Tulane University
OP-26: Water Use

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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	231,278,300 Gallons	226,336,700 Gallons

Potable water use::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	231,278,300 Gallons	226,336,700 Gallons

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of residential students	4,009	3,751
Number of residential employees	15	11
Number of in-patient hospital beds	0	0
Full-time equivalent enrollment	11,719	10,957
Full-time equivalent of employees	5,254	4,401
Full-time equivalent of distance education students	0	0

Gross floor area of building space::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	7,209,993 Square feet	7,068,754 Square feet

Area of vegetated grounds::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	36.03 Acres	36.03 Acres

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	Jan. 1, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Baseline Year	Jan. 1, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010

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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year: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