Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.25
Liaison Meredith Moore
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Meredith Moore
Sustainability Programs Coordinator
Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
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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:
Medium to High

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal 659,834,000 Gallons 1,312,492,000 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 659,834,000 Gallons 1,312,492,000 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period July 1, 2020 June 30, 2021
Baseline Period July 1, 2007 June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

N/A


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 8,165 11,614
Number of employees resident on-site 997 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 47,656 41,496
Full-time equivalent of employees 14,894 14,386
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 3,160 0
Weighted campus users 46,833 44,815

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 14,089.08 Gallons 29,286.89 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
51.89

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 22,753,687 Gross square feet 20,113,569 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 29.00 Gallons per square foot 65.25 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
55.56

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 6,352 Acres 5,675 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds 103,878.15 Gallons per acre 231,276.12 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
55.08

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

Certain campus buildings harvest rainwater for use in maintaining the gardens or plants near them. For example the Krannert Art Museum maintains a beautiful native planting near its entrance with water collected from rain.


A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

Significant efforts to replace appropriate fixtures with low-flow faucets.


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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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