Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.56
Liaison Juanita Van Norman
Submission Date May 21, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Manitoba
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Mike Ferley
Mechanical Engineer
Physical Plant
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Low to Medium

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 133,223,285 Gallons 269,992,816 Gallons

Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 133,223,285 Gallons 269,992,816 Gallons

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 1,314 970
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 28,336 17,803
Full-time equivalent of employees 4,812 3,456
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 1,309 266

Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 4,953,778 Square feet 4,172,862 Square feet

Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 118.41 Acres 118.41 Acres

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Sept. 1, 2012 April 30, 2013
Baseline Year Sept. 1, 1990 April 30, 1991

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

The baseline year was adopted as 1990/91 because the University began, at that time, its energy and water saving measures.


Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0 Gallons

Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0 Gallons

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:

100% of domestic water is metered through 49 meters and submeters.


A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:

Ongoing maintenance and renewal work improves efficiency and reduces demand.


A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

Ongoing maintenance and renewal work improves efficiency and reduces demand.
Energy Star and/or WaterSense certified equipment typically specified.


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