | 10,101.39 Cubic meters per hectare |
Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
22.35
Optional Fields
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
The University installed two rainwater harvesting cisterns 2,500 gallons each using the student fee-funded Green Fund. The collected rainwater is used to irrigate annual plants in the summer and create brine mixtures in the winter. In addition to the cisterns, a non-potable water from wells is used for irrigating for a recreation facility (Piney Lake), and on-campus athletic fields (baseball and soccer)as well as the golf course. UNCG has installed sub-meters on irrigation and cooling towers to receive non-sewer credits for water that does not go into the City of Greensboro sewer system.
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):
UNCG has installed low flow toilets, showerheads and aerators in sink faucets to reduce the water consumption on campus. We are currently expanding the use of smart irrigation system and have trained staff to monitor the use of the system to eliminate potable water use.
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:
Water consumption data are from Strategic Energy PLan report 2017.
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